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3 unusual facts about 824th Tank Destroyer Battalion


824th Tank Destroyer Battalion

In the last week of March, the battalion finally withdrew to refit with the M18 Hellcat self-propelled tank destroyer.

After conversion to M18 Hellcat self-propelled tank destroyers, the battalion moved into Germany, helping force a bridgehead over the Neckar River at the Battle of Heilbronn.

Once Heilbronn had been secured, the 100th Division, and the 824th with it, moved south towards Stuttgart.



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