11th Armored Division - Order of Battle of the United States Army - WWII - ETO (2024)

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"Thunderbolt"

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.

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COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

5 Oct 44 Brig. Gen. Charles S. Kilburn
21 Mar 45 Brig. Gen. Holmes E. Dager
3 May 45 Maj. Gen. Holmes E. Dager

Artillery Commander

5 Oct 44 Col. John G. Howard

Chief of Staff

5 Oct 44 Col. J. J. B. Williams
17 Mar 45 Col. Edgar T. Conley, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Ralph J. Olson

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. William R. Prince
7 Jan 45 Lt. Col. William M. Slayden

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Paul A. chalmers
7 Dec 44 Lt. Col. George S. Downer, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

5 Oct 44 Maj. Johnnie B. Poole
16 Nov 44 Lt. Col. Johnnie B. Poole

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

19 Dec 44 Maj. Howard W. Decker
16 Feb 45 Lt. Col. Howard W. Decker

Adjutant General

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Lillar P. Miller

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

5 Oct 44 Brig. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

5 Oct 44 Col. Wesley W. Yale

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

5 Oct 44 Col. Virgil Bell

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STATISTICS

Chronology

  • Activated 15 August 1942
  • Arrived ETO 5 October 1944
  • Arrived Continent (D+194) 17 December 1944
  • Entered Combat 23 December 1944
  • Days in Combat ..96
  • Casualties (Tentative)

  • Killed 614
  • Wounded 2,562
  • Missing 40
  • Captured
  • Battle Casualties 3,216
  • Non-Battle Casualties 1,921
  • Total Casualties 5,137
  • Percent of T/O Strength 48.1
  • Campaigns

  • Ardennes
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe

Individual Awards

  • Distinguished Service Cross 1
  • Legion of Merit 13
  • Silver Star 275
  • Soldiers Medal 2
  • Bronze Star 2
  • Air Medal 59

Prisoners of War Taken 76,229

COMPOSITION

  • Headquarters Company
  • Combat Command A
  • Combat Command B
  • Reserve Command
  • 22d Tank Battalion
  • 41st Tank Battalion
  • 42d Tank Battalion
  • 21st Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 55th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 63d Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
  • 56th Armored Engineer Battalion
  • 151st Armored Signal Company
  • 11th Armored Division Artillery
  • 490th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 492d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 11th Armored Division Trains
  • 133d Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  • 81st Armored Medical Battalion
  • Military Police Platoon
  • Band

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ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

575th AAA AW Bn (SP) 23 Dec 44-24 May 45

Engineer

991st Engr Treadway Br Co (- 1 section) 4 Mar 45-14 Mar 45
996th Engr Treadway Br Co 28 Mar 45-1 Jun 45

Field Artillery

Btry C, 174th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 15 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Infantry

355th CT (89th Div) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
914th FA Bn (89th Div) (105mm How) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
Co C, 314th Engr C Bn (89th Div) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
261st CT (65th Div) 28 Mar 45-29 Mar 45
328th CT (26th Div) 3 May 45-6 May 45

Tank Destroyer

602d TD Bn (SP) 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
811th TD Bn (SP) 27 Jan 45-4 Feb 45
602d TD Bn (SP) 4 Feb 45-24 Feb 45
705th TD Bn (SP) 24 Feb 45-5 Jul 45

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DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Armored

2 plats, Co A, 22d Tk Bn 87th Div 9 Jan 45
CC A 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
42d Tk Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
63d Armd Inf Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
490th Armd FA Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
41st Cav Rcn Sq (- Tr B) 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
Co A, 56th Armd Engr Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Cavalry

41st Cav Rcn Sq 6th Armd Div 12 Feb 45-21 Feb 45

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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
26 Sep 44 Ninth ETOUSA
2 Oct 44 III
5 Oct 44 III UK Base
11 Oct 44 (-) UK Base
13 Dec 44 (-) 12th
19 Dec 44 Ninth 12th
20 Dec 44 First 12th
23 Dec 44 VIII Third 12th
31 Dec 44 XII Third 12th
15 Jan 45 VIII Third 12th
12 Mar 45 XX Third 12th
16 Mar 45 XII Third 12th
24 Mar 45 XX Third 12th
1 Apr 45 XII Third 12th

(-) indicates relieved from assignment

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COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
13 Oct 44 Warminster (vic.; Knock Camp) Wiltshire England
3 Dec 44 Horst Limburg Netherlands
18 Dec 44 Ell Limburg Netherlands
26 Dec 44 Guignicourt-ser-Vence Ardennes France
30 Dec 44 Longlier Luxembourg Belgium
3 Jan 45 Vaux-les-Rosiers Luxembourg Belgium
13 Jan 45 Sibret Luxembourg Belgium
14 Jan 45 Hemroulle
20 Jan 45 Bastogne Luxembourg Belgium
6 Feb 45 Wilwerdingen -- Luxembourg
13 Feb 45 Ell Limburg Netherlands
16 Feb 45 Wilwerdingen -- Luxembourg
18 Feb 45 Tilburg North Brabant Netherlands
20 Feb 45 Boxtel North Brabant Netherlands
5 Mar 45 Herscheid Rhineland Germany
8 Mar 45 Budesheim Rhineland Germany
12 Mar 45 Neidermendig Rhineland Germany
21 Mar 45 Winnweiler Pfalz Germany
31 Mar 45 Langenselbold Hessen-Nassau Germany
1 Apr 45 Grainfeld Hessen Germany
2 Apr 45 Silges Hessen-Nassau Germany
3 Apr 45 Unterweid Thuringia Germany
4 Apr 45 Steinbach-Hallenberg Thuringia Germany
6 Apr 45 Zellmellis Thuringia Germany
9 Apr 45 Themar Thuringia Germany
11 Apr 45 Schnackershausen Thuringia Germany
14 Apr 45 Mainleus Bavaria Germany
19 Apr 45 Bayreuth Bavaria Germany
20 Apr 45 Oberbibrach Bavaria Germany
21 Apr 45 Grafenwohr Bavaria Germany
23 Apr 45 Schnaittenbach Bavaria Germany
24 Apr 45 Stamsreid Bavaria Germany
25 Apr 45 Patersdorf Bavaria Germany
26 Apr 45 Schonberg Bavaria Germany
2 May 45 Wegscheid Bavaria Germany
3 May 45 Rohrbach Ober Oesterreich Austria
4 May 45 Neufelden Ober Oesterreich Austria
5 May 45 Ober Neukirchen Ober Oesterreich Austria
6 May 45 Kirchschlag Ober Oesterreich Austria

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