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2nd Armored Division - 'Hell on Wheels'

By: Military Book Club, The

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Spearhead (Military Book Club, The)

Last Stocked on 3/19/2014

Product Info

Title
2nd Armored Division - 'Hell on Wheels'
Category
Author
Steven Smith
Publish Year
2003
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2147482901
Type
Hardcover

Description

The 2nd Armored division, nicknamed 'Hell on Wheels', fought with distinction in World War II and was the first US division to reach the Elbe and to enter Berlin. Elements of 2nd Armored first saw action in North Africa, landing at Casablanca on 8 November 1942, but the division as a whole did not enter combat until the invasion of Sicily. After this it trained in England for the invasion of Normandy, landing on D+3 and going into action near Carentan; it would go on to play a significant role in the Falaise Gap battles, subsequently racing across France, through Belgium and into Germany.