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Mar 7

7 - 8 MARCH 1945 - BATTLE OF REMAGEN BRIDGE- #WWII
The 9th Armored Division was advancing toward the Rhine River as part of an offensive, when a tank-infantry task force from its Combat Command B reached the high ground on the edge of the west bank resort city of Remagen.

The commander of the leading company reported the Ludendorff railroad bridge was still intact. Retreating German troops and fleeing civilian refugees were still crossing even as the enemy prepared it for demolition.

Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Engman, the task force commander, ordered 1st Lieutenant Karl Timmermann to lead the men of Company A, 27th Armored Infantry Battalion in a hasty attack to seize the bridge and establish a foothold on the far bank.

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Mar 6

SOLDIER PROFILE – MARGARET CORBIN, AN UNLIKELY REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO (MOLLY PITCHER)

Although they could not enlist, women provided critical support to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Some, like Margaret Corbin, even distinguished themselves in combat.

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Corbin’s time with the Continental Army began as a “camp follower,” a civilian who traveled with the army and attended to the needs of soldiers as cooks and washerwomen. Like many camp followers, she was married to a soldier, John Corbin, who served as an artillerist. @USArmy

In NOV 1776, Margaret and John Corbin were among the Continentals left to garrison Ft. Washington, the last Patriot stronghold on the island of Manhattan. Although confronted by a vastly superior British force, the Continentals fought bravely against impossible odds. #USArmy

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Mar 6

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MUSEUM MONDAY – U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S MUSEUM – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

The U.S. Army Women's Museum at Ft. Lee is the only museum in the world dedicated to Army women, honoring their contributions from the Revolutionary War to the present.

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The museum tells their stories with interactive exhibits and videos throughout the gallery, as well as film presentations in our theater, serving as an educational institution for soldiers, veterans, and civilians.

#WomensHistoryMonth #MilitaryHistory #Diversity #ArmyMuseums

The U.S. Army Women's Museum is also the custodian of historical material pertaining to the service of women across the U.S. Army from its inception to the present day, preserving, managing, and exhibiting these unique artifacts to provide training and educational outreach.

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Mar 4

4-6 MARCH 1944 - BATTLE OF WALAWBUM AND "MERRILL'S MARAUDERS"

As the Allies advanced in Burma, Gen Joseph Stilwell sent the 5307th Composite Unit, called GALAHAD, better known as "Merrill's Marauders" on a wide march around the Japanese right to cut the enemy's communications.

They were named for their commander Brigadier General Frank Merrill. While the Chinese advanced slowly, the commander of the Japanese 18th Division left a force to block the Chinese while he attacked to destroy the new threat to his rear.

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The Americans made their way through thick jungle and occasionally clashed with Japanese, to reach their objective on 3 March. They established two roadblocks and dug in with the 3d BN at the Kachin village of Walawbum, the 2d northwest, and the 1st in reserve.
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Mar 3

3 MARCH 1945 - LIBERATION OF MANILA - #WWII

The battle for Manila, capital of the Philippines, began on 4 February 1945 as the 1st Cavalry Division in the north and the 11th Airborne Division in the south reported Japanese resistance in the city was stiffening.

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After liberating the Santo Tomas and Bilibid prisoner of war camps, the XIV Corps continued its advance. The corps commander divided the northern section of the city into two sectors, the 37th Inf DVN responsible for the eastern half and the 1st Cavalry on the western part.

By the afternoon of the 8 February, 37th Division units had cleared most Japanese from their sector, but the costliest fighting occurred on Provisor Island, where enemy defenders held out at the small industrial center on the Pasig River until 11 February.

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Mar 2

SOLDIER PROFILE – DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER, ONLY WOMAN TO EARN THE MEDAL OF HONOR

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a trailblazing figure in American history, serving her country as the Union Army’s only female surgeon during the Civil War and earning the Medal of Honor.

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When the Civil War began, Edwards Walker offered her services as a surgeon to the Union Army, although they initially rejected her because of her gender and offered her a place as a nurse.

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Although technically a nurse, Edwards Walker performed in a surgeon’s role during the early years of the war, and she served in field hospitals and at the U.S. Patent Office Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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