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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.
Battle of Metz: Patton's Bloody Fortress Battle. Photo Credit: A 90th Infantry Division GI with a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and his buddy with an M-1 Garand keep a sharp lookout through a hole blasted in a concrete wall near the town of Maizieres-les-Metz, October 1944.
10th Armored Division World War II Activated: 15 July 1942. Overseas: 13 September 1944. Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe. Distinguished Unit Citations: 5. Awards: DSC-19 ; DSM-1 ; SS-412; LM-20; DFC-2 ; SM-25 ; BSM-2,578 ; AM-29.
Key Facts. 1. US, British, Soviet, and Canadian troops encountered concentration camps and other sites of Nazi crimes as they advanced across Europe in 1944 and 1945. 2. The Allied soldiers liberated sick and starving camp prisoners from Nazi tyranny. They also provided them with food, clothing, and medical aid. 3.
10th Armored Division November 1, 1944, is a memorable day for the “Tigers” of the 10th Armored Division. On that day the outfit began five busy months of combat during which it bagged 30,000 prisoners and took 450 cities and towns.
Feb 3, 2010 · 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...
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These two photographs from our collection show tanks and crewmen from the 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division during training in Georgia. The 10th Armored ("Tiger") Division was originally activated at Fort Benning, Georgia in July 1942.
