11th Armored Division

"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

575^th AAA AW Bn (SP)

23 Dec 44-24 May 45

Engineer

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

Field Artillery

Btry C, 174^th FA Bn (155mm Gun)

15 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Infantry

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

Tank Destroyer

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

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DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Armored

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

Cavalry

41^st Cav Rcn Sq

6^th Armd Div

12 Feb 45-21 Feb 45

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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE	CORPS	ARMY		ARMY GROUP
DATE	CORPS	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		12^th
20 Dec 44		First		12^th
23 Dec 44	VIII	Third		12^th
31 Dec 44	XII	Third		12^th
15 Jan 45	VIII	Third		12^th
12 Mar 45	XX	Third		12^th
16 Mar 45	XII	Third		12^th
24 Mar 45	XX	Third		12^th
1 Apr 45	XII	Third		12^th

(-) 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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