11th Armored Division

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The 11th Armored Division was a U.S. Army World War II tank division that fought in the European Theater, noted for its rapid advances and role in liberating concentration camps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army division
armored division
activatedAt Camp Polk, Louisiana
linked to: Fort Polk
activatedOn 15 August 1942
advancedInto Austria
advancedThrough Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg
assignedTo Third Army under General George S. Patton
linked to: Patton's Third Army
awarded campaign participation credit for Ardennes-Alsace
campaign participation credit for Central Europe
campaign participation credit for Rhineland
branch United States Army
commander Major General Charles S. Kilburn
Major General Holmes E. Dager
component combat division
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crossedRiver Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
deactivatedOn 15 August 1945
engagement Ardennes-Alsace campaign
linked to: Alsace campaign

Battle of the Bulge
Central Europe campaign
Relief of Bastogne
linked to: Battle of the Bulge

Rhineland campaign
enteredCombatIn 1944
formedIn 1942
garrisonAfterWar Camp Cooke, California
landedIn France
landedVia Normandy
liberated Gusen concentration camp
Linz area subcamps
Mauthausen concentration camp complex
nickname Thunderbolt Division
notableFor liberation of Nazi concentration camps
rapid armored advances in Europe
partOf Third United States Army
role breakthrough and exploitation operations
subunit 11th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
21st Armored Infantry Battalion
41st Tank Battalion
42nd Tank Battalion
490th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
55th Armored Engineer Battalion
575th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion
theater European Theater of Operations
type armored

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Patton's Third Army component 11th Armored Division
VIII Corps (United States) subordinateUnit 11th Armored Division (United States)
linked to: 11th Armored Division
Mauthausen concentration camp liberatedBy 11th Armored Division