Qu'est-ce (qui) est 717th Tank Battalion - définition
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.
717th Tank Battalion
![79th Infantry Division]] soldiers near the [[Rhine river]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/717 Tank w- 79th ID Rhine River.jpg?width=200 "79th Infantry Division]] soldiers near the [[Rhine river]].")
INDEPENDENT TANK BATTALION IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
The 717th Tank Battalion was an Independent tank battalion which fought in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. They were attached to the 79th Infantry Division.
628th Tank Battalion (United States)
MILITARY UNIT
628th Heavy Tank Battalion (United States); 628th Heavy Tank Battalion; 628th Tank Battalion
The 628th Tank Battalion was an armored battalion of the United States Army active during the Cold War, formed in 1946 and merged into the 103rd Armor Regiment in 1959.
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717th Tank Battalion
The 717th Tank Battalion was an Independent tank battalion which fought in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. They were attached to the 79th Infantry Division.
