103d INFANTRY DIVISION WORLD WAR II ASSOCIATION
103d Infantry Division History: Cactus Men
The following audio stories are from men who served with the 103d Infantry Division (Cactus). General William T. Sherman stated it best when he stated "war is hell." The men of the Cactus Division can certainly testify to the fact that in many cases, Sherman was making a conservative statement. There is an Index of Each CD and a description of its content. CLICK ON THE CD TRACK NUMBER to hear the stories of those of the 103d Infantry Division who fought the Germans during WWII.
CD 1
Track 1: Introduction
Track 2: Warriors Reunion
Track 3: Chapter 1 - Training the 103d
Track 4: ASTP - Getting Ready
Track 5: Chapter 2 - Embarkation
Track 6: Chapter 3 - Europe
Track 7: To The Front
CD 2
Track 1: November 12-15, 1944 Krauts
Track 2: Chapter 4: St. Die
Track 3: St. Die
Track 4: St. Die Taken
Track 5: Moving Forward
Track 6: Thanksgiving
Track 7: Officers' View
CD 3:
Track 1: Officers' View
Track 2: Medic!
Track 3: Officers' View
Track 4: Medic!
Track 5: Combat, Heroes
Track 6: Cowards & Germans
CD 4
Track 1: Chapter 5 Selestat
Track 2: December Combat
Track 3: Climbach & The West Wall
Track 4: The West Wall
Track 5: Chapter 6 - The Bulge, Norwind
Track 6: General McAuliffe
CD 5
Track 1: Sessenheim
Track 2: Sessenheim
Track 3: Chapter 7 - Schillersdorf
Track 4: Return to Schillersdorf
Track 5: Defending the Moder River
Track 6: Kindwiller, "The Quiet Time"
CD 6
Track 1: Chapter 8 - Medics View
Track 2: Moving the Wall
Track 3: Siegfried Line Again
Track 4: Into the Fatherland
Track 5: Into Austria, Landsburg
CD 7
Track 1: Innsbruck & The End of the War
Track 2: Chapter 9 - Prisoners of the Reich
Track 3: Chapter 10 - "We're Alive" & Finished
Track 4: Epilogue
The following are corrections to the above Volume 1, as indicated by Track and errata listing:
CD 2
Track 1: MG Brooks - commanded VI Corps
CD 4
Track 6: 9 German divisions in Nordwind attack, McAulliffe was a Major General.
CD 5
Track 1: Capture of Strasburg in lieu of Salzburg
CD 6
Track 3: Co I, 411 led 6th Army Group across German border December 15, 1944. Co K, 411 did so again on March 18 1945.
Track 5: New 262 Jet fighter in lieu of 202 Jet
CD 7
Track 1: Major West was Division G2 (intelligence)
Track 4: Most difficult terrain on the French-German front
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