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Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.

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Identifier

loc_jojr_000050_000051

Title

Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.

Description

The letter was forwarded to all members of the division by Maj. Gen. Terry Allen of the 104th Infantry Division. Collins chronicles the Timberwolves' accomplishments in campaigns in western Germany, including the capture of Cologne and the Ruhr region.

Date

1945-06-01

Temporal Coverage

Source

John Rison Jones, Jr. Collection
Box 1
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

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loc_jojr_2019_11

Citation

Allen, Terry de la Mesa, 1888-1969 and Collins, J. Lawton, “Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed November 24, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/1170.

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