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20th Armored Division

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.

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Command and Staff

Commanding General

17Feb45 Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward

Artillery Commander

17Feb45 Col. Lewis H. Ham

Chief of Staff

17Feb45 Col. Edwin H. J. Carns
30Apr45 Lt. Col. William E. Leonhard

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1

17Feb45 Maj. James R. Story

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2

17Feb45 Lt. Col. Robert J. Williams

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3

17Feb45 Lt. Col. Rex N. Anderson

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4

17Feb45 Maj. William S. McElhenny
1Apr45 Lt. Col. William S. McElhenny

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5

15Apr45 Lt. Col. William L. Wells

Adjutant General

17Feb45 Lt. Col. K. K. Gilbertson

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

17Feb45 Brig. Gen. Cornelius M. Daly
4Apr45 Col. Thomas A. McCrary (Acting)
3May45 Brig. Gen. Cornelius M. Daly

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

17Feb45 Col. Newton W. Jones
30Apr45 Col. Edwin H. J. Carns

Commanding Officer, Combat Command R

17Feb45 Col. Thomas A. McCrary

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STATISTICS

Chronology

Campaigns

Central Europe

Casualties (Tentative)

Percent of Table of Organization Strength 3.7

Individual Awards

Prisoners of War Taken -

COMPOSITION

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ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

468th AAA AW Bn (SP) 4Apr45-3Jul45

Armored

6th Armored Group 18Apr45-6Jul45

Field Artillery

DETACHMENTS

Armored

Field Artillery

414th Armored FA Bn 24Apr45-1May45 (to 42d Div)

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ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
29Jan45   Fifteenth   12th  
3Apr45 XXII Fifteenth   12th  
7Apr45 XXII Fifteenth First 12th  
12Apr45 - First - 12th  
19Apr45 III Third   12th  
23Apr45 XV Seventh   6th  

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COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
18Feb45 Le Havre Seine-Inferieure France
20Feb45 La Vieux-Rue Seine-Inferieure France
3Apr45 Herzogenrath Rhineland Germany
11Apr45 Frickhofen Hessen-Nassau Germany
25Apr45 Pfafflingen Bavaria Germany
28Apr45 Ober Barr Bavaria Germany
29Apr45 Petershausen Bavaria Germany
1May45 Zengermoos Bavaria Germany
2May45 Neufarn Bavaria Germany
4May45 Alternmarkt Bavaria Germany
5May45 Tettenhausen Bavaria Germany
8May45 Prien Bavaria Germany

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