13 February 1945

TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS (IX Troop Carrier Command): HQ 435th Troop Carrier
Group moves from Welford Park, England to Bretigny, France.

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 829: 9 B-24s drop leaflet
in the Netherlands and Germany during the night without loss.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 320+ B-26s, A-26s, and
A-20s, attack rail bridges at Sinzig, Neuwied-Irlich, and Euskirchen,
military transport depots at Schwelm and Iserlohn, defended points at
Wittlich, and targets of opportunity; fighters escort the A-20s, A-26 and
B-26s, bomb the Neuss and Zieverich bridges and other targets, fly armed
reconnaissance, and support Third Army elements from Prum to Saarlautern
along the Our and Sauer Rivers, and Saar River bridgehead areas. In France,
HQ 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Light) moves from Voisenon to Marchais; the
39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Ninth AF, based at Amand with
F-5s, sends a flight to operate from Gosselies, Belgium (another flight is
operating from Jarny); and the 405th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group,
moves from Tantonville to Metz with P-47s. The 155th Photographic
Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), moves from
St Dizier, France to Le Culot, Belgium with A-20s and F-3s.