The Division advanced from the Polish border to the gates of Moscow, being halted on 3 December 1941 by the Soviet defence as well as the b… The Division attacked, 30 January 1945, and took Kesternich, 2 February, the town of Schmidt on the 8th, and captured intact the vital Schwammanauel Dam the next day. [5] The division's second Italian winter was spent in the mountains, where morale was low. The 100th Annual Reunion of the 80th Division Veterans Association is now a memory - a great one for all that attended. [29], Operation Torch had achieved complete surprise, and was a success. Activated 15 Aug 1942  •  Entered Combat 13 Dec 1944 Ardennes  •  Days of Combat 125  •  Casualties 8,146, Maj. Gen. Edwin P. Parker, Jr.   (Aug 42 - Nov 45), Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45). • 78th Infantry Division Videos,