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695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
World War II

88 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview: “Tally-Ho!” is the official unit history of the 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, written by Lt. William B. Pringle and compiled with a foreword, in-memoriam roster, and detailed appendices covering the battalion’s combat operations, from training in the United States through the campaign across France, Germany, Luxembourg, and into the heart of the Third Reich, ending at the Elbe River in May 1945. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book, preserving its original photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, maps, official citations, and a full roster of battalion personnel.

Campaigns: Normandy · Northern France (Lorient, Chartres, Rennes) · Maizieres-les-Metz / Moselle River crossing · Arnaville-Champey · Thionville · Siegfried Line · Battle of the Bulge (Luxembourg) · Roer-Rhine campaign · Rhine River crossing · Final drive to the Elbe River

Commanders: Lt. Col. John E. Theimer · Major (later Lt. Col.) Herbert W. Kale · Lt. Col. (later Major) James F. Cantwell · Major George Marshall (Battalion Executive)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Foreword
The States
Moreton Morrell
France
Lorient
Chartres
Maizieres-les-Metz
Arnaville-Champey
Thionville
The Siegfried Line
The Bulge
The Roer-Rhine
The Rhine
The Final Race
Maizieres Les Metz (Unit Citation & Report of Operations)
Roster: 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

“The war petered out, finally, just as this story does. That’s all.”
— Closing lines, 695th Armored Field Artillery Battalion history