US 14th ARMORED DIVISION
"Liberators"

Activated in August 1942, the 14th Armored Division was landed at Marseilles France on 29th October 1944. In November 1944 the division joined the 7th Army in fighting to clear the Western approaches to the Rhine River. The 14th AD saw combat in the Vosges Mountains and on the Alsatian Plain. In January 1945, the 14th AD withstood the German Offensive, Operation Nordwind, which drove through the Vosges Mountains and onto the Alsatian Plain. Their 11 days stand at Hatten and Rittershoffen helped to halt the Offensive. In February the advance on the Rhine was continued and on April 1, the Division crossed at Worms. CCB attacked into the Spessart Forrest and advanced 75 miles on the first day to the city of Lohr. The 14th AD continued to advance across Southern Germany and into Austria liberating POW and labor camps along the way. VE found the division in Austria processing prisoners having had no firefights since May 2, 1945 (6 days).

OOB:
HQ Company
25th Tank Battalion
47th Tank Battalion
48th Tank Battalion
19th Armored Infantry Battalion
62nd Armored Infantry Battalion
68th Armored Infantry Battalion
94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (reinforced by an assault gun troop and a light tank company)
125th Armored Engineer Battalion
14th Armored Division Artillery
499th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
500th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
501st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
398th AAA AW Battalion (SP) (15 Nov 1944 – 12 May 1945)
636th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP) (28 Mar 1945 – 23 April 1945)