6th Armored Division

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The 6th Armored Division was a U.S. Army tank division in World War II that played a key role in the Allied advance across Western Europe, including the liberation of Nazi concentration camps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division
armored division
advancedThrough Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg
allegiance Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied Powers
awarded Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
conflict World War II
country United States of America
disbandedIn 1945
engagedIn Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
surface form: Relief of Bastogne
equipment M4 Sherman tank
Stuart light tank
surface form: M5 Stuart light tank

self-propelled artillery
formedIn 1942
garrisonDuringWWII various locations in the European Theater
liberated Buchenwald
surface form: Buchenwald concentration camp (complex area)

Buchenwald subcamp system
surface form: Buchenwald subcamps

concentration camp prisoners
nickname Super Sixth
notableCommander George S. Patton
notableFor exploitation operations after breakthroughs
rapid armored advances
role in Allied advance across Western Europe
participatedIn Alsace campaign
surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

Central Europe campaign
Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northern France campaign

Rhineland campaign
partOf Third United States Army
surface form: United States Third Army
role armored warfare
mechanized warfare
subunit 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
146th Armored Signal Company
212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
25th Armored Engineer Battalion
44th Armored Infantry Battalion
50th Armored Infantry Battalion
68th Tank Battalion
69th Tank Battalion
6th Tank Battalion
2nd Cavalry Group
surface form: 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

9th Armored Infantry Battalion
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
type armored

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Buchenwald liberatedBy 6th Armored Division
Patton's Third Army component 6th Armored Division
VIII Corps (United States) subordinateUnit 6th Armored Division
this entity surface form: 6th Armored Division (United States)
Liberation of Brittany involvedMilitaryUnit 6th Armored Division
this entity surface form: U.S. 6th Armored Division
69th Tank Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
Super Sixth officialName 6th Armored Division
6th Tank Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
6th Tank Battalion higherFormation 6th Armored Division
146th Armored Signal Company parentUnit 6th Armored Division
146th Armored Signal Company subordinateTo 6th Armored Division
9th Armored Infantry Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
9th Armored Infantry Battalion formedAsPartOf 6th Armored Division
this entity surface form: 6th Armored Division organization
44th Armored Infantry Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
44th Armored Infantry Battalion subordinateTo 6th Armored Division
50th Armored Infantry Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
50th Armored Infantry Battalion higherFormation 6th Armored Division
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion subunitOf 6th Armored Division
this entity surface form: Division Artillery of 6th Armored Division
212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion partOf 6th Armored Division
25th Armored Engineer Battalion parentUnit 6th Armored Division
25th Armored Engineer Battalion supportedUnit 6th Armored Division