The Second Cavalry Group crosses the Rhine River and begins the campaign for Central Europe, the final push to crush German resistance. (click picture to enlarge)

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• Gernsheim (2)
• Reinheim (5)
• Rhine River bridge (1)
• Waschenbach (3)
• Zeilhard (4)

A smokescreen of white phosphorous is set up along the Rhine River to cover troop movements. (click picture to enlarge)

White phosphorous was also used to pry the Krauts out of some of their more stubborn positions, as in Eidengesass where S/Sgt Sanders was killed while engaging a fanatical enemy defense there. (click picture to enlarge)

On 29 Mar 1945, elements of the 42nd Squadron were ferried across the Main River on this ferry. Open country, the race was on. (click picture to enlarge)

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• Altenhasslau (6)
• Bad Orb (7)
• Bad Soden (3)
• Breitenborn (19)
• Budingen (18)
• Eidengesass (5)
• Gelnhausen (4)
• Haitz (12)
• Hausen (15)
• Hellstein (21)
• Hochst (8)
• Kassel (10)
• Leisenwald (20)
• Mernes (14)
• Salmunster (13)
• Spielberg (1)
• Udenhain (2)
• Wachtersbach (11)
• Waldensberg (16)
• Wirtheim (9)
• Wittgenborn (17)

At Waldensberg, the rear echelon proved to be quite combat effective in coming to the aid of the 2nd Squadron Headquarters. (click picture to enlarge)

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• Bedheim (8)
• Dingsleben (7)
• Exdorf (1)
• Gleicherwiesen (12)
• Gompertshausen (15)
• Haubinda (11)
• Hill 344 (13)
• Holzhausen (14)
• Linden (10)
• Nordheim (2)
• Queienfeld (4)
• Rentwertshausen (3)
• Romhild (6)
• Seidingstadt (9)
• Wolfmannhausen (5)

The 14th of April 1945 finds the Regiment in territory that will become a future home for elements of the Second Cavalry. The 42nd Squadron race to cut off German columns fleeing from the 11th Armored through Bayreuth. Screening by A and B Troop nets 444 POW's. C Troop enters Bayreuth the next day with 71st Division and nets another 580 prisoners. (click picture to enlarge)