8th Armored Division



7th AIB - After Action Reports
S-3 Report, February 1945

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HEADQUARTERS 7th ARMD INF BN
8th Armd Div
APO 258, U. S. ARMY

S-3 AFTER ACTION REPORT
0001 1 Feb 45 to 2400 28 Feb 45

TIME

INCIDENT AND MESSAGEACTION TAKEN

0001
1 Feb 45
Battalion billeted at Mailly, France.
1400 98 Replacements received.
1500 Battalion alerted to move on six hours notice.
1550 All companies alerted to move on three hours notice,
1730 Billeting NCO's report to Battalion Headquarters.
2115
  		March Order by C. O. to all companies.
Msg: Division moves north to vic Maastrich, 1 Feb 45.
2300 Billeting Party meets CCA at east end Pont-a-Mousson bridge.
0830
2 Feb 45
Operations Instructions, 1 Feb 45, received from CCA. Tentative 'H' Hr: 2020, IP: Pigny.
1217 Changes 1 and 2 received to Operations Instructions, 1 Feb 45.
2020 Battalion leaves Mailly.
1940 First unit hits IP.
2050 Battalion clears.

0630
3 Feb 45
Column halts for refueling.
0800 Column moves out.
1600 Column halts for refueling.
1800 Column moves out.
2330
  		Battalion closes vic Gulpen, Holland.
Battalion Headquarters at Carthile.
 
4 Feb 45
Battalion billeted vic Gulpen, Holland - performing maintenance.

1140
5 Feb 45
Battalion billeted vic Gulpen, Holland - performing maintenance.
 
6 Feb 45
Battalion billeted vic Gulpen, Holland - performing maintenance.
0900-1700
7 Feb 45
Battalion billeted vic Gulpen, Holland - performing maintenance.
Reconnaissance Platoon sent out on road reconnaisance to vic Geilenkirchen
1700
8 Feb 45
Battalion billeted vic Gulpen, Holland - performing maintenance.
78 Replacements received. Road reconnaissance continued.
 
9 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
10 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
11 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
12 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
13 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
14 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.
 
15 Feb 45
No change. Road reconnaissance continued. Weapons test fired.

0800-1700
16 Feb 45
Billeted vic Gulpen, Holland.
Assault of fortified area training for all. Road reconnaissance continued.

0800-1700
17 Feb 45
Assault of fortified area training for all. Road reconnaissance continued.
 

0800-1700
1900
18 Feb 45
Assault of fortified area training for all. Road reconnaissance continued.
Battalion alerted to move on six hours notice.

1545
2030
 
19 Feb 45
Billeted vic Gulpen, Holland
Operations Instructions, 19 Feb 45, received from CCA as of 1545
Verbal instructions from Ln. O.: Move to be delayed 24 hours.
 
20 Feb 45
No change.

0900

1230
21 Feb 45
Battalion moves to Echt, Holland, per Operations Instructions and Annexes.
Battalion closes Echt.
 
22 Feb 45
No change - Bn billeted vic Echt, Holland performing maint.
 
23 Feb 45
No change - Bn billeted vic Echt, Holland performing maint.
 
24 Feb 45
No change - Bn billeted vic Echt, Holland performing maint.

1430
 
 
1600
1730
 
25 Feb 45
(Billeted at Echt) Per verbal order:
Battalion detached from CCA and atch to CCR - Ordered to move to vic Montfort, Holland.
Battalion moves vic Montfort, Holland.
Battalion closes. Co. 'A' & 81mm Mortar pltn detached fr 7th AIB and atchd to Task Force Muncie. These units moved to Linne, Holland
 
26 Feb 45
Battalion vic Montfort, Holland. Bn is CCR reserve.

0945
1000
1130
1300
 
1305
1355
1515
1600
 
1745
2200
27 Feb 45
Battalion detached from CCR and atchd to CCA. Alerted to move to Echt.
Battalion moves to Echt.
Battalion closes Echt.
Verbal Order CG, CCA received to move via Sittard-Gangelt-Gielenkirchen to Hilfarth.
  (See Operations Instr No. 14)
Verbal March Order transmitted to Companies.
Battalion moves out of Echt.
Battalion passes through Gangelt.
Battalion halted between Gielenkirchen and Randerath while CCA reorganized as advance guard.
Co. 'B' 7th AIB atchd to Task Force Crittendon.
Bn. reaches Hilfarth.

1000
1810
2100
2300
28 Feb 45
Battalion reaches Schwanenberg.
Battalion leaves Schwanenberg.
Battalion reaches Wegberg.
CO 7th issues march order for move from Wegberg north--.
   


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