On 29 October 1944, the 14th Armored Division landed at Marseille in southern France. Within two weeks some of its elements were in combat, maintaining defensive positions along the Franco-Italian frontier. The Division later participated in Operation Nordwind and Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen. Two Presidential Unit Citations were awarded for its actions at Hatten-Rittershofen. In March 1845, the Division cracked the Siegfried Line and captured Germersheim on the Rhine River. On Easter Sunday, 1 April, the 14th moved across the Rhine near Worms, protecting the long left flank of the Seventh Army and advanced against moderate to heavy opposition through Lohr, Gemunden, Neustadt, and Hammelburg where.
On 29 October 1944, the 14th Armored Division landed at Marseille in southern France. Within two weeks some of its elements were in combat, maintaining defensive positions along the Franco-Italian frontier. The Division later participated in Operation Nordwind and Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen. Two Presidential Unit Citations were awarded for its actions at Hatten-Rittershofen. In March 1845, the Division cracked the Siegfried Line and captured Germersheim on the Rhine River. On Easter Sunday, 1 April, the 14th moved across the Rhine near Worms, protecting the long left flank of the Seventh Army and advanced against moderate to heavy opposition through Lohr, Gemunden, Neustadt, and Hammelburg where.
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PFC US ARMY
HQ BATTERY 14 ARMORED DIVISION
WORLD WAR II
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