RARE WWII Unit History THE 106th CAVALRY IN EUROPE 1944-1945 /Germany 1945 1stEd

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RARE WWII Unit History THE 106th CAVALRY IN EUROPE 1944-1945 /Germany 1945 1stEd
Guaranteed Original World War II
U.S. Army Unit History
Published at Augsburg, Germany 1945
PHOTOS MAPS ROSTERS
NOT a Reprint - NOT a CAVALRY GROUP
IN EUROPE1944 - 1945♦
with 5 FOLD-OUTBATTLE MAPS in Color
♦BATTLE HONORSAisne-Marne-Oise-Aisne 1918
Alsace-Lorraine 1918
Champagne 1918
St. Mihiel-Meuse-Argonne 1918
Normandy 1944
Northern France 1944
Rhineland 1944-1945
Central Germany 1945
Croix de Guerre with Palm-Luneville 1944
Croix de Guerre with Palm-Caen-Falaise Thomas J. Howard, Group Headquarters
1st Lt. Robert J. Moore, 121 Squadron
1st Lt. William L. Rochester, 106 Squadron
1st Lt. Hermes A-G Secondari, 106 Squadron
T5 Charles R. Bear, 106 Squadron
Pfc. Lawrence L. Lamarre, 121 Squadron♦♦Published at
J.P. Himmer KG
Augsburg, Germany
1945
FIRST EDITIONCopyright, 1945, by The Editors.
EXTREMELY RARE !!Cataloged in Controvich # 2738 and in Dornbusch #426
_________________TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter I: Normandy
Chapter II: The Run through France
Chapter III: The Foret de Parroy
Chapter IV: The Winter Campaign
Chapter V: The Appendix contains the 106th Cavalry Group ROSTERS. These personnel figures are broken down by unit, troop, squadron, detachment. Names of the men are shown inlists given in this order:Killed in Action (Name, Place & Date) -Missing in Action - AWARDS (Medals,etc.) - Killed in Action (Name, Rank, Next of Kin, Home Address) -ROSTER (Officers and Enlisted Men - Name & Rank, Home book is the story of the 106th Cavalry in the great World War, in England, France, Germany, Austria. It is not intended as a great historical document. It is dedicated to the individual fighting man, to his family, and to the families of those who are no longer with us.Memory fades with the years. It is necessary that our accomplishments and our friends be made of record. I want this book to contain the name of every man who rode with us, of every one who reached the final goal, their fights, their wounds, their victories. Some years from now these Cavalrymen will have sons and daughters who will ask \"Father, what did you do in the big war?\" This book is to help father answer that question.I want it sent to the family of every man who rode with us and who gave his life that we more fortunate ones might reach the goal. There will be the question from them \"What kind of an outfit was my son with, what did it do, was it a good one?\" This book should answer their questions.To the men who rode with us I can say that I am proud to have commanded such a group. I am proud to wear the same red and yellow shoulder patch. I am proud of your accomplishments.You have helped make history. You have done well.VENNARD WILSON
Colonel, 106th book was written by the men who fought the actions. The Editors\' task was that of collecting the narratives, placing them in proper sequence, and here and there rearranging words to conform with the less flexible rules of grammer.The hardest task of all was cutting. It was not the intent of the Editors to cover every action in which the unit participated. Only a few representative actions have been used throughout to illustrate the missions, the battles and the losses of the unit at particular times.There is little glory contained in this work. The men told it as they saw it, and they saw no glory in what they did. What few glorious moments there are speak for themselves.It was the desire of the majority that this book be finished before the men of the unit were scattered. It became necessary to make haste an object in itself. As a result some inaccuracies have crept in and there have been some regrettable omissions.But as it stands the book is complete. It is the war as the men remember it.We arrived in England in the Spring of 1944, a Cavalry Regiment. A few weeks later we were reorganized into a Cavalry Group consisting of the 106 and the 121 Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons and a small Group Headquarters. This is the organization with which we fought the War.A Cavalry Squadron is formed of a Headquarters Troop, three Reconnaissance Troops, lettered A,B, and C, an Assault Gun Troop lettered E, and a Light Tank Company called F Company.Each Reconnaissance Troop has three Reconnaissance Platoons and a Headquarters Platoon. The Reconnaissance Platoon is divided into three teams, each consisting of an Armored Car, a Machine Gun Bantam and a Mortar Bantam. The Armored Car mounts a 37MMCannon and a 30 Cal. Machine Gun in a movable turret, and is equipped with two excellent, powerful radios. The Machine Gun Bantam is armed with a 30 Cal. Machine Gun on a pedestal mount , and carries a voice radio of limited range.The Assault Gun Troop has six Assault Guns. These are 75MM Howitzers mounted on Light Tank carriages and capable of either direct or indirect fire. These six guns are divided into three Platoons of three guns each(?).The Light Tank Company is the heavy fist of the Squadron. It has seventeen Tanks, divided into a Troop Headquarters and three Platoons, each of five Tanks. Before the break in February 1945 our Tank Companies were equipped with M5A1 Tanks armed with a 37MM Cannon and three 30 Cal. Machine Guns. Then, we received the M24s, powerful, beautiful brutes that carry a 75MM Cannon, two 30 Cal. Machine Guns and a 50 Cal. MG.These three elements, the Reconnaissance Troops, Assault Guns and the Tanks, worked together as a team. A Troop on reconnaissance would usually have one Assault Gun Platoon and one Tank Platoon attached. The same Platoon always went to the same Troop, so that the men of all elements learned, through long experience, the cooperation and spontaneity of effort that spells good teamwork.Many times, especially in static situations, all six Assault Guns were used in one Battery.From the time of the Parroy fight, the Group was assigned a Cub Plane from Corps Artillery for observation missions. Over 100 combat missions were flown for us by Captain John Chism, XV Corps Artillery.THE EDITORSSt. Wolfgang, Austria
1 SEPTEMBER Cover of black cloth with gold gilt lettering and color Insignia on the front boardand gold lettering on the spine. Moderate wear at spine pressure points, head and heel and, spine has some sunning (see pictures). Corners are moderately bumped and heavily rubbed at corner points (see pictures). Hinges are good though cloth covering has some splitting at midpoint of back gutter and at gutter edges(see pictures). Cover shows some light soiling and top edge offront and back boards has alighter colorof cloth due to being exposed to light as the taller bookin a bookcase Environment (see pictures). Spine is straight, binding is firm.Book measures 9 3/4\" x 6 3/4\" and contains 254 pages, complete - no missing pages, no loose pages, no torn pages. There are several pages of PHOTOS in with the text which are not numbered as pages. Also, a large PHOTO SECTION is found at the end of the book, also not numbered. None of the Photo Pages are included in the page count of 254pp. Also not numbered as pages are the 5 FOLD-OUT COLOR BATTLE MAPS found throughout the text and which are pristine. Front endpapers make up a double-page COLOR MAP showingthe 106th CAVALRY GROUP route through Europe during World War II. Back endpapers are blank. Prelims and endpapers show some light foxing, though there are degrees ofheavier foxing or age spots on the pages where a text page touches a glossy photo page. I have shown some of the most effected pagesin my pictures. Text pages that do not touch a glossy photo page are clear and clean, which is most of the pages. No writing or marking, no stamps or tags.
NOT an ex-library book.Extremely RARE !Cataloged in U.S. Army Unit Histories by James T. Controvich at No.2738and in Dornbusch at No.426
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