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The 84th Training Command ("Railsplitters" [1]) is a formation of the United States Army.During World War I it was designated the 84th Division, American Expeditionary Forces; during World War II it was known as the 84th Infantry Division.
The 84th Mechanized was part of the 84th Infantry, known as the Railsplitters. The 84th Infantry Division embarked for the European theater from Camp Howze, Texas on September 20, 1944. They arrived in England on October 1 for additional training, then landed in Omaha Beach, Normandy, just five months after the famous D-Day invasion.
84th Infantry ("Railsplitters") Division Brigadier General Alexander R. Bolling 333rd, 334th, and 335th Infantry Regiments 325th, 326th, 327th, and 909th FA Battalions
Kraemer, a Lutheran with a dislike for Nazis, escaped Nazi Germany for America in 1939, leaving behind his wife and son. He was drafted and became a U.S. citizen as an inductee and joined the United States Army in April 1943 ("with two PhDs and one monocle") as an infantryman in the 84th Infantry Division (the "Railsplitter").
(332nd Infantry only) 84th Division ("Railsplitters") 5 August 1917 None (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder - 85th Division ("Custer Division") 5 August 1917 None (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman Maj. Gen. James Parker Maj. Gen. Chase W. Kennedy - 86th Division ("Blackhawk Division") 5 August 1917 None
The 84th Infantry Division reverted to U.S. command and further attacks were abandoned on the 23rd. [ 16 ] On 23 November, the Worcestershires were relieved by 5th Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment , who had been holding the village of Birgden for the last 12 days.
It was conducted by the British XXX Corps (which included the U.S. 84th Infantry Division) to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient between 18 and 22 November 1944. The operation was carried out by two divisions, the 43rd (Wessex) Division , and the 83rd Infantry Division (United States) (Railsplitters) supported by the brigade.
On a break from the Potsdam Conference, President Harry S. Truman strides along inspecting a line of G.I.'s of the 84th Infantry Division at Weinheim (50 miles S of Frankfurt, Germany), July 26, 1945. Stood behind him is the division's commander, Major General Alexander R. Bolling.