The story
Waldmünchen and Further (Furth im Wald?) were captured as the 90th skirted southward along the Czech border. Far to the north contact between the American and Soviet armies seemed imminent.
In the south the 11th Armored was nearing the Austrian border, and contact with the Russian troops in Austria could not be long delayed.
The 90th was now given the mission of defending along the Czech border, preventing the German troops in Czechoslovakia from entering the southern Redoubt area. Scattered resistance continued. The 345th Field Artillery Battalion became involved in a fire fight with 200 enemy troops.
They leveled their howitzers at the enemy and at short range fired. Those who survived surrendered. Patrols and limited objective attacks were the principal business of the Division as April came to a close.
The Sudeten hills as formidable a defensive line as the Eifels, ranged darkly and forbiddingly against the Tough 'Ombres. Patrols, venturing into the vast wooded areas before them, met sharp opposition as elements of the battle-wise 11th Panzer Division barred their way. It was determined, therefore, that the high ground on the Division's left flank must be cleared.
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