GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER'S MILITARY AND MEMORIAL BOOK GROUPING

GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER'S MILITARY AND MEMORIAL BOOK GROUPING
FROM THE ESTATE OF GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER, COMMANDER OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA BEACH Excellent lot of four books owned by Huebner, includes: 'History of the First Division During the World War, 1917-1919'(Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co.), 1922. 452pp. 8vo. in blue cloth with insignia and gilt title, covers scuffed, spine damaged at bottom, bearing Huebner's name on front pastedown (likely in his hand); 'Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force', (Washington: Government Printing Office), [n.d., ca. 1945], 124pp. 4to., Eisenhower's report on the Allied invasion at Normandy to the surrender of Germany, puckered a bit due to dampness; 'Eight Stars to Victory' [n.p., n.d., ca. 1946], 158pp. 4to., a history of the 1st Engineers' Combat Battalion; and 'Memorial Book', a 11 x 8 in. hardbound photo presentation from the U.S. military cemetery at Margraten, Holland. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888-1972) was an American general who commanded the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', in early August of 1943. He commanded the division during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo and in foiling the German counteroffensive at Mortain. After the Allied breakout in Normandy, the division advanced rapidly, arriving at the German border in early October of 1944, where it was committed to battle at Aachen, which it captured after two weeks of heavy fighting. After experiencing heavy fighting once again in the Huertgen Forest, the division briefly rested but soon returned to counter the German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge in December, 1944. In January, 1945, Huebner was named commander of the V Corps, which he led in its advance to the Elbe river, where elements of the corps made the first contact with the Soviet Red Army. By war's end, the division had advanced into Czechoslovakia. Following the German surrender, Huebner served as the Chief of Staff for all American forces in Europe, and in 1949 was named the final military governor of the American occupation zone in Germany. This item originates directly from General Huebner's estate and is accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by a direct linear descendant.