The 3rd Armored Division in 1941
Camp Polk, La. - July 10, 1941
original image size: 40 inches wide
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Brig. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem,
Jr., (arrow above) addresses his 3-month-old
division on the first anniversary of the founding of the U.S.
Army Armor Corps. The 3AD at that point was at about half-strength,
with the above group being about 8,000 soldiers. |
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