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During World War 2 where were the 701st tank battalion with the eighth armored division?
I have a book written by Edward Hassett on the 701st Tank Battalion. No where in this does it mention the 8th armored division. The only mentions are 10th Armored Group which they began with but left them in Belgium and joined the 102nd Infantry. Also mentioned were attachments to the 75th Infantry and 94th Infantry.
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Second Marine Division?
The Second Marine Division is a ground division of the United States Marine Corps, one of the branches of the United States Armed Forces. It is an infantry division and is part of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. It is based at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. The current commander is Major General John Toolan. The division includes the second, sixth, eighth, and tenth Marine Regiments, the second assault amphibian, combat engineer, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and tank battalions. The Second Marine Division was formally created on February 1, 1941 during World War II. They were originally based in California. As a result, during the war, the division was primarily focused on operations in the Pacific Theater. These included the battles of Guadalcanal in 1943, Tarawa in 1943, Saipan in 1944, Tinian 1944, and Okinawa in1945. They were also part of the force that occupied Nagasaki after the nuclear bomb was dropped there. African-Americans served in the Second Marine Division during World War II, and the division awarded Purple Hearts to Staff Sergeant Timerlane Kirven and Corporal Samuel J Love for their service and wounds suffered during the Battle of Saipan in June and July of 1944. Notable post-war operations include their action in the U.S. intervention in the 1958 Lebanon Crisis, and as part of the response to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in Guantanamo Bay. In the 1980s, they took part in the invasion of Panama. The division was also part of the first Gulf War in the 1990s. More recently, during the war on terror, the division has deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, including operations in Fallujah. The insignia for the division is a red spearhead. It shows a hand holding a torch with a "2" on the base and five stars. The stars are in the pattern of the Southern Cross constellation, inspired by their operations Guadalcanal during World War II. It was used as a shoulder patch until 1947 when they were disallowed by the Marine Corps. Since then, the insignia has still appeared on other artifacts of the division.
What happened on December eighth?
US join WW2
What major victory happened in North Africa during World War 2?
The Battle of El Alemein when the British Eighth Army, led by Montgomery, forced the German Afrika Corps, led by Rommel, to withdraw. This battle was the turning point of the North Africa Campaign.
What were the the Eighth Air Force's casualties in World War 2?
Approximately twelve thousand fatalities.
Why was rommel sent to north aferica?
To lead the German Afrika Corps against the British Eighth Army.
