The specialized tank destroyer unit was attached to various organizations during the war. It played an instrumental role in defending Hofen during the Battle of the Bulge. Fenili.The 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. ISBN 978-1-93.Ī short pamphlet on the history of the battalion ( The 605th tank destroyer battalion) was published in 1945, written by Vasco J. The tank killers: a history of America's World War II tank destroyer force. (Web based United States tank destroyer forces information resource).In April they fought in the capture of the Ruhr Pocket, and crossed the Elbe on 1 May, near Lüneburg. However, it was promptly reattached to the 17th Airborne Division, crossing the Rhine on 25 March as part of Operation Varsity. It deployed into the Remagen bridgehead on 12 March, and was pulled out on 17 March, to be sent north to support British forces in Belgium. It first saw action on 16 February, attached to the 102nd Infantry Division, then crossed the Roer on 24 February and pushed towards the Rhine. It remained in the United States until 1944, when it was moved to the United Kingdom, deploying into Normandy in January 1945 equipped with towed 3" anti-tank guns. The battalion was formed in March 1941 as the 5th Infantry Division Provisional Antitank Battalion, and on 16 December was redesignated as the 605th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in line with the reorganisation of the anti-tank force. The 605th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during World War II.
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