10th Armored Division

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The 10th Armored Division was a U.S. Army tank division in World War II noted for its rapid advances and key role in the Battle of the Bulge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division
armored division
military unit
activatedAt Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
advancedThrough France
Germany
Luxembourg
allegiance United States
awarded Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
commander Major General William H. H. Morris Jr.
component 11th Tank Battalion
20th Armored Infantry Battalion
21st Tank Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
54th Armored Infantry Battalion
61st Armored Infantry Battalion
796th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
conflict World War II
country United States of America
deactivatedAt Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
deactivatedIn 1945
engagedEnemy German Army
enteredCombatIn 1944
equipment M4 Sherman tank
M5 Stuart light tank
linked to: Stuart light tank
formedIn 1942
garrisonDuringWWII Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
higherCommand Third United States Army
insignia tiger head on triangular armored patch
landedAt Cherbourg
landedIn France
motto Terrify and Destroy
nickname Tiger Division
notableAction defense of roadblocks around Bastogne
notableFor key role in the Battle of the Bulge
rapid advances in World War II
participatedIn Battle of the Bulge
Central Europe Campaign
Rhineland Campaign
linked to: Rhineland campaign

Siege of Bastogne
linked to: Battle of the Bulge
partOf U.S. Armored Force
role armored warfare
supportedUnit 101st Airborne Division
theater European Theater of Operations
type armored

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Patton's Third Army component 10th Armored Division