The 83rd Infantry Division on April 17, 1945

This page shows the locations and record of events for today in 1944 or 1945. The map contains the locations, based on the coordinate on the morning report, shown in NATO symbology. A rectangle with two diagonals indicates an Infantry unit and the number on the bottom right hand indicates which organization the unit is part of (e.g. 330 is 330th Infantry Regiment). The value on the bottom left is the name of the unit (e.g. A is A Company). The table below the map contains the written locations, a link to the specific morning report of that unit and the record of events for 'today'. You can collapse the entries for specific units by clicking on the table header.

Disclaimer: The data below is solely based on the information of the morning reports. Coordinates were sometimes incorrectly noted and town names written incorrectly. A ¹ indicates that the town name was corrected from the original.

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83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Calbe, Germany	No changes
HQCO	Calbe, Germany	No changes
ARTYHQ	Calbe, Germany	No changes
ARTYHQBTRY	Calbe, Germany	No changes
ARTYMEDDET	Calbe, Germany	No changes
SPTRPSHQ	Calbe, Germany	No changes
SPTRPSMEDDET	Calbe, Germany	No changes
BAND	Calbe, Germany	No changes
MP	Calbe, Germany1	No changes
CIC	Calbe, Germany	No changes
QM	Biere, Germany1	No changes

83rd Reconnaissance Troop, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
C	Calbe, Germany	No changes

83rd Signal Company, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
C	Calbe, Germany	No changes

329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Walternienburg, Germany	329th Infantry Regiment continues to hold bridgehead over the Elbe River Regiment subjected to shelling and aerial attack
HQCO	Walternienburg, Germany	No changes
HQ1BN	Nutha, Germany	Bn moved from Walternienburg, Germany to present location. Bn in defensive position. Bn CP at RD 9382.
HQCO1BN	Nutha, Germany	Co moved from Walternienburg, Germany to present location. Co in defensive position. Co CP at RD 9382. Weather fair. Morale Ex.
A	Nutha, Germany	Company moved from Walternienburg, Germany to defensive position at Nutha, Germany.
B	Trebnitz, Germany	No changes
C	Nutha, Germany	Co in a defensive position around Nutha, Germany
D	Nutha, Germany	Company moved from Walternienburg, Germany RD8882 to present location Nutha, Germany RD9382. Co in defense. Weather clear. Morale Excellent.
HQ2BN	Walternienburg, Germany	Bn in Regtl reserve in defensive position
HQCO2BN	Walternienburg, Germany	Co in defensive position
E	Walternienburg, Germany	Company still in reserve and subject to move to take up other positions. Morale Excellent.
F	Walternienburg, Germany	Co in holding position
G	Near Walternienburg, Germany	Co in Bn reserve in defensive position. Weather warm and Morale excellent. No casuals were suffered. Two hot meals were served.
H	Walternienburg, Germany	16 Apr 45 - Co in Reserve. Planned but did not occupy defensive positions.
HQ3BN	Near Güterglück, Germany1	Bn successfully defended against heavy counter attack in vicinity of Gutergluck Germany (16 Apr 45)
HQCO3BN	Near Güterglück, Germany1	Co in defensive position and aided in beating off counter attack near Gutergluck Germany
I	Güterglück, Germany1	Company occupied defensive positions in Gutergluck, Germany
K	Güterglück, Germany1	No changes
L	Güterglück, Germany1	No changes
M	Güterglück, Germany1	No changes
SERCO	Barby, Germany	No changes
ATCO	Walternienburg, Germany	Enemy counter attacks in morning repulsed 16 Apr 45
CANCO	Walternienburg, Germany	No changes
MEDDET	Walternienburg, Germany1	No changes

330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
HQCO	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
HQ1BN	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
HQCO1BN	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
A	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
B	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
C	Ilsenburg, Germany 1 mi SW	No changes
D	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
HQ2BN	7 miles south-west of Ilsenburg, Germany1	Battalion continues to attack.
HQCO2BN	7 miles south-west of Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
E	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
F	7 miles south-west of Ilsenburg, Germany1	As of 16 Apr 45 - Company moved out at 0930 in Bn Reserve. Leading company spotted 2 companies of enemy & they were fired on by mortars and artillery. Moved on to present positions running into scattered Germans which fled.
G	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
H	7 miles south-west of Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
HQ3BN	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
HQCO3BN	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes
I	Wernigerode, Germany	Outposting and clearing out woods. Got 36 PW's today.
K	Plessenburg, Germany	Company moved CP from Ilsenburg, Germany rD0367 to Plessenburg, Germany rD0263. Negligible Restistance. 15 PW's taken in last 24 hrs.
L	Wernigerode, Germany	No changes
M	Wernigerode, Germany	No changes
SERCO	Ilsenburg, Germany	Company moved from Bad Harzburg, Germany rC9468 to Ilsenburg, Germany rD0267, distance traveled 12 miles.
ATCO	Ilsenburg, Germany	Moved from Bad Harzburg, Germany rC9468 to Ilsenburg, Germany rD0267. Fighting easy, weather good, food good, morale high.
CANCO	Ilsenburg, Germany	Company departed from Bad Harzburg, Germany rC9468 1200 hours arrived at Ilsenburg, Germay rC0267 at 1225 hours.
MEDDET	Ilsenburg, Germany	No changes

331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Badetz, Germany	No changes
HQCO	Badetz, Germany	Company left Barby 1600 16 Apr 45 and arrived at new CP 1700. Moved over Elbe River by way of Trueman Bridge. CP located in small town of Trocheim. Moved from Trocheim 1430 17 Apr 45 and arrived at Badetz 1500. CP located in large chateau. All moves made by motor, distance approx 5 mi. Weather clear and warm.
HQ1BN	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	No changes
HQCO1BN	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	No changes
A	Badetz, Germany	Company moved to present location. Hot Meals served.
B	Badetz, Germany	The Co moved at 1000 to Badetz traveling three miles on foot. Strong defensive positions were set up.
C	Badetz, Germany	Co moved to new area, Badetz, Germany
D	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	No changes
HQ2BN	Hohenlepte, Germany	Bn occupying defensive position on ground recently captured and cleared. Closed old CP at Badetz at 1345 and opened New CP at Hohenlepte at 1400. Weather warm and bright. 3 Hot meals served. Morale Good.
HQCO2BN	Hohenlepte, Germany	Co left Badetz at 1345 arrived Hohenlepte at 1400 distance traveled 1 Mile. Co Now assisting Bn in defense of ground previously gained.
E	Badetz, Germany	Company moved fr vicinity of Badetz, Germany to vicinity of Hohenlepte by foot. Prepared to attack a town. Orders were changed and company moved back to Badetz and maintained outpost. Awaiting further orders.
F	Hohenlepte, Germany	Company outposting town of Hohenlepte. Company CP was shelled last night.
G	Hohenlepte, Germany	No changes
H	Hohenlepte, Germany	Company in defense. Captured 1 prisoner.
HQ3BN	1000 yards west of Badetz, Germany1	CP moved to above location at 1100 today. Companies in defensive positions. Weather clear and warm.
HQCO3BN	1000 yards west of Badetz, Germany1	Company dug in at present location. Moved today at 1100. Weather clear and warm.
I	Staßfurt, Germany1	No changes
K	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	Tochheim, 17 Apr 45: Co moved out of Kameritz at 1420. Moved into Toccheim at 1500. Company now on river outposting town. Protecting bridge. Weather: Fair-warm.
L	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	Co moved to new location to take up defensive positions.
M	Alt Tochheim, Germany1	Moved to new location. Weather warm. Morale high.
SERCO	Barby, Germany	Usual Camp Duties
ATCO	Badetz, Germany	Hq and 4th plt moved from Barby 845825 16 Apr 45, arrived at Tocheim 900788, 2000 16 Apr 45, left Tocheim 900788 1000 17 Apr 45, arrived at Badetz 992558 1030 17 Apr 45. Hq and 4th plt crossed the Elbe river at 1850 16 Apr 45.
CANCO	Tachhein, Germany	No changes
MEDDET	Badetz, Germany	Det left Toccheim, Germany at 1430. Arrived at Badetz, Germany at 1445. Distance traveled: approximately 2 miles. Movement made by convoy. Weather: clear and warm. Morale: Good.

323rd Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
HQBTRY	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
A	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
B	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
C	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
SERBTRY	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes
MEDDET	Ilsenburg, Germany1	No changes

324th Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
A	1/2 mile north-east of Barby, Germany1	Btry displaced 800 yrds SE of old position at 1400. Btry registered upon arrival. Btry fired 12 rds on enemy personnel, 12 rds on enemy gun btry, 10 rds registered on Base Point and 16 rds on an enemy town. Total rds fired 50. Weather: Fair. Morale: Excellent.

908th Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQBTRY	Poleymühle, Walternienburg, Germany1	Displaced from old position at Kameritz, Germany, by echelon. First elements of Btry left old position at 1230 hrs. Arr new position at Poleyhule, Germany, rD9081 at 1240 hrs. Final elements of btry arr at 1700 hrs. Distance traveled 1 mile. Roads: secondary, dusty. No casualties. Weather: Fair and warm. Morale: Excellent.
A	7/10 mile south of Poleymühle, Walternienburg, Germany1	Btry left position vicinity of Kameritz, Germany at 1515 hrs, arrived new position 7/10 Mi S of Poleyhule, Germany at 1530 hrs. Distance traveled 1 mile. Btry in position and firing on enemy. Weather: Clear and warm. Morale: Excellent.
B	1/2 mile south of Poleymühle, Walternienburg, Germany1	Btry departed fr position 1/2 mi South of Kameritz, Germany at 1700 to displace. Arrived in position 5 miles south of Poleyhule, Germany at 1710. Distance traveled 1 miles. Roads: Sandy. Weather: Clear. Morale: Excellent.
C	1 mile south of Poleymühle, Walternienburg, Germany1	Displaced 1500 yds SW to a new position at 1700. Closed into new position at 1730. Roads: Dusty. Weather: Clear, cool.
SERBTRY	Barby, Germany	Usual combat duties. Weather: Warm. Morale: Excellent.

308th Medical Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Calbe, Germany	No changes
HQDET	Calbe, Germany	No changes
A	Barby, Germany	Station in operation, casualties very light. This Co in support of 329th Inf, 83 Div, over the Elbe River in vicinity of Barby, Germany.
B	Ilsenburg, Germany	Co continuing to operate at location in Ilsenburg, Germany at rD0366, supporting the 330th Inf Combat Team. There have been very few patients evacuated through our station today.
C	Groß Rosenburg, Germany1	Four litter bearers w/ 2nd Bn, 331 Inf Regt returned to Co at 1100.
D	Calbe, Germany	No changes

308th Engineer Combat Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Calbe, Germany	No changes
HQSVCO	Calbe, Germany	No changes
A	Barby, Germany	Weather: Clear. Company in support of 329th Inf Regt. Company alerted at 0145. Set up defense in south and west approaches to Barby. 2nd Platoon returned to Company from 329th Inf Reserve at 0900. 3rd Platoon operated ferry on Elbe River all day. 1st Platoon put in two minefields in vicinity of Gutergluck, rD9285. 3rd Platoon put in one minefield in vicinity of Gehrden, rD8987.
B	Groß Rosenburg, Germany1	Co. left Calbe, Germany at 1730 and arrived at present station at 1800. Distance traveled: 7 miles.
C	Breitenhagen, Germany	Company moved from Barby, Germany by motor convoy at 1530 hours. Arrived at present area at 1530 hours. Traveled 8 miles. Weather: Clear. Swider, Joseph A., Capt, O-1101685. Awarded Oak-Leaf Clusuter to Bronze Star Medal per GO #66, Hq 83d Inf Div.
MEDDET	Calbe, Germany	No changes

453rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
HQ	Calbe, Germany	Usual combat duties
HQBTRY	Calbe, Germany	Usual combat duties
A	Kämeritz, Hohenlepte, Germany1	Usual combat duties
B	1000 yards south of Güterglück, Germany1	Usual combat duties
C	Ilsenburg, Germany1	Usual combat duties
D	Barby, Germany	Usual combat duties
MEDDET	Calbe, Germany	Usual combat duties

783rd Ordnance Company, 83rd Infantry Division
Company / Unit	Station	Record of events
C	Biere, Bördeland, Germany1	No changes