Operations of Third Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment
Abstract
The purpose of this monograph is to cover the operations of the Third Battalion of the 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division from the 25th of July to the 1st of August 1944 in Operation OBRA, The St. Lo Breakthru. The 2nd Armored Division was one of the heavy armored divisions hence this battalion consisted of two medium and one light tank companies. This battalion left the States in December of 1942 and went to North Africa. It did no fighting in Africa but participated in the D-Day operations of the invasion of Sicily. Here it fired its first shots in anger and participated in one battle which we then thought was quite a battle. In retrospect we realize we had hardly gotten our nose bloody. From there we went to England and started training for the invasion of Normandy. This training proved invaluable in the future operations. All told we had about eighteen months to polish up on our technique after we left the States. The result was perfect teamwork when the chips were down.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1944
- Accession Number
- AD1126562
Entities
People
- Henry Zeien
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College