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The History of the
106th Infantry Division
by Major General Donald A. Stroh
Commanding General
 When
the history of the Ardennes fighting has been written, it will be
recorded as one of the great strategic Allied successes of the war
in Europe. Tactically, for the 106th, and the other
American divisions involved, it was a bitter and costly fight. But
it becomes increasingly clear that the Germans expended in that last
futile effort those last reserves of men and material which they so
badly needed a few months later. The losses and sacrifices of the
106th Infantry Division paid great dividends in eventual
victory.
These pages are
dedicated to those gallant men who refused to quit in the darkest
hour of the Allied invasion, and whose fortitude and heroism turned
the tide toward overwhelming victory.
Donald A. Stroh
Major General, Commanding
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No American Division of any war had as many
assigned and attached personnel, nearly 100,000, forty thousand
at one time.
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No untried American Division ever got into combat
so fast, so furiously, and so completely under such all out
conditions as did the 106th.
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No American Division suffered such heavy
casualties in such a short period of time.
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No American Division went from activation into
combat in as short a time.
THESE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW:
The sound of a bullet
The power of a blast
The blood of a comrade
The depth of your wound
The dread of dawn
Your fear of pain
THESE THINGS I DO KNOW:
The sound of your honor
The power of your courage
The blood of your wound
The depth of your strength
The terror that binds you
The dread that remains
FOR THESE THINGS WE PRAY:
The sound of your laughter
The power of your voice
The blood of your yearning
The depth of your healing
The joy that frees you
The hope that remains
Your wholeness and your love
AMEN
by Randy Wood.
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Page last revised
03/07/2021