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Historic Parts OfTrier Are Saved(By THOBURN WIANT)TRIER. March 2—lt;i«P—‘Trier. Germany's oldest community, was a dead city, abandoned by most of its 88.000 peace-time inhabitants, when it fellt0, ^ s Third army today.Trier ;s badly scared from aerial bombardment, but the famous Porta Nigra structure, built by the Romans in the third century, haruiv was touched, and the cathedral, d iting oack to the fourth century, was damaged only to a repairable extent at pne endThe southern part of Trier is themost, severely damaged. The sectionnorth of the Porta Nigra (the BlackGate) is in relatively good condition oix large fires and several small onestre burning m scattered areas tonight, but, all arc under control.American troops entered the narrow.crooked streets In the ancient quarter of the cit\ earlier today. The first were members of a task force led by lit. Col. Jack Richardson of Athens. Tex. and thev seized intact the south ,ridge over the Moselle This enabledI inks to roll acr fnd tablish abridgehead on the western bank.Richardson’s tanks drove to the eastern approaches of the bridge, firing at the Germans on the western side, while other tanks followed by infantry, sped across the span.As the first tank reached the western end a German who apparently was assigned to set off a dynamite charge sprinted away. However, theGermans did succeed in blowing uo the center span of the north bridge. Besides the turreted Porta Nigra,Trier has a large ampitheater, the picturesque ruins of a Roman palace and remains of ancient Roman baths.Trier was found in 14 B C.. by the Emperor Augustus. Under the Romans It was known as Augusta Treviorum. Under the French empire it was called Treves. , . ^ rPicturesquely loc ated on f he Moselle the Rhenish Prussian city has figured largely in early church history. Archbishops in Treves rose to the position of prijices and were influential in the affairs of the holy Romanempire. ^ ^4 -• * jsfy. £/•*In modern times the city becamean industrial center, noted for tannin*. dyeing and iron foundaries.So many prisoners were taken they could not be counted immediately. The numbered in hundreds. Column after column of bedraggled captives marched through the streets in the afternoon.We entered Trier with “Task Force Norris/’ commander bv Lt, Col. Nea Norris of Bloomfield, N. J.We expected resistance, although other tanks and infantrymen had been In the citv for several hours. But there was no resistance.In the distance there was a sound of sniper fire Wre could see shells landing on .ton of a hill across the Moselle. But that was all.Pfcs. Clyde fcjave. Drexcl. N. C and John Lowe. Royersford. Pa., were in the vehicle ahead of us One said It’s too damned quiet here for us. Something like the calm before thestorm.»•
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Mar 03, 1945
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