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It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of...
- 15 July 1942
- 23 September 1944
- 23 September 1944
- 1944
The 10th Armored Division (nicknamed "Tiger Division") was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. In the European Theater of Operations the 10th Armored Division was part of both the Twelfth United States Army Group and Sixth United States Army Group.
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The US Army Center of Military History defines a liberating division as one whose official records show its presence at a camp within 48 hours of the first soldier’s arrival. The 10th Armored Division is among the 36 US divisions that have been recognized to date. Key Facts.
LINEAGE. Constituted 5 May 1942 as the 10th Armored Division. Activated 15 July 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. COMMANDERS IN COMBAT. Major General William H. Morris Jr. Assumed command July 1944. ORDER OF BATTLE. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Armored Division.
Organized as a “light” armored division, the 10th Armored Division evolved around three tank battalions containing 245 light and medium tanks. Each tank battalion contained three medium tank companies and one light tank company.
