2nd ARMORED DIVISION 
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UNITS-UNITES
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| Headquarters Company |
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| Service Company |
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| Combat Command A |
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| Combat Command B |
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| 41st Armored Infantry Regiment |
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| 66th Armored Regiment |
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| 67th Armored Regiment |
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| 17th Armored Engineer Battalion |
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| 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion |
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| 142nd Armored Signal Company |
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| 2nd Armored Division Artillery |
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| 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion |
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| 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion |
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| 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion |
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| 2nd Armored Division Trains |
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| 2nd Ordnance Maintenance Battalion |
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| Supply Battalion |
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| 48th Armored Medical Battalion |
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| Military Police Platoon |
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INDIVUDUALS AWARDS-DECORATIONS INDIVIDUELLES
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| Distinguished Service Cross | 21 |
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| Legion of Merit | 13 |
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| Silver Star | 1 954 |
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| Soldiers Medal | 131 |
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| Bronze Star | 5 331 |
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| Air Medal | 342 |
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| PWs Taken | 76 963 |
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CASUALTIES (Tentative)-VICTIMES
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| Killed | 1 102 |
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| Wounded | 5 331 |
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| Missing | 253 |
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| Captured | 65 |
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| Battle Casualties | 6 751 |
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| Non-Battle Casualties | 7 116 |
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| Total Casualties | 13 867 |
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CHRONOLOGY-CHRONOLOGIE
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| Activated | 15 Jul 1940 |
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| Arrived ETO | 24 Nov 1943 |
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| Arrived Continent (D+3) | 9 Jun 1944 |
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| Entered Combat | |
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| First Elements | 13 Jun 1944* |
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| Enitre Division | 2 Jul 1944 |
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| *Previous Combat - North Africa and Sicile |
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CAMPAIGNS-CAMPAGNE
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| Normandy |
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| Northern France |
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| Ardennes |
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| Rhineland |
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| Central Europe |
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COMMAND POSTS-POSTE de COMMANDEMENT
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| DATE | TOWN | REGION | COUNTRY |
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1943
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| 27 November | Tidworth | Wiltshire | England |
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1944
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| 7 June | St-Laurent-sur-Mer | Calvados | France |
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| 10 June | La Mine | Calvados | France |
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| 2 July | St-Paul-du-Vernay (vic NW) | Calvados | France |
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| 18 July | La Mine | Calvados | France |
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| 24 July | Le Dezert | Manche | France |
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| 25 July | Pont Herbert (vic W) | Manche | France |
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| 26 July | Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly (vic SW) | Manche | France |
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| 3 August | Percy (vic S) | Manche | France |
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| 4 Aug ust | Courson (vic N) | Manche | France |
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| 7 August | Le Teilleul (1 Mi NE) | Manche | France |
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| 10 August | Barenton (2 Mi W) | Manche | France |
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| 18 August | Sees (1 mi S) | Orne | France |
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| 19 August | Longny-au-Perche (vic W) | Orne | France |
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| 20 August | Brezolles (vic N) | Eure-et-Loire | France |
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| 25 August | Le Neubourg (3 mi S) | Eure | France |
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| 27 August | Mantes-Gassicourt (4 mi W) | Eure | France |
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| 30 August | Magny-en-Vexin (vic N) | Seinte-et-Oise | France |
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| 31 August | Beauvais (2 mi S) | Oise | France |
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| 1 September | Peronne (vic NW) | Somme | France |
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| 2 Sepember | Rumes | Hainaut | Belgium |
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| 6 Sepember | Archennes (vic W) | Brabant | Belgium |
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| 8 Sep ember | Louvain (vic SE) | Brabant | Belgium |
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| 9 Sepember | Hasselt (4 mi W) | Limbourg | Belgium |
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| 16 Sepember | Maastricht (2 mi NE) | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 18 Sepember | Schimmert | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 19 Sepember | Oirsbeek (1 mi SE) | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 4 October | Nieuwenhagen | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 9 October | Grotenrath | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 11 October | Waubach | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 11 November | Palenberg (1/2 mi E) | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 17 November | Ubach (1 mi SE) | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 24 November | Baesweiler (1/2 mi SE) | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 22 December | Havelange (2 mi S) | Namur | Belgium |
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| 25 December | Mohiville (1 mi W) | Namur | Namur |
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| 28 December | Leignon | Namur | Belgium |
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| 29 December | Mohiville (1 mi W) | Namur | Belgium |
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1945
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| 2 January | Weris | Luxembourg | Belgium |
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| 7 January | Fisenne | Luxembourg | Belgium |
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| 11 January | Erpigny | Luxembourg | Belgium |
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| 13 January | Odeigne | Luxembourg | Belgium |
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| 14 January | St-Jean (Farm) | Luxembourg | Belgium |
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| 20 January | Florze | Liege | Belgium |
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| 3 February | Gulpen (1 mi W) | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| 24 February | Aachen (2 mi NW) | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 27 February | Mersch | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 28 February | Garzweiler | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 1 March | Glehn | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 2 March | Heide | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 3 March | Krefeld (4 mi S) | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 14 March | Schiefbahn | Rhineland | Germany |
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| 28 March | Bruckhausen | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 29 March | Altschermbeck | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 30 March | Hullern (1 mi E) | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 31 March | Walstedde | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 1 April | Stromberg | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 2 April | Schloss Holte | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 4 April | Lemgo | Westphalia | Germany |
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| 5 April | Schwobber | Hannover | Germany |
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| 7 April | Elze | Hannover | Germany |
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| 10 April | Soder | Hannover | Germany |
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| 11 April | Hornburg | Hannover | Germany |
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| 12 April | Klein Wanzleben | Hannover | Germany |
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| 13 April | Gross Ottersleben | Hannover | Germany |
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| 21 April | Wolfenbuttel | Hannover | Germany |
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| 12 April | Klein Wanzleben | Hannover | Germany |
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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT To Higher Units-ASSIGNE et ATTACHE
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| DATE | CORPS | ARMY | ARMY - GROUP |
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| Assigned | Attached | Assigned | Attached |
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| 24 Nov 1943 | | First | | ETOUSA |
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| 27 Nov 1943 | VII | First | | |
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| 8 Feb 1944 | XIX | First | | |
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| 12 Jun 1944 | V | First | | |
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| 18 Jul 1944 | VII | First | | |
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| 2 Aug 1944 | XIX | First | | 12th |
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| 7 Aug 1944 | VII | First | | 12th |
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| 13 Aug 1944 | XIX | First | | 12th |
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| 18 Aug 1944 | V | First | | 12th |
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| 19 Aug 1944 | XIX | First | | 12th |
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| 28 Aug 1944 | XV | First | | 12th |
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| 29 Aug 1944 | XIX | First | | 12th |
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| 22 Oct 1944 | XIX | Ninth | | 12th |
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| 22 Dec 1944 | VII | First | | 12th Br 21st |
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| 18 Jan 1945 | VII | First | | 12th - |
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| 16 Feb 1945 | XIX | Ninth | | 12th Br 21st |
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| 4 Apr 1945 | XIX | Ninth | | 12th - |
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| 8 May 1945 | - | Ninth | | 12th |
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