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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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