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In the 2001 HBO show, Band of Brothers, a 10th Armored Division officer, George C. Rice, played by comedian/actor Jimmy Fallon, is depicted handing out ammunition and supplies to paratroopers of Easy Company, part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge.
The 10th Armored Division's Combat Command B and 21st Tank Battalion were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for their actions at Bastogne. Years after the war, McAuliffe said "In my opinion, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was never properly credited with their important role in the Bastogne battle." [14] [15]
21st Tank Battalion, Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division: U.S. Army: 1944: Battle of Bastogne: On December 18, 1944, the 10th's charge across Europe was halted due to the Ardennes Offensive. The 10th Armored Division executed a 90-degree turn and rushed 75 miles into the German onslaught.
4th Armored Division Major General Hugh J. Gaffey 8th, 35th, and 37th Tank Battalions [l] 10th, 51st, and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions 22nd, 66th, and 94th Armored FA Battalions 24th Armored Engineer Battalion 25th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech. 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion 489th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion 144th Armored Signal Company
- 2nd Battalion as the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion - 3rd Battalion disbanded. Battalions inactivated 13–23 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. Relieved 14 September 1950 from assignment to the 10th Armored Division, concurrently consolidated broken up and its elements redesignated as elements of the 10th Armored Division as follows:
TV 659 – Tigers on the Loose – Part I (B&W – 1965) Combat story of 10th Armored Division in World War II, with focus on events related to fighting around Metz and Bastogne. TV 660 – Tigers on the Loose – Part II (B&W – 1963) Combat story of 10th Armored Division continued – fighting in Bastogne and ensuing events during push to ...
General Desobry's service during World War II included a tour of duty with the 29th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia and the 10th Armored Division in CONUS, and the European Theater of Operations. He commanded an armored infantry battalion task force during the defense of Bastogne, and was wounded and hospitalized by the Germans at ...
Southern Sector - Bastogne The 705th, equipped with M18s, fought alongside the 101st Airborne at the siege of Bastogne, and played a key role in the defense of the town. Four M-18s, along with some M4 medium tanks and infantry from the 10th Armored division, occupied Noville, just north of Bastogne, and stopped a German armored attack with ...