Description

712th Tank Battalion
• World War II •
118 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Compiled by the battalion under the command of Lt. Col. Vladimir B. Kedrovsky, this unit history traces the 712th Tank Battalion — attached to the 90th Infantry Division under Patton’s 3rd Army — from its 1943 activation through the Normandy hedgerows, the Falaise Gap, the Rhineland and Ardennes fighting, and the final push into Central Europe and Czechoslovakia. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.

Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe

Commanders: Lt. Col. Vladimir B. Kedrovsky (Battalion Commander)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Building the Body Beautiful
The Battle of Normandy
Battle of Northern France
Battle of the Rhineland
The Battle of the Ardennes
The Battle of Central Europe
The Role of the Service Units
The Last Lap

“The 712th Tank Battalion is the best tank battalion in the U.S. Army.”
— Lt. Col. Vladimir B. Kedrovsky, Battalion Commander

Dedication
Lt. Col. Vladimir B. Kedrovsky – Battalion Commander
Battalion Route – Map
Activation History
The Battle of Normandy
Battle of Northern France
Battle of The Rhineland
Fortress Metz
Dillingen
The Battle of The Ardennes
The Battle of Central Europe
The Merkers Salt Mine
Czechoslovakia
The Role of The Service Units
The Last lap
Minimum Estimates of Enemy Equipment Destroyed
Ammunition Expended
Headquarters Company Roster
Medical Detachment Roster
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Service Company
Officers
Acknowledgments