[6], In addition to home station training at Fort Meade, the battalion trained at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania and Fort Knox, Kentucky in early 1941. The 4th Infantry Division’s sector was very hilly, heavily forested and ill-suited for tanks. The Santa Rosa docked at Casablanca on 29 January 1943. Fighting by platoon in support of each infantry battalion, units were frequently cut off, isolated and forced to fight through heavy Chinese forces, suffering heavy casualties in the process. Inactivated 1 June 1946 in Germany. [16] The port was needed to facilitate unloading the medium tanks of the 2nd Armored Division so they could advance on the primary objective at Casablanca. This expanded new organization reflected the military buildup begun under the Reagan administration that was intended to stress the military and economic limits of the Soviet Union. U.S. Army. Company B departed on 28 December 1951. [13] The attachment to the 509th was brief, and Company A soon found itself primarily attached to French combat units, and occasionally British, in the vicinity of the Ousseltia Valley for the remainder of the North African campaign. The battalion was equipped with M60A1 tanks. It was constituted as the 70th Tank Battalion in July 1940, 2-70 AR 2-14 IN Case Colors in Iraq 2005.jpg 500 × 347; 87 KB The Official Facebook page of the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, "Thunderbolts" Ingram, Jeffrey D., LTC. On 9 October 2012, the last active battalion of the 70th Armor Regiment was inactivated. [74], After several days of “mopping up” operations, the battalion moved on 4 October to the vicinity of Wijon-ni to prepare for crossing the Imjin River as American and United Nations troops continued to advance northward. The 4th Infantry Division was recommitted in the main line of advance at the base of the Carentan peninsula, near Sainteny on 6 July. In late May 1951, the mission changed from combat patrols to direct support of the cavalry regiments as they advanced on an axis from Seoul to Uijongbu, thence north to the Imjin River in the vicinity of Cheorwon. In crossing the German frontier, the 70th Tank Battalion found themselves immediately in the Siegfried Line. The battalion (minus Company C) sailed with the 1st Infantry Division on 9 January 1942 for the pro-Nazi Vichy French island of Martinique in the West Indies in order to deny the island and its American-built P-40 aircraft as an Axis base of operations in the Western Hemisphere. Cross Channel Attack. [102] The brigade headquarters and all the assigned units of the brigade, including 4-70 Armor, were inactivated on 9 October 2012 as part of the drawdown. In 1989, the Army reorganized its regimental system under the U.S. Army Regimental System (USARS) and the 70th Armor Regiment again saw units redesignated. They crossed the river on 7 October, and continued across the Yesong River on 12 October. By 25 April, the 1st Cavalry Division, with the 70th Heavy Tank Battalion still attached, was used to plug a gap in the Eighth Army line just north of Seoul when the 6th ROK Division collapsed, and to relieve the hard-pressed 27th British Commonwealth Brigade. Although organized as a modernized “J-Series” battalion with four tank companies, the battalion was initially equipped with M60A1 tanks instead of M1 Abrams tanks. [22], With most of the battalion (still minus Company A) now reunited, the 70th Tank Battalion moved by rail from Casablanca to Tlemcen, Algeria on 4 February 1943. In this role, it saw action in the Mediterranean and European Theater of Operations, making assault landings and fighting with the 9th Infantry Division in North Africa, and with the 1st Infantry Division in Sicily. ISBN 1841767980, The Siegfried Line and the Hürtgen Forest, Deployment and United Nations Defensive and Offensive, Reorganization as 70th Armor Regiment and Cold War Service, CARL, AAR 70th Tank Bn, September–November 1944, CARL, AAR 70th Tank Bn, November–December 1944, History of the Organization of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division at Fort Polk, LA. When the Army instituted the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in the late 1950s, the 70th Tank Battalion was selected for conversion as the 70th Armor Regiment. As the perceived threat level in Europe waxed and waned, so battalions were activated or inactivated to counter the threat. Although recently returned from a rotation in Iraq, the 170th was selected for rotation to Iraq. [39][40][41] Following the consolidation of the initial invasion objectives, the 70th Tank Battalion continued in support of the 4th Infantry Division as they moved northward to take the port city of Cherbourg, which fell on 27 June. After a brief orientation on the flame-thrower tanks, the battalion crossed into Germany near Winterscheid on 13 September.[51]. The Company C tanks and dozer tanks were landed directly onshore and went to work clearing obstacles. While at Ogbourne St. George, the battalion became familiar with the operation of the tanks. All of Company B’s tanks made it to the beach, although four Company A tanks and all but one of their crew were lost when their LCT hit a mine before the tanks could launch. Two months later, on 1 August 1946, the battalion was reactivated at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Despite its initial designation as a medium tank battalion, the 70th was organized as a light tank battalion and received only light tanks. [54] It was only when the infantry were able to push through to the eastern and northern reaches of the forest that the tanks could once again maneuver in reasonably open terrain. However, the battalion loaded aboard the SS Monterey on 11 November 1943, bound for England. 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment deploys with or without equipment, builds combat power, conducts military operations in support of the 3rd Brigade … In February 1951, the battalion supported the 1st Cavalry Division on the left flank of IX Corps in carrying out limited offensive operations northward from Kumyangjang-ni. Commander: LTC Ethan A. Olberding Command Sergeant Major: CSM Michael C. Fairbanks Official Facebook of 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. 144 talking about this. After sustaining heavy casualties, the division and the battalion were withdrawn from the line on 15 July to rest and refit preparatory to playing a key role in the breakout from Normandy. [86], On 21 November 1951, the battalion, less Company B (still in the line supporting the 8th Cavalry Regiment in combat), went into reserve and moved to a new assembly area. [67] The battalion immediately set about unloading the tanks from the transport and reloading them on trains for Taegu. The personnel from the 10th Light Tank Company were partitioned among the companies of the 70th Tank Battalion[30] as well as to the 743rd Tank Battalion. 211 talking about this. The Vichy French capitulated, and the Allies occupied Martinique. [52][53] The ongoing limited supply of fuel for the tanks during much of this period did nothing to improve the outlook, though it did help restore the combat strength of the unit-strength which would be needed in their next operation. Jensen, Marvin. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2003. Most of the battalions of the 70th Armor retained the designations and bases already assigned, but the reorganization saw the creation of a fourth battalion (4-70 Armor) for the first time. 25, Washington, DC, 10 June 1989. http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/go8925.pdf, Howe, George F. Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West. Continuing to advance northward against sporadic resistance the battalion reached Pyongyang on 20 October. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1992. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/20-2-1/toc.htm, Armor in Operation Neptune: Establishment of the Normandy Beachhead. [72] On 21 September, Tanks of the 70th Tank Battalion continued to spearhead the 1st Cavalry’s northward advance, at times outpacing both supporting infantry as well as their own supply line. No need to register, buy now! [61] On 8–9 May, the battalion (minus Company C), participated in a raid as part of Task Force Rhino, and advanced 30 km northeast to the town of Reifferscheid—nearly half of the remaining distance to the Rhine River. The 1st Cavalry Division and the 70th Tank Battalion continued to advance northward and reached Unsan, some 30 miles north of Pyongyang by 29 October. From these positions along a line from Kunu-ri through Sunchon, the 1st Cavalry Division covered the withdrawal of the western sector of the Eighth Army. The battalion was organized as follows:[2], The 70th Tank Battalion completely reorganized when it converted from a light tank battalion to the standard medium tank battalion organization. [62], The battalion then withdrew back into bivouacs in the vicinity of Hochfelden, France, then beginning on 27 March moved in a series of road marches back into Germany, crossing the Rhine at Worms on 29–30 March. When the Army reorganized in the mid-1980s, under what was termed the “Division 86” force structure, the battalions of the 70th Armor Regiment took on a new structure. They took Rothenburg ob der Tauber on 18 April, and proceeded as quickly as possible with elements of the 4th Infantry Division along divergent routes to capture Ansbach and Crailsheim. [34] Unlike the DD tanks on Omaha Beach, most of the 70th’s DD tanks made shore. [95], After Desert Storm, the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division remained in southern Iraq to guard the Kuwaiti border through March 1991. Although the first men came ashore in the assault wave, their tanks did not arrive until D+4. [61] On 1 March, the battalion went back on the offensive, supporting the infantry attach on Prüm. ISBN 0960240454, Strike Swiftly Korea 1950-1953: 70th Heavy Tank Battalion. The next day the battalion was back in contact with the Germans, though the sporadic and ineffective nature of the combat indicated organized German military resistance had collapsed. [91], 2-70 Armor was once again assigned to the 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, but was inactivated on 15 October 1987. [61], In late January 1945 the 70th Tank Battalion was alerted that they would soon be on the move again. After several days of preparations and reconnaissance, the tanks were committed in support of the infantry regiments. 3rd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment. [17] Meeting only light resistance, the company suffered no casualties and the port was secured by 1530. [89], 1-70 Armor was reactivated in 1975 as an element of the 4th Infantry Division when it activated a 4th Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado. [47], Once the breakthrough had succeeded, the 70th was taken out of the line in order to perform much needed maintenance on their vehicles, and for the battalion, beginning with Company C, to begin receiving new Shermans mounting high-velocity 76 mm guns. --DA Pam 672-1 Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register. The 70th Armor Regiment is an armored (tank) unit of the United States Army. At the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the 70th Heavy Tank Battalion was still performing its duties as a support unit for the Armor School at Fort Knox. This included the top graduates of Officer Candidate School and only high school graduate enlisted men (at a time when high school graduates were a small part of the population). Kevlar Legions: The Transformation of the U.S. Army 1989-2005. In February 2012, the 170th Infantry Brigade was selected for withdrawal from Europe before the end of the year. Mossman, Billy C. Ebb and Flow: November 1950-July 1951. However, the company was put ashore at Mehdya Plage, three miles from the intended landing site. The unit was severely understrength, both in terms of personnel and equipment. The M5 Stuarts were replaced with M4 Shermans and the new organization was as follows:[3]. From Pyongyang, Company C and other battalion elements made contact with the 187th Regimental Combat Team, which had made an airborne drop in the vicinity of Sunchon. [89] However, by the end of 1970 the rest of the division, including 3-70 Armor, had also been withdrawn from Germany and all elements of the 70th Armor Regiment were inactivated at Fort Riley. Company D moved into Paris the next day, ostensibly to helps secure the city, but found instead a tumultuous reception, while the medium tank companies continued the fight in the environs to the northeast of Paris. At the time of reorganization, the units were designated as follows:[93]. 2nd Platoon, Company A - Presidential Unit Citation, 15 February 1951, Department of the Army General Order 38-52. The estimate of prisoners taken by Company A between 11–13 May 1943 tallied between 17-20,000. The battalion boarded the USNS General A. W. Brewster at Fort Mason, California on 23 July, with their vehicles and equipment loaded on separate cargo transport. The battalion served as part of the training cadre at the Armor Center and School at Fort Knox until it was alerted for combat deployment to Korea in June 1950. [76] Initially, the units’ priority was to exfiltrate back through the Chinese forces. Due to the poor weather and heavy forests, the tanks were limited to the narrow trails through the Hürtgen Forest. When the Army instituted the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in the late 1950s, the 70th Tank Battalion was selected for conversion into the 70th Armor Regiment. Tanks were employed in platoon strength and due to the restricted terrain and poor ground and weather conditions, the lighter M5’s of Company D were often employed in lieu of the heavier M4 Shermans. The 70th began the race across France, at times halting only because they had outstripped their supply lines. During the invasion, 2-70 Armor was in the van of assaulting forces and cleared the route of march for follow on forces and on 21 March 2003, was the first American unit to seize a bridgehead across the Euphrates River. When the Army instituted the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in the late 1950s, the 70th Tank Battalion was selected for conversion into the 70th Armor Regiment. They therefore began to receive specialized training in March 1944, first to become accustomed to the unique operating environment of the DD tanks, then with the tanks themselves, using British DD Valentine tanks, then later their own new DD Shermans. Anticipating a strong enemy attack in the vicinity of the 6th ROK Division, the 70th Tank Battalion formed the core of Task Force Johnson, which conducted a reconnaissance in force on 22 January to disrupt the communist forces preparations for the looming attack. The 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment was inactivated along with its parent headquarters, the 170th Infantry Brigade (Separate) in Baumholder, Germany.[1]. The 70th Armor Regiment was designated a parent organization as part of the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in 1963. With stops at Belfast, Northern Ireland, Greenock, Scotland, and Inverary, Scotland, the company was preparing to land with the 39th Regimental Combat Team, 9th Infantry Division at Algiers as part of Operation Torch. D E S C R I P T I O N The 70th Armor Regiment is an armored … As part of the "peace dividend" after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the battalion was inactivated on 15 December 1993 as U.S. forces in Germany were substantially reduced and the 3rd Infantry Division brought back from Germany. Constituted 15 July 1940 in the Regular Army as the 70th Tank Battalion and activated at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. They were detailed to operate as part of Combined Team Urozgan in southern Afghanistan. --General Orders No. The battalion’s employment with the 1st Cavalry Division closely mirrored their use during World War II. The 70th Tank Battalion was alerted for movement on 6 November 1944. Experience was quickly gained – sometimes for a price – and within the first few weeks in Normandy the two arms were coordinating their maneuvers much better. The brigade was selected to rotate to Germany on the REFORGER deployment in 1976 and dubbed “Brigade 76”. Having attained their objectives, but with significant casualties, the division went on the defensive and the 70th Heavy Tank Battalion dug into their positions on the line. NEED A CUSTOM SIZE ?!?! ISBN 0891416102, MacDonald, Charles B. 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment (U.S. Army [AC]) Fort Riley | Junction City, Kansas, United States Headquarters and Headquarters Company The battalion redeployed with the rest of the 170th Infantry Brigade to home station at Baumholder, Germany at the end of 2011.[101]. The battalion still had a headquarters and headquarters company and three tank companies. 13 MAY from 0930 to 1400 - 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1/1 AD 14 MAY from 0930 to 1400 - 16th Engineer Battalion 18 MAY from 0930 to 1400 - 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment 19 MAY from 0930 to 1400 - 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment 20 MAY from 0930 to 1400 - 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment With roots in the Regular Army at a time when the U.S. Army was rapidly expanding with draftees, the battalion was initially able to select junior officers, sergeants, and new soldiers of superior qualities. The 70th Tank Battalion once again underwent massive reorganization when it was converted into a heavy tank battalion. 70th Armor Regiment Tank Battalion Military Map Reprint Armored Regiment Combat Operations WWII Map Military Gift Decor FREE GIFT WITH EVERY PURCHASE!!!!! [7], On the basis of this training experience, the 1st Infantry Division and the 70th Tank Battalion were alerted for deployment on 4 January 1942, less than a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1997. [20], When the tank companies deployed for North Africa, the battalion headquarters and other elements remained in Fort Bragg, North Carolina until 1 January 1943. The battalion deployed to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California with the 24th Infantry Division in April 1994 to conduct the exercise, but 1-70 Armor was inactivated within the year when the 194th Armored Brigade was inactivated in 1995.[97]. [80], By 11 April, warming weather, which began to thaw the ground, and flooding by the communists of the lowlands below the Hwacheon Reservoir, forced the 70th Heavy Tank Battalion into inactivity, and they were moved out of the line in order to conduct much-needed repairs and maintenance on their vehicles and to take on new replacement personnel. Some platoons, especially those supporting the 8th Cavalry Regiment, were effectively annihilated. Following the disastrous air bombardments of 24–25 July 1944, in which the 70th tank Battalion only suffered minor material losses,[45] the 8th Infantry Regiment began the assault across the St. Lô-Périers road. [75], On 31 October, Chinese forces counterattacked the American and UN forces in Korea. 2-70 Armor, having just completed a training deployment to the National Training Center, was alerted for deployment to Kuwait in January 2003. In February 2011, 4-70 Armor deployed to Afghanistan, leaving their tanks behind. The 70th Armor Regiment once again saw units redesignated under the new system. [92], 3-70 Armor was activated in 1975 and assigned to the 2nd Brigade of the reactivated 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Bravery Gold Medal of Greece: during period of war, Korea, Department of the Army General Order 2-56. Washington, DC: U.S. Army, July 1961. http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p672_1.pdf Upon closing on the assembly area, they learned they, along with the 1st Cavalry Division, were to be relieved by the 45th Infantry Division, and were to redeploy to Hokkaido, Japan. [49][50], The battalion continued the advance into northeastern France through the first half of September. [14] Company A had clearly impressed their French allies: 25 men received the Croix de Guerre and the company was selected as the honor guard for the international victory parade in Tunis on 20 May. URL, Blumenson, Martin. Assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division,[94] both 2-70 Armor and 4-70 Armor shipped their equipment by sea from Bremerhaven, with most personnel deployed in late December 1990. [81] In Eighth Army reserve, the battalion was once again up to strength when communist forces resumed the offensive on 23 April 1951. In August, six officers and 135 men were reassigned to form the cadre of the 746th Tank Battalion. 2-70 Armor deployed again to Iraq just a year later, in February 2005, with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division. The Official Facebook page of the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, "Thunderbolts" After the war, it was redesignated a heavy tank battalion, in which guise it fought in the Korean War. The 70th was heavily engaged in providing rear guard for the 1st Cavalry Division as they began to withdraw to the south. Company C - Presidential Unit Citation, 3–12 October 1951, Department of the Army General Order 74-52. Although there were heavy casualties during the training, both as a result of friendly fire incidents and a German raid on the convoy, the battalion suffered no casualties. It was constituted as the 70th Tank Battalion in July 1940, an independent tank battalion intended to provide close support to infantry units. With the 101st for the remainder of the maneuver phase of the war, 2-70th Armor continued to clear routes, secure areas and destroy enemy forces in the vicinity of Baghdad and elsewhere as needed. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/Brigade-AHistory.pdf. On 26 September, the company sailed from New York. 1-70 Armor operated from Wiesbaden Air Base from 1976 until the brigade was inactivated in 1984. Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. [38][39] Although the 70th Tank Battalion was one of the most experienced tank battalions in the U.S. Army at this point, the 4th Infantry Division was new to combat and the infantry-tank coordination was at first tenuous. Along with Company A, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, the company was the only American unit in the sector. The 70th Armor Regiment was designated a parent organization as part of the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) in 1963. 2nd Platoon and 3rd Platoon, Company C - Presidential Unit Citation, 21–27 September 1950, Department of the Army General Order 35-50. [56] On 16 December 1944, elements of the battalion were sent forward with infantrymen of the 12th Infantry Regiment mounted on their tanks in order to reach elements of the regiment which had been overrun and isolated near Echternach, Berdorf, Lauterborn, Osweiler, and Dickweiler, in the northeastern part of Luxembourg. The battalion was initially formed as a light tank battalion, then converted to a standard tank battalion configuration during World War II. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll8/id/3711/rec/23, Garland, Albert N., Lt Col. Sicily and the Surrender of Italy. [34] Company D, landing at H+260 was to link up with the 101st Airborne Division and provide them tank support as the paratroopers secured the causeways leading inland from the beaches.[36][37]. [79] The battalion resumed aggressive patrolling in the 1st Cavalry Division sector into early April 1951, along with limited offensive objectives reaching Wonchang-ni. [85] For the first time since early after their arrival in Korea, the 70th saw large numbers of communist tanks across their front, though they were consistently beaten off with concentrated tank and artillery fire, sometimes in conjunction also with close air support. One tank company was attached to each cavalry (actually infantry) regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division, with platoons further divvied up one per battalion. [60], The battalion had lost another 5 men killed, 14 wounded, and 4 missing in just a week in the Ardennes. On 18 November, they conducted combat reconnaissance until the 1st Cavalry Division was placed in Army reserve on 21 November, where they remained until 28 November. [66] Additionally, the tanks underwent intensive maintenance and refit, receiving new track, replacement parts and, where parts could not be obtained normally, were even removed from display vehicles around the base. The battalion was inactivated 1 June 1946 while still in Germany. [90], 1-70 Armor was reactivated when the 1st Battalion 40th Armor (1-40 Armor) was reflagged as 1-70 Armor in 1988. - The Siegfried Line. Fort Knox, KY: The Armored School, 1949. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll8/id/3058/rec/3, Best, Robert J. On 15 July 1940, following maneuvers in Tennessee in which the 1st Battalion had served as a tank battalion, cadre from the 34th Infantry formed the 70th Tank Battalion, now the 70th Armor Regiment. The brigade overran the major logistics center at Al Bussayah, then destroyed a brigade of the Adnan Republican Guards Division near the Ar Rumaylah airport. Its battalions redeployed to Erlangen in April and May, with their equipment arriving over the summer. On 16 February 1944, they departed for Camp Barton Stacey, near Andover. The SS Monterey docked at Liverpool, England on 28 November 1943 and the personnel of the 70th Tank Battalion were transported to Ogbourne St. George, where the battalion was met by members of the 10th Light Tank Company, which had departed Iceland and arrived in England a week before the 70th Tank Battalion. [10], Campaign Map showing the route of the 70th Tank Battalion across North Africa, Sicily, and Europe during World War II. #DutyFirst #strikeswiftly . In April 1957, the Army reinstated its r… A new defensive line was established here and the 1st Cavalry Division, with its 70th Heavy Tank Battalion attachment, maintained these positions through the end of the year.[77]. On D-Day the 70th tank Battalion landed on Utah Beach supporting the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division. The 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions were established on July 15, 1940 along with the 70th Independent Tank Battalion. [15], Company B landed with the 47th Regimental Combat Team of the 9th Infantry Division at Safi, Morocco in order to secure the port. --After action report for the 70th Tank Battalion, 1–31 August 1944. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll8/id/3653/rec/9 [31] With the addition of these personnel, the battalion was reorganized with Companies A, B, and C as M4 Sherman medium tank companies and D Company as an M5 Stuart light tank company. Find your thing. It was constituted as the 70th Tank Battalion in July 1940, an independent tank battalion intended to provide close support to infantry units. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1993. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/007/7-4-1/CMH_Pub_7-4-1.pdf, Headquarters, Department of the Army. When the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division was redesignated the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4-70 Armor was reassigned to the new unit. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1990. 1–77 AR is currently stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas as part of the 3rd Brigade "Bulldogs", 1st Armored Division and has transformed from a tank pure battalion into a combined arms … [32] In these final days before the landings, the battalion also received dozer tanks for the landings and a levy of combat engineers to help fill out the crews on the additional tanks. 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