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705th Tank Destroyer Battalion         
  • M18 of the battalion fighting inside Brest
  • Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP) Structure - March 1944
MILITARY UNIT
The 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. It was originally formed from artillery elements of the 5th Armored Division, and its lineage is today perpetuated by the 75th Cavalry Regiment.
Separate tank battalion         
  • World War II tank battalion structure, November 1944.
  • 746th Tank Battalion]]. The tank / infantry combination became an essential feature of US [[small unit tactics]] during the war in Western Europe.
MILITARY UNIT TYPE AND SIZE
Independent Tank Battalion; Independent tank battalion
Separate tank battalions were military formations used by the United States Army during World War II, especially in the European Theater of Operations. These battalions were temporarily attached to infantry, armored, or airborne divisions according to need, though at least one battalion (745th Tank Battalion) spent the entire war in Europe attached to one division.
Tank destroyer battalion (United States)         
  • Soldiers of a tank destroyer battalion warm themselves with coffee before going into action against the Germans near Stolberg, Germany. 16 November 1944.
  • M10 tank destroyer in action near [[Saint-Lô]], June 1944.
  • 37mm gun]] attached to a Dodge WC52. It was too lightly armed and armored to be an effective tank destroyer.
  • All US tank destroyers were built without turret roofs
  • 701st TD Btn]] advancing along a mountain road, in an example of the broken terrain common in Italy
  • 3-inch gun]] on a half track, was the first effective mobile US tank destroyer.
  • M36 of the 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion engaged in indirect fire duty, 16 December 1944.
  • M26 Pershings; a powerful heavy/medium tank which effectively made the specialist tank destroyer obsolete
  • Basic US Tank Destroyer doctrine: German armor breaks through US lines. A tank destroyer battalion responds by moving into the path of the advance. The units then position themselves to fire at the advancing tanks from hidden positions.
  • Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP) Structure - March 1944. The Battalion consisted of three companies of twelve vehicles each, plus a motorised reconnaissance company that also included a pioneer (engineer) platoon.
TYPE OF UNIT USED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II
Tank destroyer battalion; Tank destroyer battalions (United States); Tank Destroyer Battalion; Tank Destroyer Corps; Tank Destroyer Force
The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a towed battalion equipped with anti-tank guns, or a mechanized battalion equipped with armored self-propelled guns.