dNorwood Posted November 30, 2000 Share Posted November 30, 2000 I will be travelling to northern Bavaria in mid-December and may have time for some sight-seeing (this is mostly a "hangin' out with the family" thing, though), so I was wondering what there might be to see along the WWII battle lines. My information is that the 12th Armored division, along with Combat Command B of XXI Corps of the 7th Army was active in that area, and that Wurzburg was one of the places that the Germans (pointlessly, it seems) stopped to fight for a while. Any guides to more info about these units' activities in this area would also be nice. Finally, (and obviously) I really don't know ANYTHING about the German units that were in this area, so pointers there would be appreciated. Rudenhausen, here I come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted November 30, 2000 Share Posted November 30, 2000 Castle Itter The rescue of several French Diplomats/General Staff by Company E just at the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinty Posted November 30, 2000 Share Posted November 30, 2000 Aschaffenburg,Third Army spent several days pounding the castle there and a week on the south side of the city trying to break through to Wurzburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wwb_99 Posted November 30, 2000 Share Posted November 30, 2000 My Grandfather went through Bavaria before ending up in Austria during the war. He did not do much fighting, as he was in the Corps level signal battalion. I am blanking on which corps, but I will talk to him tonight to find out. WWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorwood Posted November 30, 2000 Author Share Posted November 30, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wwb_99: My Grandfather went through Bavaria before ending up in Austria during the war. He did not do much fighting, as he was in the Corps level signal battalion. I am blanking on which corps, but I will talk to him tonight to find out. WWB<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Great! I truly appreciate your (and everybody elses) efforts. Wilhammer: Is that the Castle Itter in Austria? I'm not sure I'll be able to wander that far afield. I know it sounds stupid to go 8000 miles, but not another hundred, but this is really a family visit - I will be in the Wurzburg area (specifically, Rudenhausen - near Kitzingen). But I appreciate the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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