US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45

US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45

by Steven J. Zaloga
US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45

US Armored Divisions: The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45

by Steven J. Zaloga

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Overview

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war. Of the 16 such divisions formed during the war, all but one served in the European Theater of Operations. This book examines the organizational structure, operational doctrine and combat mission of these divisions from D-Day onwards, describing how doctrines and tactics were changed as the divisions were forced to adapt to the battlefield realities of combat against an experienced foe. The lessons drawn by the armored divisions from the bitter fighting in Northwest Europe from 1944 to 1945 strongly shaped postwar US Army doctrine.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472800008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 01/20/2013
Series: Battle Orders , #3
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 21 MB
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About the Author

Steven J Zaloga received his BA in history from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He is a senior analyst with Teal Group Corp. covering missile technology and arms export issues. He also serves as adjunct staff with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses. He is the author of several dozen books on military technology and military history.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction4
Combat mission6
Preparation for war: doctrine and training10
Unit organization17
Headquarters
Combat commands
Combat arms
Supporting arms
Divisional attachments
Division comparison
Command, control, communication and intelligence46
Tactics49
Offensive operations in the enemy rear
Breakthrough
Seizing key terrain
Regaining the initiative
Restoring the initiative
Overcoming an unprepared defense
Attack on a prepared position
Attacks on enemy armored units
Counterattacks and delaying actions
Small unit tactics
Lessons learned
Unit Status76
2Armored Division "Hell on Wheels"
3Armored Division "Spearhead"
4Armored Division
5Armored Division "Victory"
6Armored Division "Super Sixth"
7Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"
8Armored Division "Thundering Herd"
9Armored Division "Phantom"
10Armored Division "Tiger"
11Armored Division "Thunderbolt"
12Armored Division "Hellcats"
13Armored Division "The Black Cats"
14Armored Division "Liberator"
16Armored Division
20Armored Division
Bibliography93
Index95
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