[9] Later that decade, in 1997, the four reserve force districts were again reorganized into three brigade groups. The 4th relieved the 82d Airborne Division at Sainte-Mère-Église, cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in … 5TH ARMORED DIVISION IN WWII "THE VICTORY DIVISION" 5th ARMORED DIVISION HEADQUARTERS. Activated 15 Apr 41 776th FA Bn (155 How) 22 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 "Operations report of the Fourth Marine Division in Iwo Jima from February 19 to March 16, 1945. There is one name that will always be associated with the 4th Armored. 4th Canadian Armoured Divisional Signals, 4th Canadian Division Support Group, at CFB Petawawa, 4th Canadian Division Training Centre, in, Brigadier-General Jocelyn Paul, MSC, CD, – 2018 – present, Brigadier-General Stephen Cadden CD, – 2016–2018, Brigadier-General Lowell Thomas, CD, – 2014–2016, Brigadier-General Fred Lewis, MSM, CD – 2010–2012, Brigadier-General Jean-Claude Collin, OMM, CD – 2008–2010, Brigadier-General John Howard, MSM, CD – 2007–2008, Brigadier-General Guy Thibault, CD – 2005–2007, Brigadier-General Marc Lessard, CD – 2003–2005, Brigadier-General Michel Gauthier CD – 2000–2002, Brigadier-General Walter Holmes, MBE, MSM, CD – 1998–99, Major-General Bryan Stephenson, CD – 1995–1998, Major-General Brian Vernon, CD – 1993–1995, Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, CD – 1992–1993, Major-General Nicholas Hall, CD – 1991–1993, This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 19:43. 319th Inf (80th Div) 30 Jan 45-4 Feb 45 Commander: Major General John Shirley Wood Chief of Staff: Colonel Walter A. Bigby, replaced on August 2nd, 1944, by Lieutenant-Colonel David A Watt Headquarters Company Reserve Command 28 Aug 1944 Lt Col John H Himelick, 11 Jan 1944 Lt Col David A Watt Jr May 14-16-16 2021 May 14-16-16 2021 Join us for our annual reunion to be held in the Spring of 2021 and tour the new Museum of the Army at Ft Belvoir, VA with Dedication of the Memorial to the 8th Armored Division and its veterans. Combat Command A The division proceeded overseas in 1942, with its two main convoys reaching the United Kingdom in August and October. Activated 15 Feb 42 Arrived ETO 25 Feb 44 Arrived Continent (D/42) 18 Jul 44 Entered Combat: First Element 27 Jul 44 Entire Division 28 Jul 44 Days in Combat 226 Casualties (Tentative) Killed 1,169 Wounded 4,198 Missing 152 Captured 7 Battle Casualties 5,526 Non-Battle Casualties 7,290 Total Casualties 12,816 5th Armored Division. 5 Oct 1944 Lt Col Bernard C Knestrick, 12 Jun 1944 Maj James H Van Wagenen 177th FA Bn (155 How) 10 Apr 45-17 Apr 45 Donald P. Boyer was the S-3 (Operations) Officer of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion. “Hot damn, were mighty glad to see you,” the men of the Airborne division called from their positions. The 4th Armored Division, after training in England from January to July 1944, landed at Utah Beach 11 July and entered World War II combat 17 July. New Apr 2020 "814th Tank Destroyer Battalion: December 1944: (Attached to 7th Armored Division) Combat Interviews, After Action Report, Morning Reports" by Wesley Johnston.Maj. 974th FA Bn (155 How) 24 Feb 45-13 Mar 45 12 Sep 1944 Col Wendell Blanchard, Co A 86th Cml Mort Bn 26 Sep 44-29 Sep 44, 995th Engr Treadway Br Co 15 Aug 44-11 Apr 45, 28th FA Bn (8th Div) (155 How) 27 Jul 44-3 Aug 44 From Fighting Divisions, Kahn & McLemore, Infantry Journal Press, 1945-1946. 6th Armored Division. 191st FA Bn (155 How) 9 Nov 44-21 Nov 44 2 May 1945 Maj Gen William H Hoge, 16 Mar 1945 Col William L Roberts 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. It aided materially in the rapid advance of the Seventh Army by seizing intact a bridge across the Main River, and then drove on to Hanau, 10 miles east of Frankfurt-am-Main. 945th FA Bn (155 How) 24 Nov 44-5 Dec 44 Division Commander:- Major General Lundsford E. Oliver. 177th FA Gp 20 Aug 44-15 Oct 44 Becker was in the 126th Ordnance Battalion 4th Armored. 255th FA Bn (105 How) 15 Oct 44-23 Oct 44 24th Armored Engineer Bn During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantry Division in 1941 and then converted to armour and redesignated as the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. 177th FA Bn (155 How) 22 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 In the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, the 4th Canadian Division was given the job of capturing Hill 145, the highest and most important feature of Vimy Ridge. It started breaking through from the day it landed. 328th Inf (26th Div) 27 Mar 45-28 Mar 45 177th FA Gp 1 May 45-8 May 45 This photo captures the actions that led to him being awarded the Victoria Cross, Canadians enter Bergen-op-Zoom, early November 1944, Plaque on the World War II Memorial in Moerbrugge. After training in England from January to July 1944, the 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach 11 July 1944 and entered combat 17 July, driving to and securing the Coutances area, 28 July, The Division then swung south to take Nantes, cutting off the Brittany Peninsula, 12 August 1944. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. See more ideas about wwii, world war two, world war ii. Copyright, 2021, Sons Of Liberty Museum, Inc.,All Rights Reserved, Technician Fifth Grade Raymond J. Abraham, Technician Fourth Grade William E. Burden, Technician Fourth Grade Victor P. Scattone, Technician Fourth Grade William J. St George. During the Battle of the Bulge, the unit provided badly needed support to the encircled US forces in Bastogne, Belgium. 35th Tank Bn 53d Armored Infantry Bn Members of the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division demonstrating the use of flame throwers across a canal, Maldegem, October 1944. 7th AIB 49th AIB 50th AIB. 137th Inf (35th Div) 20 Aug 44-24 Aug 44 28 Aug 1944 Lt Col Robert M Connolly, 11 Jan 1944 Col B C Clarke 191st FA Bn (155 How) 13 Mar 45-7 Apr 45 3 Dec 1944 Brig Gen Herbert L Earnest For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. 90th Infantry Division. 3rd Armored Division. 319th Inf (80th Div) 11 Sep 44-15 Sep 44 1st Bn 328th Inf (26th Div) 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44 At the close of the war the 4th Armored had joined the 90th Infantry Division and moved with it into Czechoslovakia. Days in Combat 230, Killed 1,238 The division proceeded overseas in 1942, with its two main convoys reaching the … See more ideas about battalion, armor, tank. These photos are (with a few exceptions) from the period 1943 to 1945. The 101st Airborne Division had been surrounded at Bastogne by the Nazis' last great counteroffensive. 2 Aug 1944 Lt Col David A Watt The division spent almost two years training in the United Kingdom before crossing to Normandy in July 1944. Four medium tanks from the 4th Armored rolled up to a forest-lined roadway, all guns firing. After Currie led the attack on the village of St. Lambert-sur-Dives and consolidated a position halfway inside it, he repulsed repeated enemy attacks over the next day and a half. 704th TD Bn (SP) 25 Apr 45-still atchd 20 Jul 45. [3] Beginning in 1916 the division adopted a distinctive green-coloured formation patch as its insignia. With this change of name, the formation was also granted the identifying patch and historical lineage of the division that fought in the two world wars.[10]. 21 Feb 1945 Col Walter A Bigby It hammered and slammed at Nazi defenses from the time of the Normandy invasion until the collapse of the Wehrmacht, and it never failed to break through. Read more and Support Us. The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. Under the command of Major-General David Watson, the Division embarked for France in August of that year where they served both in the Western Front in France and in Flanders until Armistice Day. Ardennes 5th FA Gp 7 Aug 44-16 Aug 44 During the defense of St. Vith, he commanded an ad hoc CCB task force from a foxhole at the base of … 10th AIB 51st AIB 53rd AIB. The 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach on July 11, 1944 and spent 230 days in combat on the Western front during World War II. The contact with the heroic defenders of Bastogne was made by the 37th Tank Battalion and the 53d Armored Infantry Battalion. From the day it was activated, the 4th Armored Division has scorned a nickname. It was thrust on the Division by outsiders who fought along with it in France, Germany and Czechoslovakia. The acting commander of the 101st had thrilled the Allied world by his reply of “Nuts!” to the German demand to surrender or be destroyed. PW's Taken: 90,364, Headquarters Company 18 Nov 1944 Col William P Withers 7th Armored Division. 1st Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 12 Sep 44-15 Sep 44 16 Nov 1944 Lt Col James H Van Wagenen, 11 Jan 1944 Lt Col John H Himelick 8 Mar 1945 Lt Col Creighton W Abrams 177th FA Gp 8 Nov 44-7 Dec 44 During the division’s rest period my command post was in Domnon-les-Dieuze, a tiny, wet, muddy and depressing French village about 40 miles northeast of Nancy. The Crest you display was the one worn by members of the 2nd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry, headquartered in Schwabach. 5 Jan 1945 Col Alexander Graham, 11 Jan 1944 Col Walter A Bigby ... in the first time, in the history book of the 5th Armored Division: "Paths of Armor". Percent of T/O Strength 98.4, Normandy The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division was created during World War II by the conversion of the 4th Canadian Infantry Division at the beginning of 1942 in Canada. 6th Armored Division. Bronze Star: 3,443 |N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|, Missing In ActionSearch Alphabetically| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |. David Vivian Currie VC was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in command of a battle group of tanks from The South Alberta Regiment, artillery, and infantry of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, during the final actions to close the Falaise Gap. 4th Armored Division. 219th FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 20 Aug 44-24 Aug 44 177th FA Gp 15 Mar 45-21 Mar 45 4th Armored Division. 23rd AIB 38th AIB 48th AIB. 11th CT (5th Div) 9 Mar 45-11 Mar 45 Activated 15 Apr 41 Arrived ETO 8 Jan 44 Arrived Continent (D/37) 13 Jul 44 Entered Combat: First Element 17 Jul 44 Entire Division 28 Jul 44 Days in Combat 230 276th Armd FA Bn 3 May 45-8 May 45, 13th Inf (8th Div) 27 Jul 44-3 Aug 44 2d Bn 320th Inf (35th Div) 12 Sep 44-16 Sep 44 104th Inf (26th Div) 24 Mar 45-26 Mar 45 However, when they attempted to capture the hill, they were hampered by fire from the "Pimple", which was the other prominent height at Vimy Ridge. 87th Infantry Division. Hello, and welcome to The AceDestroyer! 2 Aug 1944 Col Walter A Bigby [5], The 4th Canadian Division was formed in Britain in April 1916 from several existing units and others scheduled to arrive shortly thereafter. After six months’ training in England, the 4th Armored went into action in Normandy. The 4th landed at Utah Beach, with the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division being the first surface-borne Allied unit to hit the beaches at on D-Day, 6 June 1944. 3d Bn 134th Inf (35th Div) 28 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 US-Panzerdivision; Spitzname: Name Enough bzw. 179th FA Bn (155 How) 23 Aug 44-17 Dec 44 Nevertheless, the 4th Armored Division does have a nick-name. It played a key role in cutting off the Brittany peninsula, made a lightning sweep across France north of the Loire River, defended the Moselle bridgehead against crack panzer units, and made the first crossing of the Saare River. Battle Casualties 5,988 Reserve Command One way we promote public education of military history is through our exhibits. 37th Tank Bn The desperate troops of the Airborne outfit, subjected to a merciless pounding, had to have help. After Bastogne, the Division drove its way through the Eifel Mountains, secured the high ground over the Kyll River, and shelled and captured Bitburg. Major General John S. Legion of Merit: 16 177th FA Gp 24 Mar 45-26 Mar 45 One of its component units, the 23d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (mechanized), was relieved of security duty and attached to the 86th Division. The 4th Armored Division had already become the 1st Armored Division, “Old Ironsides”. Total Casualties 10,496 Cordialement, Good evening/morning, I would have a question to ask you concerning the service dress of the 4th armored division of the US army and more particularly the awards of this unit visible on the dress. The 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II. To the 4th Armored Division, the primary tank weapon was t.he machine gun, which became the weapon of choice when the division engaged in aggressive exploitation and pursuit. 8th Armored Division. 253d Armd FA Bn 22 Aug 44-7 Oct 44 There are 32 soldiers of the 4th Armored Division World War II still listed as missing in action. 943d FA Bn (155 How) 7 Apr 45-17 Apr 45 253d Armd FA Bn 20 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 2nd Armored Division. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division was created during World War II by the conversion of the 4th Canadian Infantry Division at the beginning of 1942 in Canada. 3 Dec 1944 Maj Gen Hugh J Gaffey 359th CT (90th Div) 16 Mar 45-19 Mar 45 Division Chronicle. The personality of the 4th Armored Division was a true re- flection of its commander’s character. NOTICE: 8th Armored Division Association Annual Reunion. Pattons Vanguard) gehörte zu den gepanzerten Großverbänden, die im Zuge der sich zuspitzenden Kriegsgefahr Anfang der 1940er-Jahre durch die Vergrößerung der US-Armee entstanden. In an all-out blitz it roared 65 miles in 48 hours, coming to a halt opposite Coblenz. 51st Armored Infantry Bn Nach der Ankunft auf dem europäischen Kriegsschauplatz nahm die Panzerdivision an verschiedenen Schlachten teil und erwarb sich dabei ihren Ruf als General George S. Pattons Speerspitze. |A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M| Co C 314th Engr C Bn (89th Div) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45, 811th TD Bn (SP) 3 Mar 45-11 Mar 45 84th Infantry Division. Do you have items such as papers, photos, uniforms, gear, guns, weapons and other artifacts? If you have information to share, send a copy - no originals please - to Scott Thorpe, Webmaster, to help us update our records. 1 - ASTP roster from the University of Detroit, 1943-44 2 - ASTP roster from North Central College, 1943-44 3 - Any other rosters or other items of interest which you might have available. 25 Feb 1945 Brig Gen Holmes E Dager Captured 1 10th Armored Infantry Bn 179th FA Bn (155 How) 1 May 45-8 May 45 In one day it took 8,000 prisoners. 1 May 1945 Brig Gen William L Roberts, 11 Jan 1944 Col Ernest Bixby 276th Armd FA Bn 7 Feb 45-6 Apr 45 21 Mar 1945 Brig Gen William H Hoge 177th FA Gp 25 Feb 45-13 Mar 45 15th AIB 46th AIB 47th AIB. 94th Infantry Division. Military Police Platoon 177th FA Gp 28 Mar 45-6 Apr 45 10th Armored Division. Bastogne! 191st FA Bn (155 How) 22 Oct 44-30 Oct 44 The Division participated in Operation Cobra, the Normandy Breakout. 99th Infantry Division. 21 Apr 1945 Col Creighton W Abrams, 11 Jan 1944 Col Louis J Storck 13 Sep 1944 Col Walter A Bigby, 11 Jan 1944 Lt Col Robert M Connelly Here the Division joined the Seventh Army and began a successful hunt for V-l rocket launching sites. The 4th Armored did not rest on its laurels after the brilliant rescue of the 101st at Bastogne. 9th AIB 44th AIB 50th AIB. 4th Armored Medical Battlion Aus der Einsatzgeschichte stechen bes… [4] It is currently responsible for Canadian Army operations in the Canadian province of Ontario and is headquartered at Denison Armoury in Toronto. To capture Hill 145, forces which were supposed to attack the Pimple were redeployed and captured Hill 145. Arrived Continent (D/37) 13 Jul 44 7th Armored Division. At the time, I was serving with Combat Command B (CCB) of the 4th Armored Division, commanded by Brig. The 16th Armored Division arrived in France, 11 February 1945, and was attached to the Third Army. Armoured cars in the Belgian-Dutch border town of Putte – 11 October 1944, Major David V. Curry (with pistol), accepting the surrender of German troops at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France, 19 August 1944. The 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach on July 13, 1944, a month after the D-Day invasion (June 6, 1944) of the French Normandy coast. Operations Report: 4th Marine Division, Iwo Jima 19 February To 16 March, 1945 This is the main 4th Marine Division report on Iwo Jima for this time period. Central Europe, DSC: 34 The LFCA was created on 1 September 1991, taking command of what was previously Central Militia Area and the Regular Force Army units and formations in Ontario from the northern Lakehead region to the border with Quebec. Let the other outfits give themselves tricky, blood-curdling, or humorous nicknames, but not the 4th Armored. 191st FA Bn (155 How) 20 Aug 44-21 Oct 44 914th FA Bn (89th Div) (105 How) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45 New Books on 7AD in the Bulge. It was given a security and training mission at Nurnberg, Germany, beginning 28 April. 4th Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (1st Army) 338.9.1 4th Infantry Regiment 98.3.2, 391.5.2 photographs 391.8 4th Marine Division 127.8 4th Marine Infantry Brigade 127.9 4th Marines 38.4.8 4th Mechanics Regiment 120.5.1 4th Military Department 98.2.3, 393.2, 393.3 20th AIB 54th AIB 61st AIB. Missing 503 Band, 11 Jan 1944 Maj Gen John Wood In the United Kingdom, it participated in war games together with the Polish 1st Armoured Division, and later fought in France, the Low Countries, and Germany; both divisions followed very close paths. But it never slowed down. 359th CT (-3d Bn) (90th Div) 29 Mar 45-3 Apr 45 It was formed from the 37th Armored Regiment upon completing training at Pine Camp NY. All the way down the line, from the big brass to the buck private, the men feel that “4th Armored” is sufficient. I added names sent to me by former members of the Division: - Amos Cambron for the 47th AFAB. View some pictures of recent Exhibits. [citation needed], In 2013, the LFCA was renamed the "4th Canadian Division". It wintered in the Netherlands and took part in the final advance across northern Germany. At the time of its creation in the early-1990s, it was housed on the grounds of the former base and subsequently moved ca 1993 to the Place Nouveau office tower at Yonge Street north of Finch Avenue; this was controversial as the offices of the area commander, Major-General Brian Vernon, were lavishly renovated, attracting political criticism and attention from the Auditor General of Canada. For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. 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In addition to the Normandy campaign, the division fought in the Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns. 8th Armored Division. Despite heavy casualties, Major Currie's command destroyed seven enemy tanks, twelve 88 mm guns and 40 vehicles, which led to the deaths of 300 German soldiers, 500 wounded and 1,100 captured. 31 Oct 1944 Lt Col Creighton W Abrams 2d Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44 Arrived ETO 8 Jan 44 Soldiers Medal: 11 Combat Command B Someone had to break through the German ring of steel and men and effect their rescue. This is a fantastic really complete WW2/KW Armored Officers grouping named to Calvin P Becker. The division is headquartered in Toronto and covers the province of Ontario. 1st Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 24 Dec 44-28 Dec 44 9th Armored Division. May 4, 2020 - Explore Philip Barnett's board "U.S. 4th Armored Division", followed by 1102 people on Pinterest. The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. 504th admin co, 4th armored division, cooke barracks, goeppingen germany 5th FA Gp 7 Apr 45-19 Apr 45 The 4th Canadian Division was a part of the Canadian Corps in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which attacked and defeated the Germans, driving them from the ridge. 695th Armd FA Bn 7 Aug 44-16 Aug 44 Silver Star: 845 355th CT (89th Div) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45 Battles and Engagements on the Western Front, Land Force Central Area and 2013 reactivation, Learn how and when to remove this template message, 44th (Manitoba) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 47th (British Columbia) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 50th (Calgary) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 54th (Kootenay) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 75th (Mississauga) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 87th (Canadian Grenadier) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 102nd (North British Columbia) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 38th (Ottawa) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 51st (Edmonton) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF, 73rd (Royal Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 78th (Winnipeg Grenadier) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry, 67th (Western Scot) Pioneer Battalion Canadian Infantry, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), Major General F.F. It is known as the “Breakthrough” Division. The then 32-year-old Currie was a Major in The South Alberta Regiment. 4th Armored Division. Within weeks, the "Breakthrough" division was sweeping across France. During the Battle of Falaise, Normandy, between 18–20 August 1944, Currie was in command of a small mixed force of tanks, self-propelled anti-tank guns and infantry which had been ordered to cut off one of the Germans' main escape routes. 99 th Infantry Battalion (Separate) 106th Infantry Division. Northern France 5th Armored Division. 177th FA Bn (155 How) 3 Aug 44-4 Aug 44 They secured Coutances, Nantes and … The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. The 4th Armored moved so fast that it often stretched its supply lines to the breaking point. 274th Armd FA Bn 20 Dec 44-31 Dec 44 1 Mar 1945 Maj Gen Hugh J Gaffey ROSTER OF THE. 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