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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10th Armored Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division ⓘ
armored division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activatedAt Fort Benning ⓘ
surface form: Fort Benning, Georgia
advancedThrough France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
awarded Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Stuart light tank ⓘ
surface form: M5 Stuart light tank
formedIn 1942 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII Fort Benning ⓘ
surface form: Fort Benning, Georgia
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 ⓘ
surface form: Central Europe Campaign

Rhineland campaign ⓘ
surface form: Rhineland Campaign

Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Bastogne
partOf U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
role armored warfare ⓘ
supportedUnit U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 101st Airborne Division
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations
type armored ⓘ

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Patton's Third Army → component → 10th Armored Division ⓘ