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Pictorial History of the 63rd
Infantry Division in Combat-Page 22

The 1st Battalion, 255th Infantry overcame this obstacle in their
sector during the division's battle in the Siegfried Line- Mar 45

Ensheim, Germany hangs out the white flag

A white flag hangs from the Rathaus building in Ensheim,
Germany 15 March 1945

740th Tank Bn and 63d Infantry troops enter Homburg

The 740th Tank Battalion and troops of the 63rd
Infantry Division enter Homburg- Mar 45

63d Infantry Division Troops enter Homburg, Germany Mar 45

63d Infantry Division troops enter Homburg,
Germany March 1945

63d Infantry Division troops cross the Blies River

63rd Infantry Division troops cross the Blies River.

German Artillery damage- Ensheim, Germany

Regimental vehicle destroyed by German Artillery
fire in Ensheim, Germany- 15 Mar 45

French civilians evacuate the battle field

Civilians retreat from the battle zone, Winter 1944-45 France

Path through the Siegfried Line "Dragon's Teeth"
followed by the 1st Battalion 255th Infantry Regiment

During the battle for Ensheim, Germany 15 March
1945 all civilians were placed in a single building in the
town. These children watch the 63rd Infantry
Division troops move through the city. The boy on
the right was one of the Ensheim Historians who
assisted your Webmaster during his trip to the area in
June 2002.