Another mention of liberating POW camps in the area of Rosrath, this one from the After Action Report of the 820th Tank Destroyer Bn. attached to 13th Armored div. There are 2 mentions of assisting in liberating Stalag VIG on 12 April.
1 by 2nd platoon of Reconnaissance Company and 1 by 2nd platoon of "C" company but the 2 camps appear to be in different locations.
The whole AAR is here: http://820tdbn.org/Bn_A_A_Rpt_April_4-18.html
11 April 1945
Battalion and C.P. at Oberpleis closed 1110 and opened Hennef (F681418) at 1145. Closed C.P. at Hennef at 1615 and opened in Siegburg (F630442).
No change for rear echelon.
Reconnaissance Company.
C.P. left Oberpleis with Battalion C.P. moving to Hennef. Moved from Hennef with Battalion C.P. and arrived Siegburg (F628444). Several documents found in a former German C.P. were turned over to C.I.C for disposition.
Pioneer platoon released from “A” Company and joined Company C.P. at Hennef and moved with C.P. to Siegburg.
1st platoon. 1st section crossed Agger river at 1600, moving to (F538522). Knocked out enemy MG at (F539551) with .50 Cal. MG mounted on M8. Spent night vic (F5455). 2nd section crossed Agger river, knocked out MG nest and snipers in Elsdorf (F540528) and took three PW’s. Bivouaced for night vic (F5455).
2nd platoon. 1st section was advance security for 3rd platoon, “C” Company, on move to Lohmar (F628492). Town was under shell and mortar fire. 2nd section performed mission of reconnoitering all towns in route of advance of Task Force Delnore. Captured five PW’s, ten 20MM guns and ammunition, fired on enemy MG positions with 37MM, killing ten enemy soldiers.
3rd platoon at 0630 crossed Sieg river in advance of 1st and 3rd platoons, Company “A’, and contacted Company “F”, 387th Infantry Regiment at Seligenthal.
11 April 1945 (Cont’d)
“A” Company.
C.P. moved to Seligenthal, Germany. 1st and 3rd platoons crossed Sieg river and arrived at Seligenthal at 0900. 1st platoon attached to 2nd Battalion, 387th Infantry; 3rd platoon attached to 3rd Battalion, 387th Infantry; 1st platoon moved to Kaldauen, Germany at 2300.
“B” Company.
C.P. joined elements of train of 13th Armored Division.
1st platoon engaged and destroyed 1 MK V tank near Lohmar at 1400 hours. Again engaged enemy at Elsdorf at 1700 hours where an AA emplacement was destroyed. Captured 60 PW’s.
“C” Company.
C.P. and 1st platoon moved to (F6248) southwest of Lohmar on west side of Agger river.
2nd platoon assaulted the town of Deesem and then captured the town of Krah Winkel. Ninety rounds 76MM HE, thirty rounds 76MM APC, fourteen rounds 37MM and 1000 rounds .50 Cal. ammunition were fired with the following results: three 88 MM guns destroyed, one 105MM gun destroyed, ten 20MM guns destroyed, one radar and searchlight station destroyed, eighteen enemy soldiers killed and forty wounded. Platoon then moved to (F613476) and bivouacked for the night.
3rd platoon went into direct fire position near Lohmar, fired four rounds 76MM into suspected gun positions, then moved to indirect fire positions. The platoon moved into Lohmar at 2030 hours, then to bivouac area southwest of town at (F608489). During this move, fire was received from enemy 20MM guns but no damage resulted and no casualties were suffered.
12 April 1945
Battalion C.P. and rear echelon no change.
Reconnaissance Company.
C.P. and Pioneer platoon no change.
1st platoon. 1st section moved to Dunnwald (F515673) losing two one-quarter ton trucks enroute due to enemy MG fire. 2nd section also moved to Dunnwald. Encountered sniper and MG fire at (F537557). Fire was returned and the action ceased.
2nd platoon. 1st section moved as an advance security for Task Force Satt from (F610489) to (F613514) vic Altenrath. 2nd section assisted in liberation of PW Camp (Stalag 6G) and bivouacked vic Rath (F441581).
3rd platoon. 1st section moved to Siegburg at 0015 and reconnoitered positions for 1st platoon of “A” Company to fire on enemy strong point in factory. 2nd section moved to Braschob at 1100 and to Halberg at 1830.
“A’ Company.
No Change in C.P.
12 April 1945 (Cont’d)
1st platoon attached 303rd Infantry regiment at 0015. arrived in Siegburg at 0630 where 100 rounds of 76MM was fired into a factory which was enemy strong point.
2nd and 3rd platoons returned to company control and moved to Braschob, Germany. Left Braschob for Halberg, Germany, at 1830 hours to remain in regimental reserve.
“B” Company
C.P. moved across Agger river but because of intense enemy shelling moved back and joined battalion C.P. at Sieburg at 1700 hours.
1st platoon discovered two 88MM guns, one of which had been destroyed. Platoon destroyed the other. One section fired 19 rounds HE into Urbach where 400 prisoners were taken. Then moved to Dunnwald where intermittent flak and mortar fire was received all day.
“C” Company.
C.P and 1st platoon moved to (F611492).
2nd platoon aided in the capture of a German PW Camp (Stalag 6G) which resulted in the liberation of 700-800 Allied prisoners of whom approximately 200 were American. Camp located (F588548).
3rd platoon saw no action.