Description

The 19th Tank Battalion
9th Armored Division • World War II •
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Document Overview: Compiled from the unit’s official records and interviews with the officers and men of the battalion, this history traces the 19th Tank Battalion from its origins as the old Second Cavalry Regiment through its activation, training, and combat across the European Theater to the occupation of Germany. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.

Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Germany

Commanders: Lieutenant Colonel Burton W. Karsteter, Major Tommie M. Philbeck

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Ancestory
Chapter II: Zeroing In
Chapter III: The Atlantic and the English Channel
Chapter IV: France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Bulge
Chapter V: The Roer to the Rhine
Chapter VI: Behind the Ruhr Valley
Chapter VII: Race to the Elbe
Chapter VIII: Occupation
Appendices: A – Roll of Honor
Appendices: B – Decorations
Appendices: C – Commendations

“May this small effort serve to give some measure of pleasure to those who served so well.”
— from the Forward, The 19th Tank Battalion: A History