WWII US Army 4rd Armoured Division Patch

Patons US Army 4th Armoured Division WWII patch, in near mint condition. Have a few in stock.

After completing large-scale maneuvers in Tennessee and advanced desert training in California, the division sailed for England in early 1944 as part of General George S. Patton’s new Third Army.

The 4th would soon become one of Patton’s most celebrated units—fast, aggressive, decisive, and repeatedly placed at the tip of Third Army’s spear. Their combination of tank, armored infantry,

Breakout from Normandy and the Drive Across France. Landing on Utah Beach in July 1944, the 4th Armored moved into action during the breakout from Normandy. In August, they fought through Avranches and helped seal the German retreat from Brittany.

Through the fall of 1944, the division advanced across France and into the Lorraine region, engaging in fierce fighting around Arracourt, Lunéville, and Metz. During Operation Cobra, racing across France.
• The Battle of the Bulge: Executed a brilliant 150-mile dash through enemy lines to relieve the besieged 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne on December 26, 1944.
• Advance into Germany & Czechoslovakia: Spearheaded the drive across the Rhine, crossed into central Germany, and pushed into Czechoslovakia by VE Day in May 1945.
• Liberation: Overran the Ohrdruf concentration camp (a subcamp of Buchenwald) on April 4, 1945, becoming the first US division to liberate a Nazi camp
The 4th Armored Division: The Spearhead of Patton’s Third Army

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