Oral History: Oscar Davis, 10-Aug-16, 20160810.

Company L; Davis was a runner and bugler for Company L; Neumarkt; Danube; Regensburg; His unit for the most part stayed in reserve but there was at least one instance near Neumarkt where he took heavy fire from German soldiers and 88mm artillery pieces; he also recalled that by the time the 65th Inf...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
Subjects:
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
assault into Germany (September 1944 - May 1945)
recruiting and enlistment, death and burial, campaigns and battles, war allies, prisoners of war, food and mess, tanks, atrocities, smoking, money, civilians, refugees, universities and colleges
united States Army (USA)
3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division
Budapest
New York, NY
Fort Dix, NJ
Camp Shelby, MS
Le Havre
Metz
Saarlauten
Saarbrucken
Jena
Weimar
Berlin
Regensburg
Nuremberg
Passau
Linz
Enns
Freilassing
Salzburg
Neumarkt
Hungary
United States
France
Germany
Austria
Oral History
World War Two
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Adam Matthew Digital)
Physical Description:online resource (video file 0:57:28) : Sound, Colour
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Company L; Davis was a runner and bugler for Company L; Neumarkt; Danube; Regensburg; His unit for the most part stayed in reserve but there was at least one instance near Neumarkt where he took heavy fire from German soldiers and 88mm artillery pieces; he also recalled that by the time the 65th Infantry Division entered Germany there was not much heavy resistance and that they started seeing more older men and young boys; in addition he recalled that German soldiers comprising of young boys and older men surrendered to them towards the end of the war; he also met with the Russians; he noted after the Russians returned to their side of the Endz river he recalled hearing loud screaming mayhem originating from the civilians; he also heard stories of massive looting, killing and raping by the Russian soldiers on the civilian population; after the war his unit was disbanded and he was later sent to Austria attached to the 9th Division.
Note:Archive Reference: OH.0536.
Copyright Information:
Material sourced from The National WWII Museum
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).