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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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
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offensive operations support ⓘ |
| equipmentType | self-propelled artillery ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| forceType | mobile artillery force ⓘ |
| function |
provide indirect fire support
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support armored and infantry units ⓘ |
| garrisonCountryDuringWar | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | field artillery branch ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | battalion ⓘ |
| mobilityType | armored ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
armored protection for artillery crews
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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
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support maneuver elements of 6th Armored Division ⓘ |
| role |
armored fire support
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field artillery ⓘ |
| service | United States Army in World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
U.S. Armored Force
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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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