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Maj. Gen. Wade Haislip’s XV Corps was reassigned to Lt. Gen. Jacob Devers’s Sixth Army Group, which lay to the Third Army’s south, while the 7th Armored Division was transferred from Walker to Lt. Gen. William Simpson’s Ninth Army. In return, Patton was promised three new divisions between mid-October and the first week of November.
On the morning of December 22, 1944, at 6:30 a.m., Lieutenant General George S. Patton launched a two-pronged attack through the Ardennes Forest into the left flank of the German offensive during the Battle of the Bulge. He had spent the last four days turning two of his three corps north to both relieve the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne ...
There were from time to time under the 3rd Army 6 corps and 42 divisions. Your courage and valor will always be remembered. Almost complete List of Corps and Division under 3rd Army at one time or another from 1944 to end of war. Here is a the Third Army summary of After Action in World War II and it was published in July of 1945.
Jun 10, 2021 · The 3 rd Armored Division linked up with the 2 nd Armored Division at Lippstadt on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. Ten days later, Spearheaders liberated the horrific Nazi slave labor camp at Nordhausen, a reminder of why this war mattered. Three weeks later, Nazi Germany surrendered. German POWs captured at Aachen by troops of the 3rd Armored ...
The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry.
Third Army's 4th Armored Division penetrated deeply into Germany territory and into the Seventh Army's zone of operations. Major General W.H.H. Morris' 10th Armored Division and Major General R.R. Allen's 12th Armored Division pushed the enemy eastward toward the Rhine. The German withdrawal was completely disorganized and confused.
7th Armored Div. The Division landed on Omaha and Utah Beaches, 13–14 August 1944, and assigned to 3rd Army. 9th Armored Div. Played role in operation to deceive the Germans of the real landing site-invasion of France. 10th Armored Div. The division, served under General George S. Patton's Third Army.
