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65th Infantry Division Breakdown

COMPOSITION

259th Infantry

259th Infantry

259th Infantry

260th Infantry

259th Infantry

259th Infantry

261st Infantry

259th Infantry

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

265th Engineer Combat Battalion

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

265th Engineer Combat Battalion

365th Medical Battalion

65th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

265th Engineer Combat Battalion

65th Division Artillery

65th Division Artillery

65th Division Artillery

  • 867th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
  • 868th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
  • 869th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
  • 720th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)

Special Troops

65th Division Artillery

65th Division Artillery

  • 765th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 65th Quartermaster  Company
  • 565th Signal Company
  • Military Police Platoon
  • Headquarters Company
  • Band

ATTACHMENTS

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

546th AAA AW Bn (Mbl)


March 4, 1945 - still attached May 9, 1945

Cavalry

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

3d Cav Gp


March 19, 1945 to March 21, 1945

Engineer

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Engineer

128th Engr C Bn


March 7, 1945 - still attached May 9, 1945

Armored

Field Artillery

Engineer

Co C, 778th Tk Bn 

March 7, 1945 to March 11, 1945


Co C, 748th Tk Bn 

March 13, 1945 to March 21, 1945


749th Tk Bn 

March 29, 1945 to April 6, 1945


707th Tk Bn 

April 6, 1945


748th Tk Bn 

April 7, 1945  - still attached May 9, 1945

Chemical

Field Artillery

Field Artillery

Co A, 81st Cml Mort Bn 

March 7, 1945 to March 11, 1945


Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn 

March 27, 1945 to April 4, 1945


Co A, 93d Cml Mort Bn 

April 4, 1945 to April 16, 1945


Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn 

April 20, 1945 to April 25, 1945


94th Cml Mort Bn 

April 25, 1945 to April 29, 1945


Co A, 94th Cml Mort Bn 

May 1, 1945 - still attached May 9, 1945

Field Artillery

Field Artillery

Field Artillery

176th FA Bn (4.5" Gun)

744th FA Bn (8" How)

Btry C, 243d FA Bn (8" Gun)


All

March 11, 1945 to March 14, 1945

DETACHMENTS - Infantry

261st CT

869th FA Bn

869th FA Bn

11th Armd Div

March 28, 1945 to March 29, 1945


6th Armd Div

March 29, 1945 to April 4, 1945

869th FA Bn

869th FA Bn

869th FA Bn

6th Armd Div


March 29, 1945 to April 4, 1945

65th Rcn Tr

1 plat Co C, 265th Engr C Bn

1 plat Co C, 265th Engr C Bn

6th Armd Div


March 29, 1945 to April 4, 1945

1 plat Co C, 265th Engr C Bn

1 plat Co C, 265th Engr C Bn

1 plat Co C, 265th Engr C Bn

6th Armd Div


March 29, 1945 to Apr 4, 1945

ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

January 3, 1945

January 16, 1945

January 16, 1945

Corps: 

Army Assigned:

Attached: UK Base

Army Group Assigned: ETOUSA

Attached: 

January 16, 1945

January 16, 1945

January 16, 1945

Corps: 

Army Assigned:

Attached: Relieved from Assignment

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

January 18, 1945

January 16, 1945

January 18, 1945

Corps: 

Army Assigned: Fifteenth

Attached: 

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

January 25, 1945

January 25, 1945

January 18, 1945

Corps: 

Army Assigned: Fifteenth

Attached: 

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

March 1, 1945

January 25, 1945

March 1, 1945

Corps: XX

Army Assigned: Third

Attached: 

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

April 4, 1945

January 25, 1945

March 1, 1945

Corps: VIII

Army Assigned: Third

Attached: 

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

April 17, 1945

April 17, 1945

April 17, 1945

Corps: XX

Army Assigned: Third

Attached: 

Army Group Assigned: 12th

Attached: 

DIVISION COMMAND POSTS

January 21, 1945

January 21, 1945

January 21, 1945

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Town: Le Havre

Region: Seine-Inferieure

Country: France 


January 22, 1945

January 21, 1945

January 21, 1945

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Town: Camp Lucky Strike (vic. St-Valery-en-Caux)

Region: Seine-Inferieure

Country: France

March 3, 1945

January 21, 1945

March 3, 1945

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Town: Emmery

Region: Moselle

Country: France

March 7, 1945

March 17, 1945

March 3, 1945

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Town: Boulay-Moselle

Region: Moselle

Country: France

March 17, 1945

March 17, 1945

March 17, 1945

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Town: Villing

Region: Moselle

Country: France

March 20, 1945

March 17, 1945

March 17, 1945

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Town: Saarlautern then Reisweiller

Region: Saarland

Country: Germany

March 21, 1945

March 21, 1945

March 21, 1945

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Town: Neunkirchen

Region: Saarland

Country: Germany

March 27, 1945

March 21, 1945

March 21, 1945

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Town: Rockenhausen

Region: Pfalz

Country: Germany

March 28, 1945

March 21, 1945

March 28, 1945

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Town: Scwabenheim

Region: Pfalz

Country: Germany

March 31, 1945

March 31, 1945

March 28, 1945

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Town: Laubach

Region: Hessen-Nassau

Country: Germany

April 1, 1945

March 31, 1945

April 1, 1945

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Town: Hattenbach

Region: Hessen-Nassau

Country: Germany

April 2, 1945

March 31, 1945

April 1, 1945

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Town: Ersrode

Region: Hessen-Nassau

Country: Germany

April 3, 1945

April 3, 1945

April 3, 1945

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Town: Berneberg

Region: Kurhessen

Country: Germany


April 5, 1945

April 3, 1945

April 3, 1945

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Town: Treffurt

Region: Thuringia

Country: Germany


April 9, 1945

April 3, 1945

April 12, 1945

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Town: Berka

Region: Thuringia

Country: Germany


April 12, 1945

April 12, 1945

April 12, 1945

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Town: Waltershausen

Region: Thuringia

Country: Germany


April 14, 1945

April 12, 1945

April 14, 1945

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Town: Arnstadt

Region: Thuringia

Country: Germany


April 17, 1945

April 12, 1945

April 14, 1945

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Town: Breitengussbach

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


April 20, 1945

April 20, 1945

April 20, 1945

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Town: Altdorf

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


April 23, 1945

April 20, 1945

April 20, 1945

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Town: Velburg

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


April 24, 1945

April 20, 1945

April 24, 1945

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Town: Deuerling

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


April 27, 1945

April 27, 1945

April 24, 1945

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Town: Regensburg

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


May 1, 1945

April 27, 1945

May 1, 1945

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Town: Plattling

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


May 2, 1945

April 27, 1945

May 1, 1945

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Town: Furstenzell

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


May 3, 1945

May 3, 1945

May 3, 1945

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Town: Neuhaus

Region: Bavaria

Country: Germany


May 4, 1945

May 3, 1945

May 3, 1945

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Town: Sharding then Raab

Region: Ober-Oesterreich

Country: Austria


May 5, 1945

May 3, 1945

May 5, 1945

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Town: Linz

Region: Ober-Oesterreich

Country: Austria


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