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The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Author | : Samuel de Korte |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2022-04-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781399008693 |
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Finalist, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 25 July 1942 at Camp Carson, USA and, like many other tank destroyer battalions, would be sent to Europe. It saw combat in France, where a platoon earned the Distinguished Unit Citation, and later continued to fight gallantly in Germany and Austria until the war was over. However, unlike many other tank destroyer battalions that fought in the Second World War, this unit was crewed only by black soldiers. The men had been subjected to racism from their countrymen during training, although the battalion did eventually win the respect of the white soldiers they fought alongside. When the third platoon deployed their guns on the slopes near Climbach, France, they weren’t just fighting against the Germans, but also against any prejudices that their white countrymen might have had. Having earned the respect of the 103d Infantry Division, the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion shared in their triumphs and tragedies. So when the division needed to retreat during a blizzard, or when Task Force Rhine pushed its way across the German plains, or when the division suffered heavy losses at Schillersdorf, the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was there with them. Included in this book are lists of medals awarded to the men during the war, as well as a list of casualties and those that served in the unit.
US Tank and Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO 1944 45
Author | : Steven J. Zaloga |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781849086264 |
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Overshadowed by the United States Army's armored divisions, the separate tank and tank destroyer battalions had the difficult mission of providing armored support for US infantry divisions in the 1944–45 campaigns. This book details the organizational structures and deployment of these units: the standard tank battalions, tank battalions (light), tank battalions (mine exploder) and tank battalions (special), self-propelled and towed tank destroyer battalions. It also covers the tactics used by these units in their attempts to assist the infantry, as well as providing a listing of all the battalions that took part in the Northwest Europe campaign.
The Invisible Soldier
Author | : Mary Penick Motley |
Publsiher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0814319610 |
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By turns shocking, nightmarish, despairing, bitterly ironic, and, in rare instances, full of laughter, the fifty-five oral histories in The Invisible Soldier add a significant chapter to black history. The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars black servicemen fought when confronted with the official army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas.
Seek Strike Destroy
Author | : Patrick J. Chase |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : WISC:89062199658 |
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Seek Strike and Destroy
Author | : Christopher Richard Gabel |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112054764805 |
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In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented one of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology and doctrine over the years have precipitated equally innovative developments in the antitank field. One cycle in this ongoing arms race occurred during the early years of World War II when the U.S. Army sought desperately to find an antidote to the vaunted German blitzkrieg. This Leavenworth Paper analyzes the origins of the tank destroyer concept, evaluates the doctrine and equipment with which tank destroyer units fought, and assesses the effectiveness of the tank destroyer in battle.
United States Tanks and Tank Destroyers of the Second World War
Author | : Michael Green |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2021-12-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781526787484 |
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This comprehensive and superbly illustrated book describes in authoritative detail the characteristics and contribution to victory of these formidable American fighting vehicles. Only after the Nazis invaded Poland and France did the United States Government authorize mass production of tanks. By the end of the War American industry had built nearly 90,000 tanks, more than Germany and Great Britain combined. The first big order in May 1940 was for 365 M2A4 light tanks, the initial iteration of the Stuart series, with almost 24,000 constructed. The Stuart series was supplemented by almost 5,000 units of the M24 Chaffee light tank. There was also the failed M22 Locust light tank intended for airborne operations. The M4 series of medium tanks, best known as the Sherman, were the most numerous with some 50,000 in service with not only the American military but British and other Allied armies. It was not until later in the war that the M26 Pershing heavy tank was built. Initially the US Army doctrine saw tanks as primarily for the exploitation role. Later the concept of tank destroyers evolved to counter large scale German armored offensives. These defensive AFVs included the half-track-based 75mm Gun Motor Carriage M3 and the full-tracked M10, M18, and M36. This comprehensive and superbly illustrated book describes in authoritative detail the characteristics and contribution to victory of these formidable fighting vehicles.
Tank Destroyer Field Manual Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer Units June 16 1942 FM 18 5
Author | : U.S. War Department |
Publsiher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2012-05-29 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781105815300 |
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This facsimile edition of the US 1942 field manual for tank destroyer units describes missions, organization, combat, and training. It scales its information from squad to company to battalion to group. Issued early during the United States' WWII experience, it predates the assignment of authorized tank destroyer gear: "It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed..." Readers should recall that US WWII doctrine and the high command forbade tank vs. tank combat. The American tank was meant for targets other than Axis armor. However, tank destroyer units were specifically designed, equipped, and deployed to fight what we now think of as tank battles. This is an historic document that gives us deep insight into a long-forgotten military doctrine. For those who think of tank destroyers as cheap tanks or stopgaps, this will be an eye-opener.
An Informal History of the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Author | : United States. Army. 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : OCLC:5809073 |
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