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Armored Attacker

Vol. 1, No. 4 / Saturday, May 5, 1945

Publication of the 6th Armored Division, U.S. Army

4 pages scanned

Names

• Adams, Pfc. Carl D., Ridgewood, N.J. — 68th Sniper article, crawled out of range
• Adwell, Lt. David L., Louisville, Ky. — 212th Armd. FA Bn., 33 German Guns article
• Amole, T/5 Gene — author, Arriving in Hometown Was Peak of Peake’s Furlough
• Anderson, T/5 William T., Sedalia, Mo. — 231st battery, ack-ack silenced article
• Arnold, Capt. Carl D. — 68th Sniper article, informed by CO
• Bailey, T/5 Marshall, Waterboro, S.C. — 231st combs battery area
• Berry, Lt. Carl B., Nacogdoches, Texas — CO Battery C, 231st Armd. FA Bn.
• Blake, 1st Lt., Asheville, N.C. — 212th Armd. FA Bn., 33 German Guns article
• Blake, Lt. Thomas N. — forward observer, 212th Armd. FA Bn.
• Borndoml, Pvt. Florence N., J. — Buchenwald liberation witnesses
• Bruno, Cpl. Carl J., Irvington, N.J. — Engineer crew marooned article
• Burk, T/4 James R., Sedalia, Mo. — Divardy trio, surprised Germans
• Butcher, T/5 Hubert D., Loogootoo, Ind. — Divardy trio
• Byrne, Pfc. William — Engineer crew marooned article
• Chanute, Pfc. — 50th wire section
• Charles, Capt. Davidson, Beaumont, Texas — Buchenwald atrocity witness, Military Government
• Clifford, T/4 Everett W., Trotter, Carrol, Iowa — 231st battery
• Coplay, Cpl. Kenneth, Penna. — 231st battery
• Crump, Pfc. Olin M. — Engineer crew marooned
• Dashoff, S/Sgt. Everett — author, 33 German Guns KO’d By 212th Artillerymen
• Davidson, Capt. — Buchenwald Military Government
• DePaul, M/Sgt. Joseph H., Wahoo, Neb. — Radio Repairmen article
• Falkman, T/5 Gosta E., St. Paul, Minn. — 212th Armd. FA Bn.
• Falkman, Sgt. — 212th Armd. FA Bn.
• Finkelstein, T/5 Harry — Circulation Manager, Armored Attacker
• Flick, 1st Sgt. Arthur, Lancaster, Ohio — combs battery area, 231st
• Fry, Capt. George — pursuit of German Major article
• Galusha, Sgt. — Engineer crew marooned, explained motor trouble
• Gordon, Pfc. John B., Chatsworth, Ga. — 231st battery
• Gottschalk, T/Sgt. Herbert, Bronx, N.Y. — Russian race interpreter, Seattle, Wash.
• Gross, Pvt. Rudolph, — 146th Armd. Sig. Co., visited old home, Nieder-Olm
• Guest, James S., Sedalia, Mo. — 231st battery
• Haas, Sgt. — 15th Inf., Ft. Lewis, Wash., Sergeant Knows Eisenhower anecdote
• Haggerty, Pfc. Francis J., Philadelphia, Pa. — 68th Sniper article
• Harrington, S/Sgt. Francis A. — author, 100,000 Rounds Fired By 212th article
• Harrison, Pfc. Aubrey — Engineer crew marooned
• Hefner, Cpl. Adrian S., Conover, N.C. — 231st ack-ack silenced
• Hoyt, Sgt. James, Oxford, Iowa — radio operator, Buchenwald liberation
• Hulse, Sgt. — Engineer crew marooned, Sioux City, Iowa
• James, Sgt. Scott, Washington — 231st artillery
• Jones, 1st Lt. Wilmer T., Waynesboro, Ky. — Captain promotion, Baker Co., 9th Armd. Inf. Bn.; 1st Lt. Jan. 24; Capt. April 22
• Karras, Pvt. William, — 86th Div., Pitt Reunion visitor, 30 days before division
• Keffer, Capt. Frederic, Spokane, Wash. — Buchenwald liberation, ordered SS men back
• Klein, T/5 Charles — Managing Editor, Armored Attacker
• Kneller, Lt. Chester, Washington, D.C. — platoon leader, Own Men Freed article
• Knott, M/Sgt. James, Columbia, Ky. — reconnoitering for new battalion CP
• Kovach, T/Sgt. Carl, Detroit, Mich. — platoon sergeant, Own Men Freed article
• Krohn, Pfc. Trescow — Buchenwald liberation witnesses
• Lovelace, Pfc. William, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn. — 231st battery
• Machika, Sgt. John A., — foursome met by James Pye
• Marback, Lt. — found bicycle after Buchenwald; 319th Regt. CP
• Marcy, Pfc. Lawrence E., Sedalia, Mo. — 231st battery
• McBride, Lt. Col. Ralph H., — Our Men in the Field, CO CCB; formerly with 6th Armd. Div.
• Meishon, Pfc. Carl J., Tartagin, Bronx, N.Y. — Engineer crew marooned
• Momenec, Sgt. Arthur, Toledo, Ohio — Special Service Office, organized Division pass program
• Morency, Sgt. James A., New Bedford, Mass. — entered German town to collect weapons, found Luger
• Nelson, Sgt. Nels, Bragtom, Iowa — 231st battery
• Newman, T/5 John W., New York City — 212th Armd. FA Bn.
• Parsons, Cpl. — 50th wire section commander
• Peake, 1st Lt. Charles D., 128th Armd. FA Bn., New Milford, N.J. — furlough article
• Perry, Lt. Carl B. — CO Battery C, 231st
• Piggot, Cpl., Ark. — 68th Sniper article
• Pope, Lt. Col. Philip H., D.C. — FDC, 212th Armd. FA Bn.
• Pye, T/5 James W., 68th Tank Bn. — medical detachment, Silver Star; meets liberated brother
• Raines, Sgt. Allen — author, Radio Repairmen Kept Very Busy article
• Ramsey, Cpl. Bernard, Philadelphia, Pa. — Baker Company, 68th Corporal Dodges Sniper
• Rivers, — Engineer crew marooned
• Romero, Pfc. T.R., 166th Signal Photo Company — photo credit, 212th Armd. FA
• Russell, Capt. James A., Piggott, Ark. — CO Baker Company informed Ramsey
• Samek, Pfc. F., Edwardsville, Penna. — 231st battery
• Scalise, Sgt. Frank X. — Staff Artist, Armored Attacker
• Siewers, Capt. Ralph, Winston-Salem, N.C. — Able Co. 44th Armd. Inf. Bn.
• Signian, Cpl. Leonard C., Springfork, Mo. — sighted enemy, 231st combs battery
• Simpek, Pfc. Stephen, Omaha, Neb. — 231st battery
• Steinbach, Sgt. Herbert — Editor, Armored Attacker
• Stephens, S/Sgt. James J. — Staff Photographer, Armored Attacker
• Stranl, Cpl. Louis J., Coplay, Penna. — 231st battery
• Strome, Pfc. Gary — mentioned in German Civilian article
• Sudduth, S/Sgt. Clair O., Sedalia, Mo. — 231st battery
• Sumners, Sgt. — Signal photo credit, Rochlitz halftrack photo
• Tablman, Capt. Joseph H. — Bronze Star, meets Pye
• Titterington — Rhine bridge reference
• Tomko, Sgt. — photo credit, Oberdorla doughboys
• Turner, Pfc. Jack C., Kentwood, La. — 50th wire section
• Van Heel, Pfc. Roland, Corsica, S.D. — 231st combs battery
• Ward, Lt. Col. Albert N., Baltimore, Md. — CO 50th Armd. Inf. Bn.
• Warp, Lt. Paul A., Minden, Neb. — reconnoitering for new battalion CP
• Washington, Capt. James K., — 603rd TD, caught ack-ack guns
• Zbanski, Pfc. Anton W., — 27, maintenance man, 777th AAA Bn.
• Zbanski, Pvt. Gilbert B., — 19, liberated PW, brother of Anton
• Zbanski, Sgt. Anton W. — maintenance, 777th AAA Bn.

Locations

• Buchenwald, Germany — concentration camp near Weimar liberated by 9th Armd. Inf. Bn., April 11; 21,000 prisoners freed
• Brussels, Belgium — included in Division pass program
• Cannes, France — reserved for officers, pass program
• Chemnitz, Germany — bridgehead area, Russian race advance
• Dorna, Germany — advance area, Russian race
• Dresden, Germany — Radio Team A drive toward Dresden area
• Eisenach, Germany — advance through Eisenach area
• Elster River, Germany — CCB north caught bridges over Elster River
• England — included in Division pass program
• Erfurt, Germany — four-day drive from Erfurt to Mulde River bridgeheads
• Ettersberg, Germany — Buchenwald Concentration Camp at Ettersberg near Weimar
• Frankfurt, Germany — return to Frankfurt-Mulde drive reference
• Gros-Burchia, Germany — Engineer crew marooned village
• Gros-Burchla / Gross-Burchia — Engineer crew marooned
• Hottelstedt, Germany — 9th Armd. Inf. Bn. attacked SS men at Hottelstedt near Buchenwald
• Ireland, Northern — furlough destination option
• Kayna, Germany — Pye’s unit at Kayna on Russian race
• Leipzig, Germany — Zeitz-Leipzig area, ack-ack defenses
• London, England — Capt. Arnold destination reference; pass program
• Maina, Germany — Gross visited Nieder-Olm between Oppenheim and Maina
• Monaco — off limits to enlisted men, pass program
• Mulde River, Germany — bridgeheads east of Mulde, Russian race; first two CCB units
• New Milford, N.J. — Peake’s hometown, furlough article
• Nice, France — off limits to all, pass program
• Nieder-Olm, Germany — Gross’s old hometown, between Oppenheim and Maina
• Nissna, Germany — 212th cleared town of Nissna, 33 German Guns
• Nordhausen, Germany — atrocities in division zones uncovered at Nordhausen
• Oberdorla, Germany — Tomko photo credit, doughboys street scene
• Oppenheim, Germany — Gross visited Nieder-Olm between Oppenheim and Maina
• Paris, France — included in Division pass program; Peake’s group stopped in Paris
• Riviera, France — included in Division pass program
• Rochlitz, Germany — halftrack knocked out German vehicle on road to Rochlitz
• Saar River/Valley, Germany — campaign reference
• Vith, Belgium — Zbanski liberation near St. Vith, Dec. 20
• Weimar, Germany — Buchenwald camp north of Weimar
• Zeitz, Germany — Zeitz-Leipzig area, ack-ack defenses

Units

• 6th Armored Division — ‘Super Sixth’; Buchenwald liberation; 21,000 prisoners; Russian race; 8,000 Nazis in four-day drive
• 9th Armored Infantry Battalion — liberated Buchenwald, April 11; Own Men Freed article
• 15th Tank Battalion — first to reach Mulde River, Russian race
• 44th Armored Infantry Battalion — first to reach Mulde River; Siewers Able Co.
• 50th Armored Infantry Battalion — Own Men Freed; wire section lauded; Fulda drive
• 68th Tank Battalion — Pye medical detachment; Sniper article; Baker Company
• 69th Tank Battalion — first two units to reach Mulde, Reserve Command
• 76th Infantry Division — 430th Regt., Reserve and CCA cleared ack-ack guns
• 86th Division — Karras, Pitt Reunion visitor
• 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion — Peake furlough article
• 146th Armored Signal Company — Gross, visited home town
• 166th Signal Photo Company — Romero photo credit
• 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion — 33 German Guns KO’d; 100,000 rounds fired
• 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion — Ack-Ack Silenced; combs battery area
• 319th Regiment — Marback’s CP reference, Buchenwald area
• 603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion — caught ack-ack guns, Russian race
• 777th AAA Battalion — Zbanski brothers; Ceruti Battery A
• Combat Command A (CCA) — Russian race; Reserve Command and CCA cleared ack-ack
• Combat Command B (CCB) — McBride CO; first to reach Mulde; Elster River bridges
• Reserve Command — swung south to assist CCA, Russian race
• Special Service Section — Division pass program to Paris, Brussels, Riviera, England