Preface and Introduction

This is the story of the 100th Infantry Division, the Century Division, and its training and battles during World War II.  The Division was activated on 14 November, 1942, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  Major General Withers A. Burress took command at that time and remained commander until 22 September, 1945. This unit fought in northeastern France and western Germany, and during its six months of combat, it liberated or captured over 400 towns.  One of these towns in France was Bitche, from whence the soldiers drew their nickname, The Sons of Bitche.

Trained in Fort Jackson, the Cumberland Mountains, and Fort Bragg, the Division embarked from New York City on 6 October, 1944, and arrived in Marseille on 20 October. The 100th fought in the Vosges Mountains, the Ardennes and Alsace, and the Rhine campaigns.  They fought until the order to cease fire was received on 5 May, 1945. On the 8th of May the war in Europe was over.

This site focuses on the months of training, combat, and occupation which the Division experienced.  It is intended for the use of historians, as well as the members of the Division and their descendents.  Here the visitor will find:

• The Division History/The Story of the Century
• Unit Histories and Operations Reports
• Individual Memoirs
• Photographs
• Maps
• Documents, Books, and Papers archived at the GCMF
  

Much of this material is archived at the George C. Marshall Foundation.

The 100th Division Organization maintains a website which is filled with all information regarding the Division after 1946, current information, meetings, newsletters, items for sale, as well as additional historical information.  They first met in 1948. Click here to leave the Marshall Foundation and go to their Organization site: The 100th Infantry Division