European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1965 the stars and stripes these Are my credentials 8th Iii div observes 47th year is bad Germany special tide of history created the 8th inf div 47 years hut the division itself incan making his tory after its reactivation in july when Pearl Harbor wag at the huh div was Given the vital task of Parolini the at lactic coast from North Carolina to the Florida on new yorkers witnessed a Convoy of shins sail ing out of the men lined the deck rails for whet would be for a last glimpse of while americans at Home celebrated a wartime july 1944 without the usual Pathfinder d 1 v i i o n debarked from four troop ships and 19 motor transports at Omaha Beach in 28 Days after on the anniversary of our country the 8th inf div be Gan its first important chapter in defense of that july 8 marked the first the a River near was the objective and the germans held it within a week the division had proven itself in Battle by reaching the 0 july 27 the division drove through the a River open ing a Hole for the 79th and 90th which broke cast and West and began the drives that were to swoop past Paris into it was the beginning of the Ger Man 7th army mass the 8th div followed southward As far As in mid August the division moved by truck to Brest in the extreme West of the Sec Ond largest port in the the port was being held by an estimated German troops commanded by u Gen Hermann Bernhard Early in september the Divi Sion was withdrawn to Clear the Cronn adjacent to at violent resistance and counterattack were but by 17 the Shaft of the Penin Sula had immediately afterwards who had fled to Crown after Brest surrendered to the 8th the surrender occurred when a platoon of dirty pathfinders Clearing a strip of spotted a group of Ger mans Werini White in perfect a German medical officer announced that Ramcke was in a dugout below and would like to surrender to the commanding Brig Gen Charles can traffic Agency schedules forum Frank Kurt special the annual transportation officers conducted by the traffic management has been scheduled at seven Sites in Usa eur during the period from 11 through topics to be discussed will be in the organization for transportation and traffic management in the geographical area of the european Conul from january 1883 the Routh january 1964 the interrelationships of the military Standard logistics is Mil a Flytrap and and a Mil stamp workshop which will in clude theater documentation and data processing requirements and the locations and dates of the forum arc 11 u 1415 1819 2121 2526 Munich and division arrived at he dugout out Side a crowd of tired 8th div troops Ramcke was dressed in a neat y pressed with All his cd nos through his Etc Spreter the nazi commander i am to surrender to let me see your glancing Over his shoulder at the hard fighting men outside the Canham re gesturing toward his these Are my thus was born the no famed motto of the 8th inf affirm ing that Well trained fighting men Are better credentials than the 8th div fought in the big push which forced the German 7th army into mans the 8th div besieged and captured Brest before twing ing across France to the Border of in mid november the path finders took up new positions Southeast of Aachen Clearing and consolidating the whole the 8th was the first element in the 1st army to reach the after crossing the the division pushed Ger Man forces Back to the in 10 months of combat the division had captured 11 flew Linelle Stream ers from Cam palkins of Norm Northern the Rel Niland and Central a total of men the Divi Sion had been wounded or awards included three medals of Honor and five distinguished unit the division returned to the United states where it was de activated at fort Leonard in november in the 8th was reactivated for the third again stationed at fort Jackson it was organized As an infantry training the 8th div moved to Camp in june in u was again Given the Mission of conducting Basic and advanced individual train in n the first 8th div unit left its Home on the Eastern Edge or the Rocky mountains bound for Southern with the change of command ceremony Between the both and Ith Delvs at gop Pingen on oct the 8th inf div officially took its place As part of nato forces in Germany under the 7th Suar Ray Robinson a Tau Witk a Bur from which be Drew lie names Tacky Aerol Temesi Al the u8o Dob la those picked Hare caul is place free Holiday Calls to their Homes i the us Ted German outfit makes believer9 of i officer by Bob hover Munich Bireau Munich for Cen Turies physical toughness and stamina have been a tradition with Alpine the bund swears 1st Moun Tain div is no exception to this honoured an american officer assigned to the division is convinced that tradition rests in Safe hands with the German Mountain they have made a be Liever out of said maj David Meredith this is the most rugged physical assignment Ive expert said a former member of the army 82nd an Meredith has served As executive officer of the 222nd be blogs Jaeger Mountain infantry on since his duties have taken him on Field exercises with the during the last three Day High Douma in attack problem in the Rohen fils commanded the from the first Ive been impressed with the physical Tough Ness of these Meredith More than to per cent of this unit is from Bavaria and the soldiers arc quite at Home in the As a Fiat Lander he is from it took me some time to get used to the noun Meredith applied for an Elyj change officers assignment with the German Mountain division while he was assigned As a teacher at the army 3 theres an officer Exchange program among French and German he since i was granted my request Ive been engaged in of the most fascinating experiences of my military i from the first Day i reported i for i was accepted As an officer of this unit i although Meredith was fluent i in German when he arrived Al the German division Hes a graduate of the German course at the Navy language and he brushed up on his speech during his tour at Obe Rammer he had some difficulty and listing to the bavarian Meredith troops Are billeted in edelweiss in a picturesque Valley near the austrian his immediate Superior and commander of the 222nd in 1s u col Manfred a world War n Veteran of Mountain Cam the division is commanded by mat Gen Karl Helm Meredith said the training methods of the Alpine troops Are similar to those employed by the american discipline is Sharp the cos Are excellent Millers and Esprit is Meredith backing up Meredith claim about soldiers from the 222nd in cheered when they won the division marksmanship con test in pistol and machine gun the Victory qualified them for the bundles Wehrs Rommel Competition in Ita Melburg next getting acquainted a David assigned to the cer Man isl Mountain div under the officer pm t Exchange keeps fit by climbing a training Wall with  sol Joseph of the 222nd High Moun Tain Mer Edlah looks Over machine guns it the competitors or the Rommel marksmanship