22nd Infantry World War 2 Page 3

The 22nd Infantry in World War II

Belgium, early September, 1944 - 22nd soldiers are pinned to the ground
by German snipers

Nearing the Siegfried Line, September 1944

Advancing through the fields of haystacks

Colonel C.T. "Buck" Lanham took command of the 22nd on July 9, 1944,
and continued to command until March 2, 1945.
On September 11, 1944, the first American Infantrymen into Germany
was a patrol from the 22nd. COL Lanham (far left) tells General Barton (seated behind the wheel
of his personal jeep "Barton Buggy") of the event, as they prepare to follow the patrol
across the border.

The 22nd Infantry was the first Allied unit to penetrate the Siegfried Line.
This photo was taken from a captured German pillbox,
looking out at the ground the 22nd had to cross to take this position, September 1944.

Red Cross Doughnut Girls visit with the 22nd Infantry, October 1944

22nd soldiers try to dry out a blanket, Hurtgen Forest, November 1944

January 1945, the Siegfried Line at Brandscheid