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What (who) is 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion - definition
808th Tank Destroyer Battalion
MILITARY UNIT
The 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War.
Separate tank battalion
![746th Tank Battalion]]. The tank / infantry combination became an essential feature of US [[small unit tactics]] during the war in Western Europe.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yanks advance into a Belgian town.jpg?width=200 "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)
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![M10 tank destroyer in action near [[Saint-Lô]], June 1944.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/American tank firing.jpg?width=200 "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.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dodge wc55 m6 37 mm GMC.jpg?width=200 "37mm gun]] attached to a Dodge WC52. It was too lightly armed and armored to be an effective tank destroyer.")
![701st TD Btn]] advancing along a mountain road, in an example of the broken terrain common in Italy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M10 tank destroyer italy 1945 sm.jpg?width=200 "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.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M3 GMC.jpg?width=200 "3-inch gun]] on a half track, was the first effective mobile US tank destroyer.")
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.
