OSTHEIM

The 3rd Division's attack into the Colmar Pocket began Jan. 22, 1945, the first-year anniversary of the division's landings at Anzio. As temperatures hovered near 14 degrees Fahrenheit for a daytime high — the coldest winter in 50 years — and with two feet of snow on the ground, the 1st battalion of the 7th Regiment entered Ostheim from the north at 0400 on January 23. After a heavy engagement with small arms and machine guns lasting five hours, the battle was over.

location: 48°09'36.2"N 7°22'11.1"E

photo: dogfacesoldiers collection

surf section : CHRISTMAS 1944 || BENNWIHR-SIGOLSHEIM || PLAINFANG
HACHIMETTE || RIBEAUVILLE || GUEMAR || OSTHEIM || HOUSSEN
RIEDWIHR || WICKERSCHWIHR || JEBSHEIM || URSCHENHEIM
AERIAL VIEWS || NEUF BRISACH || COLMAR

 
surf all sections : Anzio | Rome | Dragoon | Breakout | Montelimar
Vosges | Strasbourg | Colmar Pocket  | Rhineland | Germany | Austria

 
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