Person in the context of liberation
Robert Whitman
Lieutenant and platoon leader in Company A, 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion. TankDestroyer.net Co. A attachment/detachment document states that Lt. Whitman held a headquarters platoon meeting about plans for Task Force Crater; Oliver narrative identifies Lt. R. Whitman as Robert Whitman and a Co. A platoon leader.
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Research record
Documented information
- Unit/institution
- U.S. Army
- Unit
- Company A, 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion; attached to 353rd Infantry Regiment / 89th Infantry Division; Task Force Crater context
- Function
- Lieutenant; platoon leader
- Period
- 1945-04-11 – 1945-04-14
- Research status
- medium
Transmission and context
Relevant as a named Company A / 602nd TD officer in the Task Force Crater preparation context. Task Force Crater operated in the Kahla/Saale bridge mission, but current evidence does not yet prove Whitman personally reached Kahla or Walpersberg.
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