128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

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The 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army unit
World War II military unit
armored field artillery battalion
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedConflict campaigns in Western Europe
associatedWith Third United States Army
surface form: U.S. Third Army

armored warfare
mechanized warfare
branch United States Army
category U.S. armored field artillery battalions
combatArm artillery
conflict World War II
country United States of America
doctrine combined arms operations
engagementType defensive fire support
offensive operations support
equipmentType self-propelled artillery
era World War II era
forceType mobile artillery force
function provide indirect fire support
support armored and infantry units
garrisonCountryDuringWar United Kingdom
historicalPeriod 1940s
militaryBranchType field artillery branch
militaryFormationType battalion
mobilityType armored
notableCharacteristic armored protection for artillery crews
high tactical mobility
notableFor providing armored fire support to 6th Armored Division in Europe
operatedBy U.S. Army Ground Forces
surface form: United States Army Ground Forces
operationalEnvironment European land warfare
operationalStatusDuringWWII active combat unit
organizationalLevel battalion-level formation
partOf 6th Armored Division
primaryMission deliver timely and accurate indirect fire
support maneuver elements of 6th Armored Division
role armored fire support
field artillery
service United States Army in World War II
subordinateTo U.S. Armored Force
surface form: U.S. Army Armored Force
subunitOf 6th Armored Division
surface form: Division Artillery of 6th Armored Division
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
typeOfArtillery self-propelled field artillery
usedIn armored division artillery structure

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6th Armored Division subunit 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion