2018 - Liner de la 89eme DI US. Liner en materiaux composite haute pression, fabrication Fireston 62. Coiffe en toile complete avec son cordon de serrage. Bandeau de sudation en cuir complet. Nuquiere presente. Jugulaire en cuir incomplete. Peinture OD d origine a 90%. Marquages au crayon au dos du liner 77th DIV WM. Insigne de la 89eme DI US realise sur la face avant du liner, au crayon. A noter une certaine usure et patine de la piece. Etat II+. La 89e division d infanterie debarque en France au Havre, le 21 janvier 1945, et s engage dans plusieurs semaines d entrainement avant de remonter la riviere Sauer et de prendre des positions a l est d Echternach, le 11 mars 1945. Le lendemain, l offensive commence et la 89e traverse la Sauer dans une avancee rapide jusqu a la Moselle, le 17 mars. l offensive se poursuit et la division passe le Rhin le 26 mars 1945 sous un feu nourri dans la region de WellmichOberwesel. Un ponton est construit sur le Rhin de Sankt Goar a SaintGoarshausen. En avril, le 89e attaqua en direction d Eisenach, prenant la ville le 6 avril. l objectif suivant, Friedrichroda, fut securise le 8 avril. Le 4 avril 1945, la 89e s empare d Ohrdruf, un souscamp du camp de concentration de Buchenwald. La division poursuit sa progression vers l est, en direction de la riviere Mulde, et s empare de Zwickau le 17 avril. l avancee est stoppee le 23 avril et, a partir de cette date et jusqu au jour de la Victoire en Europe, la division na connu qu une action limitee, se contentant de patrouiller et d assurer la securite generale. US 89th Infantry Division liner. Highpressure composite liner manufactured by Firestone 62. Complete web suspension with its drawstring. Complete leather sweatband. Nape strap present. Leather chinstrap incomplete. Approximately 90% of the original OD paint remaining. Pencil markings on the rear of the liner 77th DIV WM. US 89th Infantry Division insignia drawn in pencil on the front of the liner. Some wear and patina to the piece. Condition II+. The 89th Infantry Division landed in France at Le Havre on 21 January 1945 and underwent several weeks of training before moving up the Sauer River and taking positions east of Echternach on 11 March 1945. The following day, the offensive began and the 89th crossed the Sauer in a rapid advance towards the Moselle, reaching it on 17 March. The offensive continued and the division crossed the Rhine on 26 March 1945 under heavy fire in the WellmichOberwesel area. A pontoon bridge was constructed across the Rhine from Sankt Goar to Sankt Goarshausen. In April, the 89th attacked towards Eisenach, taking the town on 6 April. The next objective, Friedrichroda, was secured on 8 April. On 4 April 1945, the 89th captured Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The division continued its advance eastwards towards the Mulde River and captured Zwickau on 17 April. The advance was halted on 23 April and from that date until Victory in Europe Day, the division saw only limited action, carrying out patrols and general security duties.