Goar on the 27th and completed almost 26 hours later. This was heavily contested by the Germans in St. Goar, Germany, very early on the morning of 3/26/45 (which is different than the 602nd TD info?). Still doing research looking for another pic of this crossing to verify it positively.ĥ/25/10-Review of the 89th ID history indicates they made a ferried assault crossing at St. So, based on that info, I'll say this photo was taken at Boppard, Germany, very late in March, 1945. Part of the 602nd moved north and crossed the bridge at Boppard and then proceeded south to rejoin the 89th. Goar on 3/25/45 but no bridge was in place. It states that the 89th was ferried across the Rhine at St. As always, if anyone has any info to offer I would sure appreciate it.Ģ/12/10- Further research turned up an abreviated history of the 602nd TD Bn which was attached to the 89th ID. But, I wonder if the 607th would move to another divisions "zone"? He thought that the terrain in this photo, and a previous one I've posted, matched up better with Oberwesel on Google Earth. Another guy has suggested this could be the 89th ID's crossing area at Oberwesel, a little further up the river from Boppard. B crossed the bridge and assembled, waiting on the 346th IR's crossing. But, the book says, immediately after the preceding entry, that Co.
C were the first armor working with the 87th to cross the Rhine. B, 735th Tank Battalion and two TD's from the 2nd platoon(?) of Co. C reported that two TD's from 3rd platoon were across. The unit journal indicates that at 1815 hours on the 25th, Co. C supported the 345th infantry crossing at Boppard. A/607th firing at targets in the vicinity of Oberlahnstein, across the river, on 3/25/45. According to the 607th unit history, the 347th Infantry Regiment was ferried across at Rhens (about 3.5 miles north/downstream of Boppard as the crow flies), under heavy 20mm fire, with Co. The 607th was attached to the 87th Infantry Division at the time they crossed the Rhine at Boppard. I think this is the Rhine River but not sure if this is at Boppard or, based on another suggestion, Oberwesel, Germany.
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