28 February 2025 - The 28th Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket Presentation
80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of the Colmar Pocket Seminar
On February 28th at 1:00 pm, Dr. Walter Zapotoczny will present on the 28th Infantry Division’s role in the destruction of the German Colmar Pocket during February 1945 at the 80th Anniversary Commemoration Seminar. The seminar is sponsored by Outpost International, the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, the French Embassy, and the Defense Attaché of France. The seminar will also feature additional speakers, over the two days, discussing the other units involved in the battle.
Event Details:
When: 0900 to 1600, February 27th-28th, 2025, and March 1st, 2025 (Arlington National Cemetery, times TBD)
Where: Springfield American Legion Post 176, 6250 Amherst Avenue, Springfield, VA 22150
Who: Veterans, families, and friends of the Battle of the Colmar Pocket, including participants from the 3rd, 28th, 36th, and 75th Infantry Divisions, the 12th Armored Division, the 21st US Corps, the First French Army, and allied air units who fought in the Colmar area.
Why: To honor the Divisions and veterans of the Battle of the Colmar Pocket, in which Audie Murphy, Charles P. Murray, Ellis Weicht, Bernard Bell, Keith L. Ware, Gus Kefurt, Eli Whiteley, Russell Dunham, Garlin Connor, Forrest Peden, and Jose Valdez received the Medal of Honor, and to educate the public about this little remembered front known as the second Battle of the Bulge.
Registration: Required by 14 February 2025. Registration fee is $25 each seminar day.
Hotel: Homewood Suites Hotel by Hilton offers a special rate for attendees. Booking link is:
Point of Contact: Monika Stoy, President, Outpost International at email timmoni15@yahoo.com, PH: 571 419-8915.
Author: 28id Association | Source: Society of the 3rd Infantry Division