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71st Infantry Division
Red Circle Division

Looking for more information from military/civilian personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me.


Division History (Occupation)





 
Division History (Occupation Period: 9 May 1945 - 10 February 1946)
1945 - 1946
 

5th Infantry

14th Infantry

66th Infantry
 
(Source: The History of the 71st Infantry Division, by Fred Clinger, Arthur Johnston and Vincent Masel. Hqs 71st Inf Div, 1946)
 

History of the 71st Infantry Division cover
 
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71st Inf Div Football program (Oct 1945)
 
This program was handed out at the October 28, 1945 football game held at Augsburg, home of the 71st Red Circler's team. The Red Circler's were 5-0-1 at this point of the season.

 
The Red Circle News - Some of the issues published while in Germany -

July 28, 1945 (p.4)

Jan 26, 1946


 
 
ISSUES IN COLLECTION
DATE ISSUE HQS
Jul 28, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 1   partial
Aug 4, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 2   partial
Aug 11, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 3  
Aug 18 & 25, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 4   missing
Sep 1, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 6  
Sep 8, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 7 Augsburg
Sep 15, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 8 Augsburg
Sep 22, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 9 Augsburg
Sep 29 , 1945 Vol. 1, No. 10 Augsburg partial
Oct 6, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 11 Augsburg
Oct 13-Dec 1, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 12 Augsburg missing
Dec 8, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 20 Augsburg
Dec 15, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 21 Augsburg
Dec 22, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 22 Augsburg
Dec 29, 1945 Vol. 1, No. 23 Augsburg missing
Jan 5-19, 1946 Vol. 1, No. 1 Augsburg missing
Jan 26, 1946 Vol. 2, No. 4 Augsburg
  Vol. 2, No. 5-? Augsburg missing
(not sure how many issues were pub. before Div redeployed)

 

Related Links:
71st Infantry Division Offical Web Page Broken Link - hosted by the 71st Inf Div Association