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- On 20 February 1945, the 10th again attacked the German defenses. In one day, they broke the German lines, and after 48 hours, the division advanced 85 miles, overran the Saar-Moselle Triangle, and reached the Saar River. The 10th then crossed the Saar and captured Trier and a bridge across the Moselle River.
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On March 2, 1945, the unit captured the city of Trier. It crossed the Rhine River later that month. Moving southward into Bavaria, the 10th took the town of Oberammergau and had reached Innsbruck, Austria, when the war ended. The 10th Armored Division and the Liberation of Dachau
On 20 February 1945, the 10th again attacked the German defenses. In one day, they broke the German lines, and after 48 hours, the division advanced 85 miles, overran the Saar-Moselle Triangle, and reached the Saar River. The 10th then crossed the Saar and captured Trier and a bridge across the Moselle River.
10th Armored Division "Tiger" 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.
- 15 July 1942
- 23 September 1944
- 23 September 1944
- 1944
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.
The Tigers leaped April 16, struck a stubborn line for two days, then broke into the clear. This was the 10th's specialty — this broken field running. Like fleet-footed halfbacks, six armored columns of three combat commands streaked through the opposition's backfield.
10th Armored units were the spearheads into the mountain passes, picking up more of the surrendering enemy as they went. Following the armor were the 44th and 103rd Infantry Divisions that protected the 10th’s flanks and helped to smash the last remnants of General Erich Brandenberg’s Nineteenth German Army in the south.
Third Army's 10th Armored Division entered Trier on 1 March, and Detachment F2G2 moved in two days later. Lying close to the West Wall, Trier had been under artillery fire and air bombardment for months.
