Assigned to the 9th engeering battalion, 2nd brigade combat team, 1st infantry division, schweinfurt, germany navy ltcmdr edward e. The book tells the story of a rifle companys fight against long odds in a baghdad. The 1st battalion, 18th infantry, home duty station is located with the 2nd brigade at conn barracks near schweinfurt, germany. The book was written at a time when there was a good amount of veterans to tell their tales and benefits greatly from it.
We went through a lot and we gave a lot back to the enemy too. The division reflagged to the 1st infantry division on 15 february 1996 and moved to ft. While the pentagon has not yet announced which bases it will close in the redeployment, locals know that schweinfurt is on the most endangered list. See more ideas about the big red one, division and big. But it is unlikely that many of the 3,000 airmen who clambered into their boeing b17 flying fortresses during the cold, damp morning hours of october 14, 1943, gave much thought to the meaning of the word. The pentagon believed that insurgents were based in adhamiya so they sent charlie company over to a suburb of baghdad. The first infantry division, much of which is based in this tranquil northern bavaria town, is among the units certain to go.
Based on blood brothers, the awardnominated series that ran in army times, this is the. Premium members receive free military gifts when they sign up and get up to 25% off all catalog sale prices. The 4th infantry division and fort carson builds and maintains combat ready expeditionary forces necessary to fight and win in complex environments as members of a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational jiim team or as a mission command element mce. The schweinfurt military community is home to over 12,000 soldiers, department of the army civilians, and their family members. We are proud to help reunite our us military heroes see the us army command structure. German infantry commander visits schweinfurt article. Due to the importance of the ball and roller bearing industry concentrated in schweinfurt, the city was defended by a ring of antiaircraft batteries, called flak in german a contraction of flugabwehrkanone or fliegerabwehrkanone aircraft defense cannon. My units were the 2d battalion 39th field artillery, a 155mm selfpropelled howitzer m109 artillery unit and the 1st battalion 76th field artillery, an 8inch selfpropelled howitzer m110 artillery unit. Interesting collection of historical footage and aviation history.
They fought for each other meet your next favorite book. Ledward barracks schweinfurt germany 1973 smata2 flickr. Organized on june 8, 1917, for duty on the western front in world. Its current organization includes one infantry brigade combat team and two armored brigade combat. They fought for each other by kelly kennedy is a nonfiction story of charlie company 1 26 of the united states army stationed in adhamiya, iraq. History of the first infantry division first division museum.
Schweinfurts army garrison closes chapter of nearly 70. This is the official facebook page for the 1st battalion, 26th infantry regiment. The 3rd infantry division nicknamed the rock of the marne is a combined arms and mechanized infantry division of the united states army based at fort stewart, georgia. Remembering minnesotas fallen troops in afghanistan, iraq and. Cantrell of the 1st battalion, 26th infantry regiment displays his tattoo, a tribute to friends who have been lost in iraq, on saturday. Department of defense pin 26152 air force story, the schweinfurt and regensburg, august 1943 1953 eighth bomber commands. Blue spader history blue spader 26th infantry regiment. How smart companies get people talking by andy sernovitz.
Viii bomber command 115 american air museum in britain. The division had 10 brigades at one time in the early 90s, one of which was 3rd brigade, 1st armored division. Flak gun and searchlight positions were established all around. Aging arts books education election 2020 environment health. No institution save the chicago tribune was dearer to him. Antique old german germany ww1 folding guard engraved sword. His dogtags indicate that he was first an infantry soldier of inf. I was hoping to find out more about it and who b co 26 was. The 8th air force double mission to schweinfurt and regensburg was one of the wars biggest disasters and this book gives comprehensive coverage to the planning, execution and aftermath of said mission. Schweinfurt, germany 196869 hh company, 64th armor, 3rd infantry division. Whether in the barracks, garrison, or on a combat mission michael always held himself with all the army values, as well as being a good friend and hard worker. A west point graduate, alex was deployed as an army officer in iraq with the 1 26 in 1 st battalion of the 26 th infantry regiment.
Army presence in the lower franconia town of schweinfurt concluded during a garrison closure ceremony sept. Allied bombers strike schweinfurt one last time on 10 april 1945, as the 42nd bomb wing 1st tactical air force softens up the city in preparation for the infantry advance the next day. Benjamin igna has 31 books on goodreads, and is currently reading word of mouth marketing. That raid, the second on the factories the first taking place on august 17, 1943 became known as black thursday and temporarily brought the us air offensive against germany to a halt. I served with aco 1 26 infantry, in schweinfurt, germany from 2002 till 2006. It is a direct subordinate unit of the xviii airborne corps and u. Schweinfurt translates as pig ford or pig crossing. The white rhino report a marketplace where many diverse. Mccormick, benefactor of the mccormick foundation, cantigny and the first division museum at cantigny, was a world war i veteran of the first division, todays 1st infantry division, of the us army.
Part of the staff came from the flyings schools and helmut brinkmann was probably one of them. The industrial metropolis and port city is the administrative headquarter of the district of schweinfurt, important authority location, university, art city and seat. The 1 26 s charlie company alone has lost more than a dozen soldiers in the battlescarred streets. Ledward and conn barracks schweinfurt, schweinfurt. Infantry in the european theater this page is part of the website looking for more information from militarycivilian personnel assigned to or associated with the u. Usag schweinfurt operates a shuttle bus service to and from all four installations in the community ledward kaserne, conn kaserne, askren manors and yorktown village. This video is a tribute to the soldiers of the big red one in oif 2.
Army garrison schweinfurt public affairs april 26, 2012. The battalion returned to schweinfurt, germany in february 2005. For almost 20 years the divarty stood guard on the front line in europe. Soldier blew the whistle on a coldblooded war crime. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. Soldier jess cunningham exposed a war crime in iraq. The 26th infantry began its life overseas in the philippines and spent its first 20 years of service on deployments to the southwest pacific, the.
The company was led by captain mike baka and first sergeant kenneth hendrix. The 126th infantry did 15 months there, took more casualties than any u. The 26th infantry regiment is an infantry regiment of the united states army. Schweinfurt raids history of 2nd world war john sweetman on. Ltc russell served as the secretary of the general staff, 1st infantry division and as the task force 1 26 infantry s3 with the initial heavy entry force into kosovo in june of 1999. Three of the task force 126 infantry soldiers lost their lives in kosovo. Vintage wwi german sawback serrated bayonet w sheath trench knife. Ledward and conn barracks schweinfurt home facebook. Losses in iraq hit schweinfurt unit hard news stripes. Army garrison schweinfurt is home for roughly 11,000 people, including about 4,000 soldiers, family members, department of. Imperial weimar german army sawtooth dress bayonet ks98 ww1 dagger. He then served as the 1st battalion, 26th infantry blue spaders s3 and xo until selected as the forscom commanders aidedecamp in february of 2001. Herrgott was assigned to the 1st battalion, 36th infantry regiment, 1st armored division. Seventy years ago today the us armys eighth air force conducted a raid on three ball bearings factories in schweinfurt, germany.
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