100th Infantry Division Campaign Map

Campaigns of the 100th Infantry Division, the Century Division, during World War II is a  visual history of the division during the war. 

The 100th Infantry Division landed at Marseilles, France, 20 October 1944, and sent its first elements into combat at St. Remy in the Vosges Mountains, 1 November 1944. The Vosges Mountains shaped the 100th Infantry Division's first combat in Europe. After arriving at Marseille, the Century Division relieved veteran units near Saint-Remy, crossed the Meurthe at Baccarat, and fought through Raon-l'Etape, Moyenmoutier, and Saint-Blaise as the advance through the mountains slowed.

Its defining winter objective was Bitche. In December, the division fought around Meisenthal, Mouterhouse, Lemberg, Reyersviller, and Fort Schiesseck before the Ardennes and later German Nordwind operations forced it into holding positions south of the town. When the offensive resumed in March 1945, the 100th pushed past Maginot forts and captured Bitche, opening the way toward the Rhine.

After crossing the Rhine at the end of March, the division moved into the Neckar River Valley. There it fought one of its hardest battles at Heilbronn, clearing the city only after house-to-house combat, while other elements fought around Jagstfeld and nearby bridgeheads. The campaign ended near Stuttgart and Goppingen as organized resistance collapsed. 

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