Did General Patton fight in the Colmar Pocket?
General Patton’s 3rd Army was covering this area of the Western Front until the U.S. 7th Army arrived. Then the 3rd Army moved up north and fought north of Strasbourg.
Where did the soldiers come from? / Second Landing
The U.S. 7th Army landed on the south coast of France on the 15th August 1944, making a lightning advance up the Rhone valley to the southern end of the Rhine Valley and the Vosges mountains.
Which other Divisions fought in the Colmar Pocket Campaign?
The U.S. 28th Division from Pennsylvania, the U.S. 75th Infantry Division, The U.S. 12th Armored Division , 63rd Division and the 601st Tank Battalion.
Other Divisions fought prior to the campaign starting in the area, e.g. the 36th Division from Texas, the 45th Division from Oklahoma, and the 442nd Japanese American Combat Group (the most highly decorated unit from America in WWII).
What Division and Company was Audie in?
The U.S. 3rd Division, Company B
Which American armies fought in the Colmar Pocket Campaign?
The U.S. 7th Army fought along with the 1st Army of France.
What was the weather like during the campaign?
It was one of the worst winters on record, minus 4 °Fahrenheit, blizzards, high winds.
What is the size of the Colmar Pocket
It was 40 miles long and 30 miles deep, from the Rhine river into the Vosges mountains.
When did the Colmar Pocket Campaign take place?
From 20th January – 9th February 1945
Why is it called the “Colmar Pocket”?
Because the front lines had a semi-circular pocket shape, surrounding the city of Colmar.
What is the Colmar Pocket?
The Colmar Pocket was the area held in central Alsace, France, by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group (6th AG) during World War II. It was formed when 6th Army Group liberated southern and northern Alsace and adjacent eastern Lorraine, but could not clear central Alsace.