These photos are with a few exceptions from the period 1943 to 1945. Contains monthly after action reports for the period july 1944. In april 1919, in blangysurternoise where the battalion had been billetted since the armistice, the co of the 6th tank battalion, lord somers late 1st life guards summoned a meeting of all his officers, ncos and men at which it was unanimously agreed to devote the private funds of the battalion to publishing the battalion history for the benefit of all surviving members and late members. Battle of the, 19441945, campaigns, history, regimental histories, tank warfare, united states, united states. My grandfather was the commander of the 740th tank battallion that saved the country of belgium from the german forces. When the war came to a close, they were in bamberg and munich. July 3, 1944 712th tank battalion oral history audiobooks. The 22nd tank battalion, originally the 3rd battalion, 42nd armored regiment was activated on august 15, 1942, with the 11th armored division at camp polk, louisiana. The book chronicles the lives of young black men from all over the united states who registered for the draft or volunteered in the united states army in 1942.
The opening of 2003 found 2nd tank battalion preparing for deployment to kuwait in support of operation iraqi freedom. At a little after noon on july 3, 1944, the five medium tanks in the first platoon of a company of the 712 th tank battalion were heading toward their first combat assignment, outside the village of pretot. For some reason i had the idea that we crossed it a little further to the south because i can remember going through cologne, which was a completely bombed out city and this is south of that. Contains a detailed history of this tank destroyer unit in the european theater in world war two, many photos, drawings and a complete battalion roster by company. The combat history of the 746th tank battalion during world war ii recounts the combat history of one of four independent tank battalions of the u. The armys segregated tank battalions in world war ji by dale e. Overlooked in other accounts of the war, their story is finally told in daybyday detail from the battalion records and personal interviews compiled by the author. Formed from 67th infantry medium tanks at fort meade, maryland, on 15 june 1940 under lt. It was constituted as the 70th tank battalion in july 1940, an independent. M4a3 sherman with mine clearing device, 739 th tank. The 740th tank battalion in the battle of the bulge. Belgium holds a ceremony and a remembrance for the soldiers of his battallion every several years and the family members get the opportunity to experience the trip these soldiers made in germany and belgium.
Mar, 2018 the 8th tank battalion was one of three tank battalions in the us fourth armored division. Also, if you are related to one of these vets, please tell us who he is and. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Kareem abduljabber has done a fabulous job of documenting the 761st tank battalions service during world war ii. The history of the 8 th armored division showed that we crossed it at wessel. A german tank in roye, somme, 26 march 1918 was a german tank from the first world war. The 740 th tank battalion in the battle of the bulge cecil taylor was a tank commander and a member of the 740 th tank battalion, a specialized unit that was assigned to different infantry divisions whenever extra armored support was needed. The life of a tanker could vary wildly from anothers depending on where he got. There were two types of tank battalion, the type attached to infantry divisions, as independent tank battalions, and the type that were a part of an armored division. I scanned the images and text and created word documents for the pages, which i took to kinkos and had them create booklets. On march 20, 2nd tank battalion led rct5 and 1st marine division across the southern iraqi border. The 746th tank battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the european. The series chronicles the history of the 4th tank battalion 1st armored division for june and july 1945.
The tank corps was formed from the heavy branch mgc on 27 july 1917 and the battalions adopted numbering rather than letter designations although tank names followed the same lettering. This museum is located in abilene and serves as a display and teaching museum for the study of world war ii and its impact on the american people. This is a very well done unit history by patrick j. The battalion landed at utah beach, seeroute map1, participated in the st. His was the first tank unit to land in south korea in early july 1950. I encourage others to read the book and to follow her. This book is intended to be a precise and accurate history of the 81st tank battalion. They could have possibly been in england before landing at north africa. Throughout their individual histories, all the battalions of the 70th armor regiment. The 70th armor regiment is an armored tank unit of the united states army.
The fourth tank was commanded by jule braatz, a recently married 26. The facts forming the basis of the book have been taken from the official after action reports, the s3 record of events, morning reports, and the s2 and s3 journals. Reorganized in december 1943 as special battalion equipped with cdl spotlight tanks. The battalion landed in southern frace as part of operation dragoon on 15 august 1944. Gina dinicolo does a great job with this book and the detailed story of the 761st tank battalion during ww ii. My uncle wilfred minielli was a member of the 749th tank battalion in worldwar ii. Books and written experiences afteraction reports museum scrapbook.
Not many of that very special generation are still left with us. This incident, reported in the 709th tank battalion book 335 days in combat, is not the same as i witnessed. Seek, strike, destroy, the history of the 636th tank destroyer battalion. Please share your thoughts, history or memories of the 749th tank battalion wwii. The training and combat history of company d, 19th tank. The experience of the 756th tank battalion in world war two. I scanned the images and text and created word documents for the pages, which i took to. Us army units book 2 boxes 127489 33rd armored regiment. Brothers in arms is the actual, heroic account of the 761st tank battalion, an africanamerican armored unit that fought in world war ii. Sherman, who was a veteran of the 636th, the book has 243 pages and was published in 1986 by tom, who spent thousands of dollars purchasing unit records, which he then utilized while writing the book. After action report, 709th tank battalion, july 44 thru.
I thought it would be a good idea to preserve the content for my three nephews, so they would know more about their grandfather. The document the training and combat history of company d, 19th tank battalion, from may 1943 to july 1945. Included in the battalions monthly histories is a daily. He left a copy of the history of the 745th tank battalion. This history is priceless and should be eternally remembered. The use of unit histories and personal accounts will be. Home world war ii operational documents after action report, 736th tank battalion, 1 may31 may, 45. When they entered combat somewhere south of osan, covering the withdrawal, they had no armor piercing or he ammunition for their main guns, only practice rounds, which fragmented well for antipersonnel use, but were hopeless against the north. The resilience of 741st tank battalions leader capt. Those with a link will take you to a battalionpublished history. Harry yeide has put together the first singlevolume history of tank battalions in europe.
Geese pose in front of a panzer mark v panther tank. History of the 714th tank battalion through march 1952. It is compiled right from the diaries and day to day events of the soldiers of the 749th tank battalion. Oral history videos videos prisoners of war killed in action tour of museum 12th armored division association timelinelise pommois how you can help gift shop reunion info reunion photos cemeteries contact us. Rob, who runs the td website, also wisely provided a link so that one can choose to download just the unit roster. The 5th tank group also included the 758th tank battalion, which saw action in italy under the 92nd division, and the most famous, the 761st tank battalion, which saw action. After action report 823rd tank destroyer battalion june. Ellis tank slid into a bomb crater with four feet of water and flipped over. Seek, strike and destroy, the history of the 636th tank destroyer battalion unit history book. History of the 714th tank battalion through march 1952 history of the 714thtank battalion through march 1952 thnovember 11, 1951 marks the 8 anniversary of the activation of the 714thtank battalion. An abandoned panzer mk iii that some soviet citizen posed a child on.
The light tanks and a platoon of tank destroyers from the 704th tank destroyer battalion led off, followed by paired teams of tank and armored infantry companies. Seek, strike, destroy the history of the 894th tank destroyer battalion in world war ii. It was formed from the 37th armored regiment upon completing training at pine camp ny. S army military history institute, the patton museum of. History of the 628th tank destroyer battalion 19411945 19450607 the history of the 628th tank destroyer bn.
The book is 165 pages and covers all aspects of the unit including a roster, articles from newspapers, photos, commendations, etc. A handful of light tank battalions were kept on the books. They were pretty much the same in organization, if not in how they were used. Oehl they deployed under the operational control of the 1st marine division and were attached to regimental combat team 5 rct5 upon arrival in theater. Due to the size of the files, it is downloadable in two parts. The officer and enlisted cadres were drawn from other armored divisions. War history of the sixth tank battalion war history of. Home world war ii operational documents after action report, 709th tank battalion, july 44 thru april 45. The combat history of the 746th tank battalion during world war ii. History of the 745th tank battalion, august 1942 to june 1945. The standard tank battalion three medium tank companies and one light tank company essentially superceded the medium tank battalion.
Because the 740 th was not permanently attached to a division, it was known as a bastard battalion. Very soon after the redesignation the battalion moved from camp gordon to ft. The 784th tank battalion, was a united states army segregated combat tank battalion during world war ii it was originally attached to the 5th us tank group that was based in camp claiborne, louisiana during world war ii. Home world war ii operational documents after action report 823rd tank destroyer battalion june aug 44, dec 44, jan thru apr 45. After action report, 736th tank battalion, 1 may31 may. The scattered german outposts, members of a replacement engineer battalion, dived for cover as the tanks raced along the road, then hastily surrendered to the infantry following. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the world war collections at bangor community. There are a thousand interesting tales which could have been included had space permitted. Each tank battalion had a complement of 32 officers amd 374 men. It is a wonder now what seemed so desirable about such a status but when on 20 sept. Steven zaloga notes that the reason is obscure, and i can do no better than that. Chapter 7 history of service company 43rd tank battilion. Lo breakout with the 6th armored division,joined pattons army august 6th and formed part of the southern flank at the falaise gap,was.
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