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Overshadowed by the United States Army's armoured divisions, the separate tank and tank destroyer battalions had the difficult mission of providing armoured support for US infantry divisions in the 1944-45 campaigns. This book details the organisational structures and deployment of these units - the standard tank battalions, tank battalions (light), tank battalions (mine exploder) and tank battalions (special), self-propelled and towed tank destroyer battalions. It also covers the tactics used by these units in their attempts to assist the infantry, as well as providing a listing of all the battalions that took part in the Northwest Europe campaign. Text by Steven J Zaloga.
Contents
- Combat Mission
- Preparation for War
- Tank Battalion Organization and Equipment
- Tank Destroyer Battalion Organization and Equipment
- Tank Battalion Tactics
- Tank Destroyer Battalion Tactics
- Unit Status
- Lessons Learned
- Photo Captions
The books in this series are;
Battle Orders 3 : US Armored Divisions : The European Theater of Operations 1944-1945
Battle Orders 10 : US Tank and Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO 1944-1945
Battle Orders 21 : US Armored Units in the North African and Italian Campaigns 1942-1945
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