The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.
COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
| 29 Jan 45 | Maj. Gen. John B. Wogan |
| 17 Apr 45 | Maj. Gen. John Millikin |
Artillery Commander
| 29 Jan 45 | Col. Alfred E. Kastner |
| 14 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. John M. Smoller |
| 19 Apr 45 | Col. Alfred E. Kastner |
Chief of Staff
| 29 Jan 45 | Col. Herbert H. Frost |
| 1 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. Dale E. Means (Acting) |
| 19 Apr 45 | Col. William H. Wood |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
| 29 Jan 45 | Lt. Col. Richard E. Hussey |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
| 29 Jan 45 | Lt. Col. Lloyd G. Buchler |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
| 29 Jan 45 | Lt. Col. Daniel E. Means |
| 1 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. Daniel H. Heyne |
| 19 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. Daniel E. Means |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
| 29 Jan 45 | Lt. Col. Orvie Highum |
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5
| 14 Mar 45 | Maj. William R. Whitaker, Jr. |
Adjutant General
| 29 Jan 45 | Maj. Ray N. Stetter |
| 1 Apr 45 | Lt. Col. Ray N. Stetter |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command A
| 29 Jan 45 | Brig. Gen. Wayland B. Augur |
| 14 Apr 45 | Col. Alfred E. Kastner |
| 19 Apr 45 | Col. Peter C. Haines |
| 29 Apr 45 | Brig. Gen. Wayland B. Augur |
Commanding Officer, Combat Command B
| 29 Jan 45 | Col. Harold G. Holt |
Commanding Officer, Reserve Command
| 29 Jan 45 | Col. Frank R. Williams |
| 6 May 45 | Col. Charles G. Rau |
STATISTICS
Chronology
Activated 15 October 1942
Arrived ETO 29 January 1945
Arrived Continent (D+237) 29 January 1945
Entered Combat:
…First Elements 19 March 1945
…Entire Division 10 April 1945
Days in Combat…….16
Casualties (Tentative)
Killed…………………………….105
Wounded……………………….. 366
Missing…………………………… 22
Captured
Battle Casualties…………………. 493
Non-Battle Casualties……………. 246
Total Casualties………………….. 739
Percent of T/O Strength…………... 6.9
Campaigns
Rhineland
Central Europe
Individual Awards
Silver Star………….. 6
Bronze Star……… 102
Prisoners of War Taken……… 27,827
COMPOSITION
Headquarters Company
Combat Command A
Combat Command B
Reserve Command
24th Tank Battalion
45th Tank Battalion
46th Tank Battalion
16th Armored Infantry Battalion
59th Armored Infantry Battalion
67th Armored Infantry Battalion
93d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
124th Armored Engineer Battalion
153d Armored Signal Company
13th Armored Division Artillery
497th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
496th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
498th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
13th Armored Division Trains
135th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
83d Armored Medical Battalion
Military Police Platoon
Band
ATTACHMENTS
Antiaircraft Artillery
| 574th AAA AW Bn (SP) | 19 Mar 45-13 May 45 |
Armored
| 7th Armd Grp | 11 Apr 45-17 May 45 |
Field Artillery
| 254th FA Bn (155mm How) | 3 Apr 45-18 Apr 45 |
Tank Destroyer
| 820th TD Bn (T) | 10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45 |
| 630th TD Bn (T) | 10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45 |
| 801st TD Bn (SP) | 27 Apr 45-12 Jun 45 |
DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Armored
| CC R | 8th Div | 14 Apr 45-17 Apr 45 |
Field Artillery
| 13th Armd Div Arty | XXI Corps | 17 Mar 45-22 Mar 45 |
ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
| DATE | CORPS | ARMY | ARMY | GROUP | |
| Assigned | Attached | Assigned | Attached | ||
| 3 Jan 45 | ETOUSA | ||||
| 18 Jan 45 | 12th | ||||
| 21 Jan 45 | Fifteenth | 12th | |||
| 20 Mar 45 | Fifteenth | 12th | 6th | ||
| 23 Mar 45 | Fifteenth | Seventh | 12th | 6th | |
| 31 Mar 45 | (-) | (-) | 12th | (-) | |
| 8 Apr 45 | Third | Seventh | 12th | ||
| 10 Apr 45 | XVIII Abn | Third | First | 12th | |
| 21 Apr 45 | (-) | Third | (-) | 12th | |
| 22 Apr 45 | XX | Third | 12th |
(-) indicates relieved from assignment
COMMAND POSTS
| DATE | TOWN | REGION | COUNTRY |
| 29 Jan 45 | Omondville | Seine Inferieure | France |
| 1 Feb 45 | Bacqueville-en-Caux | Seine Inferieure | France |
| 15 Mar 45 | Soissons | Aisne | France |
| 16 Mar 45 | Vitry | Marne | France |
| 18 Mar 45 | Avricourt | Moselle | France |
| 25 Mar 45 | Zweibrucken | Pfalz | Germany |
| 2 Apr 45 | Isar-Oberstein | Rhineland | Germany |
| 7 Apr 45 | Homberg | Hessen | Germany |
| 9 Apr 45 | Weyerbusch | Rhineland | Germany |
| 11 Apr 45 | Hanner | Rhineland | Germany |
| 12 Apr 45 | Siegburg | Rhineland | Germany |
| 16 Apr 45 | Dellbruck | Rhineland | Germany |
| 17 Apr 45 | Hilden | Rhineland | Germany |
| 18 Apr 45 | Mettmann | Rhineland | Germany |
| 19 Apr 45 | Dieringhausen | Rhineland | Germany |
| 22 Apr 45 | Eschenau | Bavaria | Germany |
| 27 Apr 45 | Parsberg | Bavaria | Germany |
| 29 Apr 45 | Ober Traubling | Bavaria | Germany |
| 29 Apr 45 | Sunching | Bavaria | Germany |
| 30 Apr 45 | Aiterhofen | Bavaria | Germany |
| 1 May 45 | Stephansposching | Bavaria | Germany |
| 2 May 45 | Tann | Bavaria | Germany |