6 The End of the Third Reich: Belgium, Germany, and France January 27–May 8, 1945

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION: LAWRENCE CANE’S FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM xi
5. REMEMBERING LAWRENCE CANE xxxix
6. NOTE ON EDITORIAL PRACTICES lv
7. 1 Basic Training: Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington August 28–November 8, 1942 1
8. 2 Officer Candidate School and Military Intelligence Training: Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Camp Ritchie, Maryland November 9, 1942–July 31, 1943 31
9. 3 Preparing for the D-Day Invasion: England January 25–June 5, 1944 60
10. 4 The D-Day Invasion and Beyond: Fighting in France and Belgium June 6–September 14, 1944 83
11. 5 The Siegfried Line and the Battle of the Bulge: Fighting in Germany and Belgium September 15, 1944–January 26, 1945 129
12. 6 The End of the Third Reich: Belgium, Germany, and France January 27–May 8, 1945 165
13. 7 Waiting to Come Home May 9–October 29, 1945 194
14. Appendixes
15. APPENDIX A History of The Ticker 219
16. APPENDIX B Lawrence Cane’s Request for Reassignment to Combat or Airborne Engineer Battalion 221
17. APPENDIX C Diary of Lt. George A. Worth 223
18. APPENDIX D Lawrence Cane’s Silver Star Citation 232
19. APPENDIX E Silver Star Affidavit 234
20. APPENDIX F History of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion 235
21. APPENDIX G Selected After/After Action Reports 240
22. APPENDIX H 1972 WBAI Radio Interview with Lawrence Cane 248
23. FOR FURTHER READING 261
24. INDEX 263