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THESE ARE YOURFightingDivisionsThe Tenth Armored (Tiger) division began Its overseas service when the war on the western front had been underway for three months. But it wasn t too late to stake claims on three important “firsts”It was the first Third Army division to enter Germany.It was the first Third Army division to capture a major city—1Trier.It was the first Third Army division to stop the Germans at Bas-togne during the Ardennes breakthrough.In their first twelve days of fighting, the Tigers had clearod a good deal of the Moselle-Saar triangle, crossed the Saar, captured Saarburg, took a total of 65 towns, and captured 10,000 prisoners, including 4500 at Trier alone,In the closing days of the war in Europe, the Tigers were shifted to the Seventh Army, and lashed deep into Germany. They captured Neu-stadt, collaborated with the 63d infantry in the capture of Heidelberg, and made life uncomfortable for ail members of the Wehrmacht within gunshot.On V-E day, the Tigers were in the western part of the supposedly impregnable southern redoubt, where the Germans had boasted they would make their last, unbeatable stand.The Tigers settled down for guard duty at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, scene of the 1932 winter Olympics.
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Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Dec 21, 1945
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