05-04-2005, 03:27 PM
60 years ago, on this day of May 4 '45 at about 4 P.M. the lead company (L Co. 3rd
Bn. 7th Reg. 3rd Inf Div. under Lt. Sherm Pratt as C.O.) entered Berchtesgaden. About
the top prize capture in Germany by the U.S.. Almost no shots fired, after all the propaganda about it being the "redoubt area" and many S.S. troops for defence of it.
The town was captured and cleared this day. We realized this was probably the end of
WW2. in ETO. Next day May 5 the 101 A.B. Div came in. We were "requested" to leave on May 6 '45 .