Posted By: carrick58
Mosinheim - 02/18/21 09:30 PM
Stomping Joe Thumper
E Company, 2nd Battalion,
3rd Armor Div.
1944.
My elements of the company ( 9 Sherman 75mm) + 2 Self propelled Guns and 1/2 Tracks motored into Mosinheim. I divided into 2 columns and took enemy fire from a tree covered hilltop. Supported by the tanks on the roadside, the other column made a flank attack. destroying 4 Enemy AFV's and 31 inf. took 3 wnd as POW's No losses, but 1 Tank bogged down.
E Company, 2nd Battalion,
3rd Armor Div.
1944.
My elements of the company ( 9 Sherman 75mm) + 2 Self propelled Guns and 1/2 Tracks motored into Mosinheim. I divided into 2 columns and took enemy fire from a tree covered hilltop. Supported by the tanks on the roadside, the other column made a flank attack. destroying 4 Enemy AFV's and 31 inf. took 3 wnd as POW's No losses, but 1 Tank bogged down.