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126. US WWII GENERAL'S Photo & Document Grouping - GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER - 1st Infantry Division Commander
FROM THE ESTATE OF GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER, COMMANDER OF THE IST INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA BEACH
Great grouping of 200+ photographs of various size, mostly from Huebner's early post-war service, ca.
1945-1950. Mostly landscape images and similarly routine content, yet of particular note are various images with identifying inscriptions on the verso, including "Nurberg', 'Vienna', 'Washington D.C.', 'Salzburg', and one image inscribed on the reverse: Nurnberg - 1948 - 1st Div - 26th Inf. Birthday'. Generally very good. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) was the American general who took command of the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', in early August of 1943. He commanded the division during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo and in foiling the German counteroffensive at Mortain. After the Allied breakout in Normandy, the division advanced rapidly, arriving at the German border in early October of 1944, where it was committed to battle at Aachen, which it captured after two weeks of heavy fighting. After experiencing heavy fighting once again in the Huertgen Forest, the division briefly rested but soon returned to counter the German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge in December,
1944. In January, 1945, Huebner was named commander of the V Corps, which he commanded in its advance to the Elbe river, where elements of the corps made the first contact with the Soviet Red Army. By war's end, the division had advanced into Czechoslovakia. Following the German surrender, Huebner served as the Chief of Staff for all American forces in Europe, and in 1949 was named the final military governor of the American occupation zone in Germany. Must have for the Big Red One collector!
$450