Description

191st Tank Battalion
• World War II •
32 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Compiled under the command of Lt. Col. Welborn G. Dolvin, who succeeded Lt. Col. Percy Perkins and Lt. Col. Ashbury Lee, this unit history covers the 191st Tank Battalion’s 446 days of combat, from its Salerno beach landing and the Anzio beachhead through Southern France, Alsace, and the drive into Germany to the final victory at Munich. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.

Campaigns: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Central Europe

Commanders: Lt. Col. Welborn G. Dolvin, Lt. Col. Percy Perkins, Lt. Col. Ashbury Lee

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Foreword
Historical Sketch
Early Training
War Is Declared
Overseas
Combat
Southern France Was a Rat-Race
Alsace
Winter of ’44
The Beginning of the End
Final Victory

“In the face of prepared and fierce opposition units of the 5th Army, going into action on the shores of the Gulf of Salerno, demonstrated rare courage and ability to strike back under adverse conditions.”
— 5th Army citation, Salerno landing