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| Christmas of 1944 found the 90th in the area
between the Moselle and the Saar Rivers in light contact with the enemy. The
Division's mission was mainly to prevent the German forces in that zone from
reinforcing Von Rundstedt's offensive in the north. New replacements had
arrived, filling in the badly depleted ranks, and it was vitally important
that the newly-arrived troops receive additional training and combat
orientation. On the night of January 5th orders were at last received. "Be prepared for movement". Bitter cold had descended on the area, and freezing winds drifted the snow aimlessly and treacherously, obscuring the roads and rendering them into icy sheets. No one yet knew the Division's destination, its mission, the obstacles which lay before it. The orders were brief and pointed. "Be prepared for movement". The 90th Division prepared.
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