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12th Armored Division
The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated
in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament,
found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue
for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics
of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon,
fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.
[page 521]
COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
1 Oct 44 |
Maj. Gen. Roderick R. Allen |
Artillery Commander
1 Oct 44 |
Col. Charles R. Gildart |
Chief of Staff
1 Oct 44 |
Col. Richard H. Gordon |
14 Dec 44 |
Col. Wallace H. Barnes |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
1 Oct 44 |
Lt. Col. Hugh Mair |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
1 Oct 44 |
Lt. Col. Charles Smyroski |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
1 Oct 44 |
Lt. Col. H. Paul Holz |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
1 Oct 44 |
Lt. Col. J. M. Bradley |
Adjutant General
1 Oct 44 |
Lt. Col. Edwin M. Connell |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command A
1 Oct 44 |
Brig. Gen. Riley F. Ennis |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command B
1 Oct 44 |
Col. Charles V. Bromley |
Commanding Officer, Reserve Command
14 Dec 44 |
Col. Richard A. Gordon |
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STATISTICS
Chronology
- Activated 15 September 1942
- Arrived ETO 2 October 1944
- Arrived Continent (D+156) 9 November 1944
- Entered Combat:
- First Elements 5 December 1944
- Entire Division 7 December 1944
- Days in Combat 102
Casualties (Tentative)
- Killed 517
- Wounded 2,257
- Missing 659
- Captured 3
- Battle Casualties 3,436
- Non-Battle Casualties 2,540
- Total Casualties 5,976
- Percent of T/O Strength 56.0
Campaigns
Individual Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross 6
- Legion of Merit 4
- Silver Star 198
- Soldiers Medal 12
- Bronze Star 1,199
- Air Medal 50
- Distinguished Flying Cross 3
Prisoners of War Taken 72,243
COMPOSITION
- Headquarters Company
- Combat Command A
- Combat Command B
- Reserve Command
- 23d Tank Battalion
- 43d Tank Battalion
- 714th Tank Battalion
- 17th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 56th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 66th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 92d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
- 119th Armored Engineer Battalion
- 152d Armored Signal Company
- 12th Armored Division Artillery
- 493d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 494th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 12th Armored Division Trains
- 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
- 82d Armored Medical Battalion
- Military Police Platoon
- Band
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ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
572d AAA AW Bn (SP) |
4 Dec 44-18 May 45 |
Armored
CC V (French 2d Armd Div) |
30 Apr 45-4 May 45 |
Cavalry
101st Cav Gp |
8 Apr 45-4 May 45 |
42d Rcn Tr (42d Div) |
13 Apr 45-14 Apr 45 |
Chemical
Co A, 99th Cml Mort Bn |
7 Mar 45-8 Mar 45 |
Engineer
206th Engr C Bn |
18 Mar 45-20 Mar 45 |
256th Engr C Bn |
14 Apr 45-21 Apr 45 |
290th Engr C Bn |
21 Apr 45-4 May 45 |
Field Artillery
204th FA Gp |
18 Mar 45-22 Mar 45 |
342d FA Bn |
28 Mar 45-4 May 45 |
933d FA Bn (155mm How) |
31 Mar 45-19 Apr 45 |
Hq, 36th FA Gp |
1 Apr 45-19 Apr 45 |
937th FA Bn (155mm How) |
1 Apr 45-4 May 45 |
935th FA Bn (4.5" Gun) |
11 Apr 45-19 Apr 45 |
Btry A, 977th FA Bn (155mm Gun) |
24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45 |
Infantry
1st & 2d Bns, 22d Inf (4th
Div) |
2 Apr 45-3 Apr 45 |
3d Bn, 222d Inf (42d Div) |
2 Apr 45-8 Apr 45 |
2d Bn, 242d Inf (42d Div) |
5 Apr 45-7 Apr 45 |
Co G, 242d Inf (42d Div) |
10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45 |
3d Bn, 242d Inf (42d Div) |
12 Apr 45-14 Apr 45 |
15th CT (3d Div) |
24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45 |
Tank Destroyer
827th TD Bn (SP) |
19 Dec 44-13 Feb 45 |
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DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Armored
Co A, 43d Tk Bn |
103d Div |
5 Dec 44-7 Jan 45 |
Co A, 23d Tk Bn |
100th Div |
1 Jan 45-7 Jan 45 |
CC B |
79th Div |
7 Jan 45-15 Jan 45 |
714th Tk Bn |
70th Div |
12 Feb 45-17 Feb 45 |
CC A |
70th Div |
2 Mar 45-8 Mar 45 |
CC R |
101st Cav Gp |
2 Mar 45-8 Mar 45 |
Co C, 43d Tk Bn |
63d Div |
9 Mar 45-14 Mar 45 |
CC A |
94th Div |
22 Mar 45-24 Mar 45 |
CC A |
42d Div |
7 Apr 45-13 Apr 45 |
Cavalry
92d Cav Rcn Sq |
Normandy Base Section |
18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44 |
92d Cav Rcn Sq |
63d Div |
15 Mar 45-16 Mar 45 |
Engineer
Co C, 119th Engr Bn |
Normandy Base Section |
18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44 |
Field Artillery
Btry C, 493d Armd FA Bn |
Normandy Base Section |
18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
100th Div |
5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
106th Cav Gp |
23 Dec 44-2 Jan 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
103d Div |
26 Dec 44-2 Jan 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
26 Dec 44-6 Jan 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
100th Div |
2 Jan 45-6 Jan 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
2 Jan 45-6 Jan 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
79th Div |
7 Jan 45-14 Jan 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
79th Div |
7 Jan 45-14 Jan 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
French Algerienne 3d Inf Div |
15 Jan 45-16 Jan 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
36th Div |
20 Jan 45-23 Jan 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
36th Div |
20 Jan 45-23 Jan 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
36th Div |
21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
French Algerienne 3d Inf Div |
23 Jan 45-2 Feb 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
French Algerienne 3d Inf Div |
24 Jan 45-2 Feb 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
French Algerienne 3d Inf Div |
24 Jan 45-2 Feb 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
117th Cav Rcn Sq |
2 Feb 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
28th Div |
4 Feb 45-9 Feb 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
28th Div |
7 Feb 45-10 Feb 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
10 Feb 45-13 Feb 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
10 Feb 45-16 Feb 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
11 Feb 45-12 Feb 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
13 Feb 45-16 Feb 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
44th Div |
14 Feb 45-16 Feb 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
17 Feb 45-9 Mar 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
17 Feb 45-9 Mar 45 |
493d Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45 |
494th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45 |
495th Armd FA Bn |
70th Div |
13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45 |
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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
DATE |
CORPS |
ARMY |
ARMY GROUP |
Assigned |
Attached |
Assigned |
Attached |
7 Oct 44 |
|
|
UK Base |
ETOUSA |
|
13 Nov 44 |
|
Ninth |
(-) |
12th |
|
5 Dec 44 |
XV Operations |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
27 Dec 44 |
XXI Operations |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
30 Dec 44 |
(-) |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
3 Jan 45 |
XV |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
6 Jan 45 |
VI |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
3 Feb 45 |
XXI |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
11 Feb 45 |
XV |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
28 Feb 45 |
XXI |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
17 Mar 45 |
XX Operations |
Seventh |
Third |
6th |
12th |
24 Mar 45 |
XXI |
Seventh |
(-) |
6th |
(-) |
26 Mar 45 |
XV |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
31 Mar 45 |
XXI |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
4 May 45 |
(-) |
Seventh |
|
6th |
|
(-) indicates relieved from assignment
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COMMAND POSTS
DATE |
TOWN |
REGION |
COUNTRY |
2 Oct 44 |
Liverpool |
Lancashire |
England |
5 Oct 44 |
Tidworth Barracks |
Wiltshire |
England |
17 Nov 44 |
Auffay |
Seine-Inferieure |
France |
2 Dec 44 |
Luneville |
Meruthe-et-Moselle |
France |
5 Dec 44 |
Kirberg |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
7 Dec 44 |
Domfessel |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
14 Dec 44 |
Rahling |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
16 Dec 44 |
Rimsdorf |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
18 Dec 44 |
Rahling |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
26 Dec 44 |
Albestroff |
Moselle |
France |
29 Dec 44 |
Dieuze |
Moselle |
France |
8 Jan 45 |
Hochfelden |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
15 Jan 45 |
Brumath |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
20 Jan 45 |
Hochfelden |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
25 Jan 45 |
Ittenheim |
Bas-Rhin |
France |
3 Feb 45 |
Zellenberg |
Haut-Rhin |
France |
4 Feb 45 |
Colmar |
Haut-Rhin |
France |
7 Feb 45 |
Wintzenheim |
Haut-Rhin |
France |
11 Feb 45 |
Faulquemont |
Moselle |
France |
18 Feb 45 |
Faulquemont (2 miles northwest) |
Moselle |
France |
17 Mar 45 |
Apach |
Moselle |
France |
18 Mar 45 |
Hermeskief |
Rhineland |
Germany |
18 Mar 45 |
Brucken |
Rhineland |
Germany |
19 Mar 45 |
Baumholden |
Rhineland |
Germany |
21 Mar 45 |
Sausenheim |
Pfalz |
Germany |
22 Mar 45 |
Mutterstadt |
Pfalz |
Germany |
24 mar 45 |
Deidesheim |
Pfalz |
Germany |
28 Mar 45 |
Lorsch |
Hessen |
Germany |
29 Mar 45 |
Beerfelden |
Bavaria |
Germany |
30 Mar 45 |
Amorbach |
Bavaria |
Germany |
31 Mar 45 |
Hardheim |
Baden |
Germany |
31 Mar 45 |
Paimar |
Baden |
Germany |
3 Apr 45 |
Giebelstadt |
Bavaria |
Germany |
10 Apr 45 |
Kitzingen (airfield) |
Bavaria |
Germany |
14 Apr 45 |
Uffenheim |
Bavaria |
Germany |
16 Apr 45 |
Illesheim |
Bavaria |
Germany |
18 Apr 45 |
Oberdachstetten |
Bavaria |
Germany |
20 Apr 45 |
Ansbach |
Wurttemberg |
Germany |
21 Apr 45 |
Dinkelsbuhl |
Wurttemberg |
Germany |
22 Apr 45 |
Bopfingen |
Wurttemberg |
Germany |
24 Apr 45 |
Dillingen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
27 Apr 45 |
Ziemetshausen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
28 Apr 45 |
Schwabmunchen |
Bavaria |
Germany |
29 Apr 45 |
Landsberg |
Bavaria |
Germany |
1 May 45 |
Murnau |
Bavaria |
Germany |
2 May 45 |
Redenfelden |
Bavaria |
Germany |
5 May 45 |
Heidenheim |
Wurttemberg |
Germany |
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