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| Pictorial History of the 63rd Infantry Division in Combat-Page 6 |
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| German POW's being escorted by French Soldier. Thirty Germans were found hiding in the barracks building in the background. Colmar, France, 2 Feb 45 |
| Regimental Chaplain, John F. Fournie, welcomes men of the 253rd Infantry to services in a damaged church in Sarreguemines, France, 11 Feb 45 |
| In the Sarreguemines area of France, a small boatload of prisoners are marched away by men of the 3d Plt. Col L, 253rd Infantry- 7 Feb 45 |
| German POW's go through initial shakedown at the 63rd Division PW cage. |
| This drawing was done by T/5 Thomas Hodgetts, Hq 255th Infantry Regiment. Drawing supplied by his daughter Lynn Hodgetts. Although not stated in the following description, the Railway Station Sign shows Hambach, which is a town about 8 kilometers SSW of Sarreguemines, France. The drawing had an accompanying description, however it was not too legible so I have copied the description and it appears below: "This is a typical railway station of a small French town in Alsace-Lorraine. There are about 200 houses built fairly close together on each side of the road. About one tenth of the houses in this town were totally destroyed. Most of them by fire caused by enemy action. Most of the roofs are of dark brown tile and the sides of a sort of stucco finish with a yellow, gray or purple like hue. Most of the signs at the RR station are in German. Most of the homes are built together with a barn all in the same building. Behind the houses and surrounding the village are the farm lands worked by the people of the village. The trains are not running here yet and you can see how the road has built up over the tracks. The Frenchmen are working on the railways and powerlines and will soon have them in order again. This is a main RR line. |
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| Smoke grenade is tossed to prepare the way for men of the 3rd Plt. Co L, 3rd Bn 253rd Inf Regt to storm the building. Their final objective at Sarreguemines, France, 9 Feb 45 |
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| Troops of the 363rd Medical Battalion take a rest during their trip from Marseilles, France to the area near Sarrebourg, France. 2 Feb 45 |
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| jeep moves through the streets of Jebsheim after the battle- Feb 45 |
| Temporary cemetery for some of the 900 men killed in action during the Battle of Jebsheim- Feb 45 |