Download or read book The Last of the Horse Soldiers written by Edward G. Krebs (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many people don't realize it, but up until America's entry into World War II, the U.S. Army still had regiments of horse cavalry. This story begins with one young man's entry into the U.S. Army in 1929 as a private assigned to the 8th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Bliss, Texas. This man was Edward G. Krebs. His story continues through his training as a cavalryman and advancement to first sergeant at Ft. Myer, Virginia, with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. The story continues as he graduates from Cavalry Officer Candidate School at Ft. Riley, Kansas, after the start of World War II on to where the now Capt. Krebs commands an assault gun troop through France, Luxombourg, Germany and Austria with the 106th Cavalry Group finally defeating Nazi Germany on their own soil"--