Description

745th Tank Battalion
• World War II •
102 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Compiled by the battalion’s editors, Lt. Harold D. Howenstine and TSgt. George E. Troll, this unit history traces the 745th Tank Battalion (M) from its activation in August 1942 through its combat service supporting the 1st Infantry Division in Europe to occupation duty in June 1945. It covers the battalion’s organization, company-by-company narratives, awards, battlefield commissions, and a tribute to its fallen, and is offered here as a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed history.

Campaigns: Normandy, St. Lo Breakthrough, Falaise Pocket, Northern France, Mons, Siegfried Line, Aachen, Hurtgen Forest, Ardennes Counteroffensive, Roer to Rhine, Remagen Bridgehead, Ruhr Pocket, Harz Pocket, Czechoslovakia, Occupation of Germany

Commanders: Col. Evans, Lt. Col. Wallace J. Nichols, Major Heard, Major Patterson

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Dedication
Foreword
Tribute by Lt. Col. Nichols
Coat-of-Arms
Battalion Headquarters
Headquarters Company
Service Company
Company “A”
Company “B”
Company “C”
Company “D”
Awards
Tribute to Battalion’s Dead
Battlefield Commissions
I. Activation and Training
II. The Normandy Beachhead
III. The St. Lo Breakthrough
IV. The Falaise Pocket
V. Northern France
VI. The Battle of Mons
VII. The Siegfried Line
VIII. Aachen
IX. The Hurtgen Forest
X. The Ardennes Counteroffensive
XI. Roer to Rhine
XII. The Remagen Bridgehead
XIII. The Ruhr Pocket
XIV. The Harz Pocket
XV. Czechoslovakia
XVI. Occupation
XVII. Conclusion

“Hell, Lieutenant, this is no time for tactics. Let’s start shooting.”
— S. Sgt. Lavern Corwin, Company “C”