11th Armored Division (United States)
| 11th Armored Division | |
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11th Armored Division shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 15 August 1942 – 31 August 1945 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Armor |
| Role | Armored warfare |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | "Thunderbolt" |
| Motto(s) | J'Avance (I Advance) |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Edward H. Brooks |
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| U.S. Armored Divisions | |
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The 11th Armored Division (11 AD) was a division of the United States Army in World War II. It was activated on 15 August 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and moved on 24 June 1943 for the Louisiana Maneuvers. Transferred then to Camp Barkeley, Texas on 5 September 1943, the division participated, beginning 29 October 1943, in the California Maneuvers and arrived at Camp Cooke California on 11 February 1944. The division staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey from 16 to 29 September 1944 until departing New York Port of Embarkation on 29 September 1944, arriving in England on 11 October 1944.
The 11 AD landed in France on 16 December 1944, crossed into Belgium on 29 December, and entered Germany on 5 March 1945. The 11th Armored Division was deactivated in August 1945.
The division was activated on 15 August 1942. It arrived in England 11 October 1944 and prepared for combat with two months' training on the Salisbury Plain. The division landed in Normandy on 16 December 1944, assigned to contain the enemy in the Lorient Pocket, but the Von Rundstedt offensive resulted in a forced march to the Meuse and the defense of a 30-mile sector from Givet to Sedan, 23 December. Launching an attack from Neufchâteau, Belgium, 30 December, the 11th defended the highway to Bastogne against fierce assault.
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