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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.

Names and keywords

  • Task Force Crater
  • 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • Company A
  • Saale
  • Kahla candidate

Sources and references

No individually attributable sources are currently recorded for this public record.