US Army 44th Division patch fully Embroidered no glow inter war OD woolie edge

Description: early war nice variationUS Army 44th Division patch is fully embroidered with a cut edge and does not glow under black light. It is a genuine original from the WW II (1939-45) era and a great addition to any militaria collection. It is perfect for collectors who have an interest in patches, original period items, and militaria in general.correct patch to be worn on the Left shoulder of army uniform of WW2 and I would be happy with this patch in my personal collection so you know it is excellent. ships first classpay fast and I ship fastwill always combine, See my other listings for nice original patches item location bag 33x............................................................................Combat chronicle[edit]G.I.'s of Company E, 324th Regiment, 44th Division march through the Strasbourg area of France, November 1944.Soldiers of the 44th Infantry Division in Mannheim, March 1945The 44th Infantry Division landed in France via Cherbourg Naval Base, 15 September 1944, and trained for a month before entering combat, 18 October 1944, when it relieved the 79th Division in the vicinity of Foret de Parroy, east of Lunéville, France, to take part in the Seventh Army drive to secure several passes in the Vosges Mountains. Within 6 days, the division was hit by a heavy German counterattack, 25–26 October. The attack was repulsed and the 44th continued its active defense. On 13 November 1944, it jumped off in an attack northeast, forcing a passage through the Vosges Mountains east of Leintrey to Dossenheim, took Avricourt, 17 November, and pushed on to liberate Strasbourg, along with the 2d French Armored Division. After regrouping, the division returned to the attack, taking Ratzwiller and entering the Ensemble de Bitche in the Maginot Line. On 14 December, regiments of the 44th Division took part in assaulting major Maginot line fortifications.[10] The division's 71st and 324th Infantry Regiments assaulted Fort Simserhof and nearby Hottviller.[10] After six days of fighting, the unit captured Simershof on 20 December.[10] Displacing to defensive positions east of Sarreguemines, 21–23 December, the 44th threw back three attempted crossings by the enemy of the Blies River.Mickey Rooney entertains soldiers of the 44th Division in Kist, Germany during a May 1945 jeep tour.An aggressive defense of the Sarreguemines area was continued throughout February 1945 and most of March. Moving across the Rhine at Worms, 26 March, in the wake of the 3d Division, the 44th relieved the 3d, 26–27 March, and crossed the Neckar River to attack and capture Mannheim, 28–29 March. Shifting to the west bank of the Main, the division crossed that river at Gross-Auheim in early April, and engaged in a 3-week training period. Attacking 18 April, after the 10th Armored Division, the 44th took Ehingen, 23 April, crossed the Danube, and attacking southeast, took Füssen, Berg, and Wertach, in a drive on Imst, Austria. On 2 May, a group of V-2 rocket scientists that included Wernher von Braun surrendered to the 44th.[11] Pursuing the disintegrating enemy through Fern Pass[12] and into the Inn River valley, the 44th set up its CP at Imst on 4 May. After a short period of occupation duty, the division returned to the United States in July 1945 for retraining prior to redeployment, but the end of the Pacific war resulted in inactivation in November 1945 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.[

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