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83rd Infantry Division
The 83rd Infantry Division was activated on 15 August 1942. They left for Europe on 6 April arriving in England on 16 April 1944. The Division landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on 18 June 1944 after the D-Day Invasion and the Allies had secured the Beachhead.
Immediately into the battle of the hedgerows the 83rd fought South of Carentan and reached the St. Lo-Periers road in late July. August and September found the Division in Dinard, St. Malo, St. Servan and locations along the Loire River including Beaugency.
The 83rd then moved along the Moselle and advanced to the Siegfried line across the Sauer River. November and December found the them in the Hurtgen Forest moving toward the Roer.
With the German Ardennes Offensive, the 83rd found themselves near Rochefort as the Battle of the Bulge ensued until the end of January. In March, they resumed offensive activity advancing toward the Rhine crossing on the 29th. April had the 83d Infantry Division advancing to the Elbe when World War II in Europe ended.
 | Nickname(s): Thunderbolt Division, Ohio Division |
 83rd Infantry Division in Western Europe
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83rd Infantry Division DVDs
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83rd Infantry Division
Liberation of Western Europe
$29.99
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83rd Division WWII Campaigns
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Assignments in the ETO
8 April 1944: VIII Corps, Third Army
25 June 1944: Third Army
1 July 1944: VII Corps
15 July 1944: VIII Corps
1 August 1944: XV Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
3 August 1944: VIII Corps
5 September 1944: VIII Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group
10 September 1944: Ninth Army, 12th Army Group
21 September 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group
11 October 1944: VIII Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group
22 October 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
8 November 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group
11 November 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
7 December 1944: VII Corps
20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the British 21st Army Group
22 December 1944: XIX Corps, Ninth Army
26 December 1944: VII Corps, First Army
16 February 1945: XIX Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group
8 May 1945: XIII Corps
83rd Division WWII Units
329th Infantry
330th Infantry
331st Infantry
83rd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
308th Engineer Combat Battalion
308th Medical Battalion
322nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
323rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
908th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
324th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
Commanders
Brig Gen Robert C. Macon
Maj Gen Robert C. Macon
Combat Reels salutes the veterans of the 83rd Infantry Division of World War II and their valuable contribution to U.S. military history.
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