MARCH AND APRIL 1945

March 22, 1945: Oppenheim Bridge is 2nd point of entry into Germany

April 5, 1945: War moves to Bonn, Germany

April 20, 1945: Troops move into the area where German tanks and military production
occurred.

***Witzenhausen, Germany is located between Kassel and Gottingen in the state of Hesse with the main access river being the Werra.

***Kassel is located between Frankfurt and Hannover and was home to the German tank and airplane production.

***Gottingen is 67 miles from Hamburg. The Leine River runs through the area and the town was almost completely untouched by the Allies.

April 24th 1945; Troops moved into the area near where German tanks and military production occurred.

THE STORY:
Determined to forge ahead and overcome the Germans lurking in the town, the soldiers made their way back to the town. The unsuspecting Germans were unable to overcome the Allies and at the end of the day 14 tanks had been confiscated and 4400 Germans were killed. The two Allied soldiers who had been scouting out the area realized exactly how fortunate they had been. Imagine, just imagine being in a town where you were one of the two soldiers sent ahead and you were able to escape from over four thousand Germans. Luck had surely been on their side.