Posted by Dick Rademacher --Previous Message--
on 6/9/2005, 4:18 pm, in reply to "Fight at Imsterau, Tyrol, 5th May 1945"
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As I was in the 1st Bat. 324th Inf. Reg.Co.D at the time of the last battles on the mountain path leading through Imst to Landeck, I certainly have recollections of the blown out pathway-fire on the hillside from our Artillery across the valley of the Inn. The incongrous Coca Cola sign on a little railway station-which seemed so "out of place" in a war setting in far off Austria. Also the sorrow of seeing the last casualties when we all knew the war was about to terminate. Had no opportunities for pictures but at the conclusion of the war, I was stationed in Strengen- a little village of 3 levels above the Inn river and our point of the roadblock to secure all traffic back or forth on the road from the defeated German to our line of advance. Hope this is of some interest to you-"Roddy"-my war time knickname.
: Dear Sirs,
: I am a historian in Tyrol, Austria, and I
: studied a lot about the advance of the 44th
: Division and other US-troups in Tyrol in
: early may 1945. Now I am looking for
: informationes and photos which show
: US-Soldiers, German prisoners and other
: situationes in Tyrol at that time,
: particular in Imst, Landeck and Telfs and
: also in the smaler villages in this part of
: the country.
: Especially I am interested in Informationes
: about the fight in the area of Imsterberg,
: Imsterau and Mils on may 5th, the last
: regular battle in Tyrol of World War 2. The
: battle was probably fought bei the 1st Bn of
: the 32th regiment. It would be very helpful
: for me to get informationes, documents and
: photos from this events!
:
: Beste wishes from Tyrol and many thanks
:
: Dr. Stefan Dietrich
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