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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts
| Divisional information | Top |
| Activated | 15.08.1942 |
| Arrived ETO | 05.10.1944 |
| Arrived Continent (D+194) | 17.12.1944 |
| Entered Combat | 23.12.1944 |
| Inactivated | 31.08.1945 |
| Days in Combat | 96 |
| Prisoners of War Taken | 76.229 |
| Killed | 614 |
| Wounded | 2.562 |
| Missing | 40 |
| Captured | 0 |
| Battle Casualties | 3.216 |
| Non-Battle Casualties | 1.921 |
| Total Casualties | 5.137 |
| Percent of T/O Strength | 48.1% |
| BURR, Herbert H. Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 41st Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division. Place and date: Near Dorrmoschel, Germany, 19 March 1945. Citation: He displayed conspicuous gallantry during action when the tank in which he was bow gunner was hit by an enemy rocket, which severely wounded the platoon sergeant and forced the remainder of the crew to abandon the vehicle. Deafened, but otherwise unhurt, S/Sgt. Burr immediately climbed into the driver's seat and continued on the mission of entering the town to reconnoiter road conditions. As he rounded a turn he encountered an 88-mm. antitank gun at pointblank range. Realizing that he had no crew, no one to man the tank's guns, he heroically chose to disregard his personal safety in a direct charge on the German weapon. At considerable speed he headed straight for the loaded gun, which was fully manned by enemy troops who had only to pull the lanyard to send a shell into his vehicle. So unexpected and daring was his assault that he was able to drive his tank completely over the gun, demolishing it and causing its crew to flee in confusion. He then skillfully sideswiped a large truck, overturned it, and wheeling his lumbering vehicle, returned to his company. When medical personnel who had been summoned to treat the wounded sergeant could not locate him, the valiant soldier ran through a hail of sniper fire to direct them to his stricken comrade. The bold, fearless determination of S/Sgt. Burr, his skill and courageous devotion to duty, resulted in the completion of his mission in the face of seemingly impossible odds. |
| 05.10.1944 | Brig.-Gen. Charles S. Kilburn |
| 21.03.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Holmes E. Dager |
| 03.05.1945-Inactivation | Maj.-Gen. Holmes E. Dager |
| 05.10.1944 | Col. John G. Howard |
| 05.10.1944 | Col. J.J.B. Williams |
| 17.03.1945 | Col. Edgar T. Conley (Jr.) |
| 05.10.1944 | Lt.-Col. Ralph J. Olsen |
| 05.10.1944 | Lt.-Col. William R. Prince |
| 07.01.1945 | Lt.-Col. William M. Slayden |
| 05.10.1944 | Lt.-Col. Paul A. Chalmers |
| 07.12.1944 | Lt.-Col. George S. Downer (Jr.) |
| 05.10.1944 | Maj. Johnnie B. Poole |
| 16.11.1944 | Lt.-Col. Johnnie B. Poole |
| 19.12.1944 | Maj. Howard W. Decker |
| 16.02.1945 | Lt.-Col. Howard W. Decker |
| 05.10.1944 | Lt.-Col. Lillar P. Millar |
| 05.10.1944 | Brig.-Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (Jr.) |
| 05.10.1944 | Col. Wesley W. Yale |
| 05.10.1944 | Col. Virgil Bell |
| Divisional troops | Top |
| 22nd Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 41st Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 42nd Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Battery | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 490th Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 491st Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 492nd Armored FA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 21st Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 55th Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Division Trains | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command A (CCA) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command B (CCB) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command R (CCR) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 151st Armored Signal Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 56th Armored Engineer Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 133rd Ordnance Maintenance Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 81st Armored Medical Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Military Police Platoon | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Band | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Attachments | Top |
| 575th AAA AW Battalion (SP) | 23.12.1944-24.05.1945 |
| 991st Engineer Treadway Bridge Company (less 1 section) | 04.03.1945-14.03.1945 |
| 996th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company | 28.03.1945-01.06.1945 |
| C Battery, 174th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) | 15.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| 355th CT, 89th Infantry Division | 16.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| - 914th FA Battalion, 89th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 16.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| - C Company, 314th Engineer Combat Battalion, 89th Infantry Division | 16.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| 261st CT, 65th Infantry Division | 28.03.1945-29.03.1945 |
| 328th CT, 26th Infantry Division | 03.05.1945-06.05.1945 |
| 602nd TD Battalion (SP) | 29.12.1944-27.01.1945 & 04.02.1945-24.02.1945 |
| 811th TD Battalion (SP) | 27.01.1945-04.02.1945 |
| 705th TD Battalion (SP) | 24.02.1945-05.07.1945 |
| Assignments | Top |
| Date | Assigned to Corps | Assigned to Army | Attached to Army | Assigned to Army Group | Attached to Army Group |
| 26.09.1944 | Ninth Army | ETOUSA | |||
| 02.10.1944 | III Corps | ||||
| 05.10.1944 | III Corps | UK Base | |||
| 11.10.1944 | UK Base | ||||
| 13.12.1944 | 12th Army Group | ||||
| 19.12.1944 | Ninth Army | 12th Army Group | |||
| 20.12.1944 | First Army | 12th Army Group | |||
| 23.12.1944 | VIII Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 31.12.1944 | XII Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 15.01.1945 | VIII Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 12.03.1945 | XX Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 16.03.1945 | XII Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 24.03.1945 | XX Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 01.04.1945 | XII Corps | Third Army | 12th Army Group |
| Detachments | Top |
| Unit | Attached to |
| 2 Platoons, A Company, 22nd Tank Battalion | 87th Infantry Division | 09.01.1945 |
| 41st Cavalry Recon Squadron | 6th Armored Division | 12.02.1945-21.02.1945 |
| CC A | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| - 42nd Tank Battalion | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| - 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| - 490th Armored FA Battalion | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| - 41st Cavalry Recon Squadron (less B Troop) | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| - A Company, 56th Armored Engineer Battalion | 87th Infantry Division | 24.02.1945-04.03.1945 |
| Command Posts | Top |
| Date | Town | Region | Country |
| 13.10.1944 | Warminster (vic.; Knock Camp) | Wiltshire | England |
| 03.12.1944 | Horst | Limburg | Netherlands |
| 18.12.1944 | Ell | Limburg | Netherlands |
| 26.12.1944 | Guignicourt-ser-Vence | Ardennes | France |
| 30.12.1944 | Longlier | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 03.01.1945 | Vaux-les-Rosiers | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 13.01.1945 | Sibret | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 14.01.1945 | Hemroulle | ||
| 20.01.1945 | Bastogne | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 06.02.1945 | Wilwerdingen | -- | Luxembourg |
| 13.02.1945 | Ell | Limburg | Netherlands |
| 16.02.1945 | Wilwerdingen | -- | Luxembourg |
| 18.02.1945 | Tilburg | North Brabant | Netherlands |
| 20.02.1945 | Boxtel | North Brabant | Netherlands |
| 05.03.1945 | Herscheid | Rhineland | Germany |
| 08.03.1945 | Budesheim | Rhineland | Germany |
| 12.03.1945 | Neidermendig | Rhineland | Germany |
| 21.03.1945 | Winnweiler | Pfalz | Germany |
| 31.03.1945 | Langenselbold | Hessen-Nassau | Germany |
| 01.04.1945 | Grainfeld | Hessen | Germany |
| 02.04.1945 | Silges | Hessen-Nassau | Germany |
| 03.04.1945 | Unterweid | Thuringia | Germany |
| 04.04.1945 | Steinbach-Hallenberg | Thuringia | Germany |
| 06.04.1945 | Zellmellis | Thuringia | Germany |
| 09.04.1945 | Themar | Thuringia | Germany |
| 11.04.1945 | Schnackershausen | Thuringia | Germany |
| 14.04.1945 | Mainleus | Bavaria | Germany |
| 19.04.1945 | Bayreuth | Bavaria | Germany |
| 20.04.1945 | Oberbibrach | Bavaria | Germany |
| 21.04.1945 | Grafenwohr | Bavaria | Germany |
| 23.04.1945 | Schnaittenbach | Bavaria | Germany |
| 24.04.1945 | Stamsreid | Bavaria | Germany |
| 25.04.1945 | Patersdorf | Bavaria | Germany |
| 26.04.1945 | Schonberg | Bavaria | Germany |
| 02.05.1945 | Wegscheid | Bavaria | Germany |
| 03.05.1945 | Rohrbach | Ober Oesterreich | Austria |
| 04.05.1945 | Neufelden | Ober Oesterreich | Austria |
| 05.05.1945 | Ober Neukirchen | Ober Oesterreich | Austria |
| 06.05.1945 | Kirchschlag | Ober Oesterreich | Austria |
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