Person in the context of liberation
Bruce H. Hostrup
The 707th Tank Battalion AAR lists the commanding officer of Company A as Capt. Bruce H. Hostrup. The same AAR places Company A, 707th Tank Battalion, within Task Force Crater/Combat Group Fleig during the 12-13 April 1945 Saale/Kahla operation.
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Documented information
- Unit/institution
- 707th Tank Battalion; attached Task Force Crater / 89th Infantry Division operations
- Unit
- Company A, 707th Tank Battalion; Combat Group Fleig context
- Function
- Captain; commanding officer, Company A, 707th Tank Battalion
- Period
- 1945-04-12 – 1945-04-13
- Research status
- medium
Transmission and context
Company A, 707th Tank Battalion was part of Task Force Crater and Combat Group Fleig, which moved south through Kahla along the Saale on 13 April 1945. This makes Hostrup a command-level person in a directly involved unit; personal presence at Walpersberg is not independently proven.
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