103rd Infantry Division in World War II

Unit Insignia and History 

The item contains a shoulder sleeve insignia encased in a  beautiful dark walnut 11"x 14" frame.    The background contains  historic details of the 103rd Infantry Divisions march across Europe:  Maps of  the European Theater of Operations and the path of the 103rd across Europe, Commander, major campaigns and battles, and Order of Battle.

• Beautiful Walnut Frame.

• Contains:

             Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

             Map of European Theater of Operations

             Commanders

             Major Battles and Operations

The ‘Cactus Division’ was activated on the 17th of September, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. 

 

The division disembarked at Marseille, France on 20 Oct, 1944 entering the European Theater of Operations.

 

The division participated in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe Campaigns.  The division attacked at St. Die in Western France’s Vosges Mountains.  The division crossed the Muerthe River in mid-November and cleared Selestat in early December, 44.

 

On 15 December the division crossed into Germany over the Lauter River.  The division also fought:

 

· at Sarreguemines to defend against the Ardennes Counterattack

· Soufflenheim 19 Jan, 1945

· Offwiller 22 January, 1945

· Bischoltz 24th and 25th of January, 1945 

· Mulhausen 24th and 25th of January, 1945 

· Schillersdorf 26 January,1945

· Zinswiller and Oberbronn on 15 March, 1945

· Neider Schlettenbach on 18 through 20 March

· Reisdorf 19 through 21 March

· Schongau 28 Apr, 1945

· German Surrender at Innsbruck 4 May, 1945