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USFA
Timeline
Last
Update: November 9, 2001
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TIMELINE
For Major Occupational Units
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HQ
US Forces, Austria |
On
July 5, 1945, HQ USFA was established under the command of
GEN Mark W. Clark, and Austria was made a part of the European
Theater. The Theater Commander was responsible for operational
command, training, logistical support, and administration
of the new hqs initially set up at VERONA, Italy.
On July 24, 1945, an advance party of Sig Sec, HQ USFA moved
to VIENNA to arrange comm needs. Vienna Area Command, originally
formed in Italy, opened its headquarters in VIENNA.
On August 19, 1945, the advance headquarters of USFA moved
into VIENNA.
On August 31, 1945, the USFA Command Post was closed (at VERONA)
and USFA MAIN opened that same day at SALZBURG.
Between Oct 16 and 22, 1945, USFA MAIN was moved to VIENNA.
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II
Corps |
On
June 29, 1945, II Corps assumed command of that portion of
the Austrian provinces of Ober Donau (later renamed Oberösterreich),
Salzburg, and Tyrol in the US Sector, opening its Command
Post at SALZBURG. (Concurrent with this activity, XV Corps,
previously responsible for the ocupation of the US sector
in Austria, moved to BAMBERG in Germany where it assumed occupational
duties for northeastern Bavaria.)
On July 6, 1945, II Corps passed from operational control
of 3rd Army to that of US Forces in Austria. At this time
II Corps comprised the 11th Armored Division and the 42nd
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26th
Infantry Division |
On
Aug 2 1945, adv det of 26th Inf Div departed for II Corps.
On Aug 5 1945, elements of 26th Inf Div began move to vic RIED,
Austria. On Aug 8 1945, CP 26th Inf Div closed at HETZLOS and
opened at RIED, Austria. Remainder of Div departed from XV Corps
area (in Bavaria) for RIED.
On Aug 5 1945, the 26th Inf Div was transferred to Austria (probably
taking over responsibility for the areas previously occupied
by the 65th Inf Div (and other units?)).
On Aug 8 1945, CP 26th Inf Div closed at HETZLOS and opened
at RIED, Austria. Remainder of Div departed from XV Corps area
for RIED. |
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42nd
Infantry Division |
Early
in July 1945 orders were received to move the Div to the vicinity
of SALZBURG as the French were to take over the occupation of
the entire TYROL. The new Div area was in and immediately surrounding
the city of SALZBURG, already crowded with troops, displaced
persons and refugees. Some men were going to have to sleep in
tents until the 101st Abn Div, scheduled for redeployment, could
be moved from its occupational zone. The Rainbow began its move
to the vicinity of SALZBURG on July 8 and its area in the Tyrol
was formally turned over to the French 4th Moroccan Mountain
Div at KITZBÜHL at noon on July 10.
On August 1, the 101st Abn Div, headquartered at BAD GASTEIN,
relinquished its zone of occupation, Land SALZBURG, to the 42nd
Inf Div and moved (on Aug 2) to AUXERRE, France. The 42nd Inf
Div then expanded south into the Land to take over its area.
The 222nd Inf Regt was destined to garrison VIENNA.
On August 9, Co K, 222nd Inf Regt, moved to VIENNA to serve
as honor guard for Gen Mark W. Clark. Other elements of the
222nd were also alerted to move to VIENNA and garrison the city.
On August 27, the remainder of 3rd Bn joined Co K, and on September
2, HQ 222nd, 1st Bn and Svc Co moved to the city.
On 26 February 1946 the Division's area was expanded to include
all the American zone in Austria (probably because the 83rd
Infantry Div was returned to the US).
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65th
Infantry Division |
On
Aug 19 1945, 65th Inf Div continued movement into 14th Armd
Div area (in Bavaria) and CP 65th Inf Div opened at GABERSEE.
65th Inf Div completed move into 14th Armd Div area closing
on Aug 21.
On Aug 31 1945, 65th Inf Div disbanded. |
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83rd
Infantry Division |
In October 1945 it became necessary to nominate one of the XII
Corps divisions to relieve the 26th Inf Div in the U.S. Zone
in Austria. Since the 83rd was the most accessible and it had
already been determined that the 4th Armd Div was to occupy
the Corps zone in toto, the 83rd was selected for the relief.
The date set for the relief of the 83rd and assumption of responsibility
by the 2nd Cav and 4th Armd was Oct 23.
Beginning Oct 25, 1945, the 83rd was to commence its relief
of the 26th Inf Div in Austria. On Oct 23, relief of 83rd Inf
Div by 4th Armd Div and 2nd Cav Gp completed.
The 83rd Inf Div was released by Third Army to Austria on Oct
25, 1945.
On Nov 28 1945, USFA attached the 4th Cav Gp, less one troop
to the 83rd Inf Div and authorized it to employ this force as
a District Constabulary. This group comprised the 4th
and 24th Cav Recon Sq (Mech), one troop of the 24th being attached
to the Vienna Area Command as a DC for that area.
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5th
Infantry Regiment |
Moved
to Austria (from an occupational sector in southern Germany)
on 13 April 1946
Relieved 1 May 1946 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division
Inactivated in Austria on 15 November 1946 |
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16th
Infantry Regiment |
Hq
16th Inf Regt opened its CP in SALZBURG (US Zone) on 21 October
1946.
1st Bn, 16th Inf Regt arrived in (VIENNA) Austria on 11 October
1946
2nd Bn, 16th Inf Regt arrived in SALZBURG, Austria, on 18 October
1946 |
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350th
Infantry Regiment |
The
Regt activated on June 15 1948 at Camp Truscott, in Austria,
to replace the 16th Infantry Regiment in occupying the United
States Zone of Austria and the United States Sector of Vienna.
Originally the 1st Battalion was in Vienna, while the Headquarters,
Service, Medium Tank, Medical, and Heavy Motar Companies, as
well as the 2nd Battalion, were at Camp McCauley, near Linz.
In January 1949 the 1st Battalion was transferred to Camp Saalfelden
with the Heavy Motar and Medium Tank Companies; the 2nd Battalion
was transferred to Camp St. Johann; and the Headquarters, Service,
and Medical Companies were transferred to Camp Truscott, where
the 3rd Battalion was reactivated.
In March of 1951 the Regiment was assigned to USFA Tactical
Command as a divisional-type Regiment rather than a separate
Regiment.
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