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Seven M10 tank destroyers from the 899th tank destroyer battalion were also lost in the battle. Critical analysis of the new force was mixed; while the 601st had successfully repulsed the attack, it had lost two-thirds of its strength in the process, contributing to Major General George Patton 's declaration that the concept was "unsuccessful ...
A M10 Wolverine tank destroyer of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in Dreux, Normandy during August 1944. The United States Army raised a large number of tank destroyer units during World War II. For most of the war US Army doctrine called for tank destroyers to primarily operate as concentrated tank destroyer battalions during combat.
Third Platoon, Company C of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion: U.S. Army: 1945: Alsace: 14 December 1944 Set up their guns in full view of the enemy, acting as a decoy so other units could attack and take the town of Climback, France 5307th Composite Unit ("Merrill's Marauders") U.S. Army: 1966: northern Burma: 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into World War II and the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force , a suitable vehicle was needed to equip the new battalions.
The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an American tank destroyer used during World War II. The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer, which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a new turret mounting the 90 mm gun M3. Conceived in 1943, the M36 first served ...
After his resignation, Rogers was assigned to the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion and served in the European campaign in George Patton's Third United States Army. Rogers was wounded in action and also received a Bronze Star. He was released from active duty on March 1, 1946.
0–9. 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion; 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion; 603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion; 605th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion
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