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1st
Infantry Division
Big Red One
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| Division
History - Occupation Period (9 May 1945 - 1951) |
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| 1945
- 1951 |
| (Source: The American Traveler, several issues from late 1945) |
| On June 10, 1945, 1st Infantry Division assumed responsibility for 12 Landkreise in the Oberfranken region of Bavaria, Germany. |
1st
Inf Div Sector, Aug 1945
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1st Inf Div Sector
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LANDKREIS |
UNIT |
COMMENTS |
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Ansbach |
HQ 1st Inf Div |
Ansbach - Div Hqs |
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Bamberg |
16th Inf Regt |
Bamberg - Regt Hqs |
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Höchstadt a.d. Aisch |
16th Inf Regt |
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Uffenheim |
18th Inf Regt |
Windsheim - Regt Hqs |
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Scheinfeld |
18th Inf Regt |
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Neustadt a.d. Aisch |
18th Inf Regt |
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Rothenburg o.d. Tauber |
18th Inf Regt |
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Nürnberg |
26th Inf Regt |
Nürnberg - Regt Hqs |
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Fürth |
26th Inf Regt |
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Erlangen |
26th Inf Regt |
added to sector at a later date |
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Forchheim |
26th Inf Regt |
added to sector at a later date |
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Dinkelsbühl |
DivArty |
Dinkelsbühl - DivArty Hqs |
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Feuchtwangen |
DivArty |
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Gunzenhausen |
DivArty |
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| On November 15 1945, Division Headquarters, the 18th Infantry and Divarty closed on new command posts in the 1st Infantry Division's enlarged area of 28 counties covering 4,740 square miles. |
1st Inf Div Sector, Nov 1945
3rd Army Area, Dec 1945
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1st Inf Div Sector
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LANDKREIS |
UNIT |
COMMENTS |
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Schweinfurt |
16th Inf Regt |
Bamberg - Regt Hqs |
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Melrichstadt |
16th Inf Regt |
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Kissingen |
16th Inf Regt |
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Gerolzhofen |
16th Inf Regt |
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Königshofen in Grabenfeld |
16th Inf Regt |
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Hofheim in Mainfranken |
16th Inf Regt |
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Hassfurt |
16th Inf Regt |
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Ebern |
16th Inf Regt |
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Bamberg |
16th Inf Regt |
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Uffenheim |
18th Inf Regt |
Windsheim - Regt Hqs |
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Scheinfeld |
18th Inf Regt |
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Höchstadt a.d. Aisch |
18th Inf Regt |
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Neustadt a.d. Aisch |
18th Inf Regt |
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Karlstadt |
18th Inf Regt |
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Würzburg |
18th Inf Regt |
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Ochsenfurt |
18th Inf Regt |
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Kitzingen |
18th Inf Regt |
Kitzingen - 1st Inf Div HQs |
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Neustadt a.d. Saale |
18th Inf Regt |
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Nürnberg |
26th Inf Regt |
Nürnberg - Regt Hqs |
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Fürth |
26th Inf Regt |
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Lohr |
DivArty |
Lohr - DivArty Hqs |
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Alzenau in Mainfranken |
DivArty |
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Aschaffenburg |
DivArty |
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Obernburg |
DivArty |
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Miltenberg |
DivArty |
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Gemünden |
DivArty |
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Marktheidenfeld |
DivArty |
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Brückenau |
DivArty |
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Hammelburg |
DivArty |
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CP Location |
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Opened |
Closed |
Cheb, Czechoslovakia |
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May 6, 1945 |
June 10,1945 |
Ansbach, Germany |
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June 10, 1945 |
(May 1946) |
Regensburg, Germany |
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(May 1946) |
(Nov 1946) |
Bad Tölz, Germany |
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(Nov 1946) |
Jan 13, 1951 |
Darmstadt, Germany |
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Jan 13, 1951 |
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Würzburg, Germany |
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Nibelungen Kaserne in Regensburg was the location of the division CP in 1946 |
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| The 1st Infantry Division The American Traveler - Some of the issues published during the Occupation Period in Germany |
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| ISSUES IN COLLECTION |
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ISSUE |
HQS |
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| May -Aug 9 1945 |
??? |
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missing |
| Aug 16, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 4 |
Ansbach |
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| Aug 23, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 5 |
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missing |
| Aug 30, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 6 |
Ansbach |
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| Sept 6, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 7 |
Ansbach |
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| Sept 13, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 8 |
Ansbach |
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| Sept 20, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 9 |
Ansbach |
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| Sept 27, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 10 |
Ansbach |
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| Oct 4, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 11 |
Ansbach |
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| Oct 11, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 12 |
Ansbach |
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| Oct 18, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 13 |
Ansbach |
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| Oct 25, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 14 |
Ansbach |
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| Nov 1, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 15 |
Ansbach |
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| Nov 8, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 16 |
Ansbach |
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| Nov 15, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 17 |
Ansbach |
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| Nov 22, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 18 |
Ansbach |
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| Nov 29, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 19 |
Ansbach |
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| Dec 6, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 20 |
Ansbach |
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| Dec 13, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 21 |
Ansbach |
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| Dec 20, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 22 |
Ansbach |
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| Dec 29, 1945 |
Vol. XV, No. 23 |
Ansbach |
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| Jan 5, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 24 |
Ansbach |
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| Jan 10, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 25 |
Ansbach |
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| Jan 18, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 26 |
Ansbach |
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| Jan 25, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 27 |
Ansbach |
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| Feb 1-15, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 28-30 |
Ansbach |
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| Feb 22, 1946 |
Vol. XV, No. 31 |
Ansbach |
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| Mar 1, 1946 - ??? |
Vol. XV, No. 32-?? |
Ansbach |
missing |
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Related
Links:
Society of the First Infantry Division - A wonderful site hosted by the official organization of veteran's who have served in the 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One) of the U.S. Army.
16th Infantry Regiment Association  - The website has a great deal of historical information on the regiment, including a fair amount on the 1945-55 period when the regiment had elements in Germany, Austria, and Berlin.
26th Infantry Regiment Association - A great site dedicated to the "Blue Spaders" vets |
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