The 7th armored division in the battle of the bulge american military experience. From the beaches to the baltic and roll out the barrel, drive through france, chartres, reims, verdun, seine, battle against the nazi ss kindle edition by u. Here are coming, new and recent books about 7th armored division in the bulge. Copies of the featured book will be sold at the gift shop before and after the discussion. The 7th armored division in the battle of the bulge american military experience fontenot, gregory on. The 7th armored division arrived in england in june 1944. Known at the end of the cold war as light fighters, this division has a storied history from wwii and korea to operation just cause, the invasion of panama. The 7th armored division lucky seventh was an armored division of the united states army that saw distinguished service on the western front, from august 1944 until may 1945, during world war ii. The book is a very good read with a lot of information and preserves the history of the men who fought with the 7th armored division, 23rd armored infantry battalion. The 7th armored division in the battle of the bulge by gregory fontenot closes a gap in the record.
It should definitely be on your must read list if you have any interest in history, world war ii, or. The 7th infantry division, the bayonet, was a light division formerly stationed at fort ord, california. Combat interviews of the 23rd armored infantry battalion. The 2nd armored division hell on wheels was an armored division of the united states. The 7th armoured division was an armoured division of the british army that saw distinguished active service during world war ii, where its exploits in the western desert campaign gained it the desert rats nickname after the munich agreement, the division was formed in egypt during 1938 as the mobile division egypt and its first divisional commander was the tank theorist majorgeneral sir. On 15 july 1940, the 1st armored division, largely an expanded and reorganized version of the 7th cavalry brigade, was activated at fort knox under the command of major general bruce magruder. Forget what you have heard about bastogne being the pivotal engagement in december of 1944. The 110 or so combat interviews of the 7th armored division are preserved at the national archives in record group 407 adjutant general. Wesley johnston, is the historian for the 7th armored division association. Headquarters and headquarters company, 7th armored division. The official us army history books can be ordered from the us government printing offices online bookstore. A cash bar will be available along with a small selection of.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The symbols represent the characteristics of armored divisions. This formally ended the 2nd armored divisions 55year history. The 7th armored division in the battle of the bulge.
Throughout most of its existence the 7th armored division was commanded by major general lindsay mcdonald silvester, an infantryman who had distinguished himself in world war i. The first book, from the beaches to the baltic, the story of the 7th armored division, tells how it whipped the best that the german high command could muster. Recommendation, supporting documents, combat command b. History of the seventh armored division and the seventh.
Much detail can be found throughout this website and within the reference material highlighted on the other sites and books page. The history of the british 7th armoured division desert rats. The aerial photos in the green books the center of military historys official series of. This is one of a series of books that he has painstakingly transcribed from original typed and handwritten documents concerning the actions of the 7th armored division in europe during world war ii.
The battle of the bulge was the turning point of world war ii for the allied powers. Additionally, you may be interested in this book by w. The 2nd armored division returned to west germany to serve as part of 7th army. History of the 7th armored division thundering herds 8th armored. Vith, belgium was the turning point of the battle of the bulge. The us army military history institute carlisle, pa has an 18page survey. Wesley johnston is historically accurate with numerous interviews of officers and men. Note that books that mention specific organic or attached units are also under the links to those units. This narrative centers on the 7th armored division for the entire length of the. A date with history follows 7th armored division in the battle of the. It is incredibly detailed, well researched, and documented book. Combat interviews of the 23rd armored infantry battalion, 7th armored division, by w.
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