05-08-2007, 04:58 PM
We were in a small village halfway between Berchtesgaden and Salzburg celibrating wars end in ETO. After our 3rd Bn, 7th Inf Reg. 3rd Inf. Div. captured Berchtesgaden on May 4th '45, and raised the American flag on May 5th ' 45 . We recieved orders to "get the hell out ". We left Berchtesgaden to the 101 A.. B. Div who arrived on May 5th and the tourist troops who flocked in. I believe we left on May 6 '45 to a villiage nearby for our celibration there.. However we left with many truckloads of choice drinkables which were distributed for our celibration on V.E. day. The war in ETO was over thank God.
I guess our capturing and clearing Berchestagaden was not appreciated by some,. but, Ce Leguerre . ?