The Crossing 1944. The 94th Infantry Division Leaves England

In this World War II 80th Anniversary 1944-2024 Documentary, Wim Schelberg explores the history behind the 94th Infantry Division’s crossing of the English Channel, early September 1944. Using original World War II archival footage of troops departing from England in 1944, Wim Schelberg follows the voyage of the 94th Infantry Division across the Atlantic, and into the European Theater of Operations. The division landed with the RMS Queen Elizabeth near Greenock, Scotland, after crossing the Atlantic in less than six days. The morning of 12 August, 1944, the troops of the 94th began debarking from the Queen Elizabeth. Debarkation was completed on 13 August and the division moved to temporary stations in southern England. There, the division would receive all the vehicles and equipment it needed for its crossing into France, where it would oppose German troops from the U-Boat bases of Brittany to German cities on the Rhine River. After weeks of training, the division received a warning order to be able to move to the Continent on six hours' notice on or after 3 September 1944. For the men of the division, the war in Europe drew ever closer… --------- CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:14 Training in England 0:56 Alert warning order by US Ninth Army 1:29 Movement to the ports starts 1:57 Movement of 94th Infantry Division HQ 2:23 Order of march for the division 2:49 The 301st Infantry departs 3:18 The 302nd Infantry moves 3:35 The 376th Infantry moves 3:50 Company I/376 member Bob Adair remembers the last days in England 4:07 Bob Adair remembers leaving England 4:58 Crowding in the Liberty Ships 5:30 The division artillery prepares for movement 5:35 301st Field Artillery Battalio moves 5:50 356th Field Artillery Battalion moves 6:07 390th Field Artillery Battalion moves 6:33 The 94th is in the ETO & conclusion --------- The 94th Infantry Division Historical Research Center is a non-profit initiative by Wim Schelberg dedicated to researching the 94th Infantry Division during world War 2 and keep the history of this division alive. Want to read more about the 94th Infantry Division? See Wim Schelberg’s books at: https://www.amazon.com/author/wim_sch... Stay connected! Facebook:   / 94thbooks   Instagram:   / 94thidrc   X (Twitter):   / 94thid   Linkedin:   / wimschelberg   #WW2 #WWII #worldwartwo #history #94thIDHRC #94thinfantrydivision #calender #todayinhistory #pastevents #pastpresent #thenandnow #TodayInHistory #HistoryCalendar #HistoryToday #JoinHistory #WW2Commemoration80 #WW2Anniversary #RememberingWW2 #WW2Heroes #LestWeForget #HonoringTheFallen #WW2History #80YearsOfRemembrance #WW2Legacy #NeverForgetWW2 #WW2Veterans #WW2Tribute #WW2Stories #HistoryMatters #WW2Remembered #EightyYearsOn #1944Remembered #WorldWar2Anniversary #80thanniversary #376thInfantry #301stInfantry #302ndInfantry #FieldArtillery