35th Infantry Division Belgium

A study group of the US 35th Infantry Division

Operation Grenade (Page 3)

Shortly afterwards 3^rd Battalion took Wassenberg.

On the 28^th of Feb. L- and K-company passed through Birgelen and the surrounding woods (Birgelen Wald). To their surprise the G.I.’s found “propaganda flyers” (soon more information about the propaganda flyers) in some houses in Birgelen. The Nazis has deliberately left those flyers for the Allied troops.

The 35^th I.D. Belgium wishes to thank gratefully:

- Our friends from ‘Pattern ‘37’ for the German display

- Mr. Emil Leeuws for using his farmhouse.

- Mr. Simon Lerenfort for his help and support.

- Thank you James A. HUSTON.

An important note: The photographs are a way to explain the history of the 35^th Infantry Division. There are some mistakes (for example: the 35^th Inf. Div. did not wear divisional insignia between February 6^th and February 24^th), but we did our best to reduce them to a minimum.

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