Williams (1960), but this can hardly suffice for fully understanding the story of the U.S. Some of the events of the battles in Holland are included in the US Army Center of Military History's "Chronology: 1941-1945" by Mary H. There are only two narrative history books (see below) that I have found in English about these troops and their battles - and one of those is an English translation of a Dutch history. There is a dearth of published histories of the American troops' role in these battles.Why are these battles largely unknown? These are my guesses at the answer to this question. But their story is profoundly unknown to most Americans. While it is true that a large proportion of US airborne troops units did see action in Holland, during Operation Market-Garden (popularized in Cornelius Ryan's book and movie "A Bridge Too Far"), there were many US troops who fought - and died - in Holland.
never was in Holland, only the airborne." ( Band of Brothers, p. Why is this page necessary? Historian Stephen Ambrose wrote "the average G.I. But I use the term "Holland" here as the Americans used it in World War II, for the entire country of the Netherlands. Note that the correct name of the page should use "the Netherlands", since Holland is only two provinces of the Netherlands. So if you see something missing, please let me know. Welcome to Wesley Johnston's web page dedicated to telling the story of the US non-airborne troops in Holland, part of the 7th Armored Division web site. The story of American non-airborne troops in Holland is essentially the story of the 2nd Armored Division, 30th Infantry Division, 7th Armored Division and the 104th Infantry Division.Ĭlick on the division's patch to jump past the introduction and see their story.Ĭlick here for links to other commemorative pages. This page was begun October 4, 2004, during the 60th anniversary of the battle of Overloon. The Largely-Unknown Battles other than Operation Market-Garden US Non-Airborne Troops in Holland in World War II
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