George Toriello sent me this material on Vladimir L. Dietrich on
July 31, 2019:
Vladimir L. Dietrich was born on November 6, 1925 in New York City. According to the 1930 Census, he was living at 189 Cherry Lane in Teaneck, New Jersey. He enlisted into the U.S. Army on February 12, 1944 at Fort Dix New Jersey. He was a Private with Company G 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment 10th
Mountain Division.
An interesting note from Wikipedia on this division was originally activated as the 10th Light Division (Alpine) in 1943, the division was redesigned the 10th Mountain Division in 1944 and fought in the mountains of Italy in some of the roughest terrain in World War II. On 5 May 1945, the Division reached Nauders, Austria, beyond the Resia Pass, where it made contact with German forces being pushed south by the U.S. Seventh Army. A status quo was maintained until the enemy headquarters involved had completed their surrender to the Seventh. On the 6th, 10th Mountain troops met the 44th Infantry Division of Seventh Army. [3]
Vladimir L. Dietrich was KIA on February 21, 1945 while fighting in the
Mountains of Italy.
According to the Source:
Division Chronology~National Association of the 10th. Mountain Division
(Including casualty lists and maps) Vladimir L. Dietrich died during at Cappla Di Ronchidos Italy and according to find a grave it was during the battle of
Mt. Belvedere.
NOTE: It was in the battle of Mt. Belvedere, according to bio on FindAGrave.
Here is the list of the 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION CASUALTIES IN PARTICULAR BATTLES, ITALY: (1945) Riva Ridge (18 Feb - 25 Feb = 7 days) 17 KIA + 51 WIA = 68 (10/day) Mt Belvedere through Mt della Torraccia (19 Feb - 2 Mar = 12 days) 195 KIA + 718 WIA+ 1 POW = 914 (76/day)
INFANTRY CASUALTIES IN ITALY 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION CASUALTIES IN ITALY~
Total casualties.
On January 6, 1945, the 10th Mountain Division suffered its first casualties in Italy when seven men were killed by mines in Quercianella, near Livorno. By the time the war in Italy ended, on May 2, the division had suffered a total of 4837 casualties - 975 killed, 3849 wounded, and 12 taken prisoner.
Written by:
Bob Meli
August 2, 2019 |
