Regensburg, Germany Historical site

I don't know exactly if the 442 RCT were in the vicinity of Regensburg, though quite conceivable as they were for sure in Munich which US troops entered on 29 April 1945 according to the memorial plaque in the Marienplatz and members of the 442end were among the liberators of Dachau. This momentous occasion is attested to by those whose liberation was the result of these troops.

In 1995 in CA there was the 50th reunion of the Dachau survivors and their Japanese-American liberators.

I suggest you research this information as regards to Regeensburg in the official unit history (the primary source) of the 442 RCT.

Check also R. Atkinson's trilogy on the US Army at war in North Africa and Europe, vol.3. His coverage of the liberation of Dachau and what ensued you might find surprising if not astonishing.

With the information you provided it might be difficult to find the location where the photo was taken. It very well could have been taken outside of the town someplace. Without some possibly identifiable feature in a photo or the diary, I doubt you’ll have success finding the exact location. It’s possible the best you could do is visit the town to pay tribute, honor, and celebrate him and what he went through.

When I visited the airfield my father’s unit was based at in the UK, I was touched more than I thought I would be. It was very emotional knowing he walked there prior to the Normandy invasion. The runways were still there and I could easily visualize the C-47s taking off and landing.

If you can find the route the American unit took to enter the town, that could help you out. Good luck with your search.

Thank you everyone for your helpful answers. I visited Mooseburg in 2019 and saw most of the information and sites available using Rick Steve's book. It was quite an experience. I've read quite a bit about the liberation of Stalag VII A but according to my Dad's diary, German guards were afraid the Russians might get to the camp before the Americans; so the guards left the camp and took POWs with them. Dad for sure was liberated on May 1, 1945. He never forgot that date, even though he hardly even mentioned the war or being a POW. I thought it was a long shot to get an answer but I'm grateful for the kindness you all showed me. Again, thank you. Mary

I think it was the 42nd Infantry Div that liberated Dachau, only off by one digit. The 442 RCT was in Italy cracking the Gothic Line.

The 442 RCT was indeed at Dachau, I met some of these veterans in the mid-1990s in workshops. The liberated survivors and these vets had their photos taken together at the 50th reunion of the liberation. That part is historical fact. The museum in San Antonio , the Institute of Texas Cultures pays tribute to the 442 for saving the "Lost Battalion " of Texans.

Yes, they did do that during a short period of time when they were in the Vosges, France, but they got transferred back to the Italian front in November 1944.

You can search for Regensburg in den letzten Kriegstagen des Jahres 1945 by Robert Bürger. I could not find an English translation. I can only think of the Danube River valley to the north and towards Adlersberg, and to the West towards Sinzing hill wise.