242 Infantry Regiment (USA) passed German border
The first unit of the Division across the German border was the First Platoon of C Troop of the 117th Cavalry which entered Germany as it reconnoitered the route in front of the 242nd Infantry on the way to Ludwigswinkel, key position in the Siegfried Line. Which infantry unit was the first across the border is a matter of dispute. The honor is claimed by both the 3rd Battalions of the 242nd and the 232nd Infantry Regiments. On the basis of their own claims the 3rd Battalion of the 232nd won the race by four minutes for it
reported crossing the German border near the town of Husselkopf (BtN: not known) at 1434 while the corresponding battalion of the 242nd says it crossed the border at 1438.
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