Bitch, France. The 100th Training Division (OS) was originally activated as the 100th Infantry Division during WWII. This iconic photograph was taken after the town of Bitche, France, fell to the 100th Infantry Division, on March 16, 1945. The 100th Infantry Division, during its months of combat in Northeastern France and Western Germany, liberated or captured over 400 towns. One of these towns was Bitche, and ever since that time they have been known as the “Sons of Bitche.” (Photo and excerpt from archives maintained at the George C. Marshall Foundation)
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Bitche, France - Bitch, France. The 100th Training Division (OS) was originally activated as the 100th Infantry Division during WWII. This iconic photograph was taken after the town of Bitche, France, fell to the 100th Infantry Division, on March 16, 1945. The 100th Infantry Division, during its months of combat in Northeastern France and Western Germany, liberated or captured over 400 towns. One of these towns was Bitche, and ever since that time they have been known as the “Sons of Bitche.” (Photo and excerpt from archives maintained at the George C. Marshall Foundation)


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