The Holmes E. Dager papers, 1944-1946.

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The Holmes E. Dager papers, 1944-1946.

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Contains the following types of materials: reports / studies, maps, notes, clippings, memos. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII) -- European Theater of Operations (ETO). Contains information pertaining to the following military units: Combat Command B, 4th Armored Division; 11th Armored Division; Third (3rd) Army. General description of the collection: The Homes E. Dager papers include copies of THIRD U.S. ARMY OPERATIONS ... A BRIEF SUMMARY, August 1944-May 1945); various daily intelligence reports for 1945 annotated by Dager; maps and itineraries summarizing the routes of Combat Command B and of the 4th Armored Division; reports of operations of the 11th Armored Division (December 23, 1944-May 8, 1945); and an assessment by Dager of General George S. Patton's use of armor. The remaining item on him is his address to the Third Army staff (May 1, 1946) on advantages and disadvantages of unifying the Armed Services. Also included in the collection are Major Wheeler Hunt's reports for Combat Command B, 4th Armored Division (February-March 1945) and that unit's history for March of that year.

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United States. Army. Army, 3rd

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Formed in 1918, the Third United States Army was commanded by General George Patton during World War II. From the description of Third United States Army Publication, undated (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 49047743 ...

United States. Army. Armored Division, 11th

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The 11th Armored Division was activated on August 15, 1942 at Camp Polk, La. It underwent combat training at Camp Polk and Camp Barkeley, Tex., desert maneuvers at Camp Ibis, Calif., and combat readiness training at Camp Cooke, Calif., until June 1944. The division embarked from Staten Island, N.Y., on September 27, 1944, and disembarked in England on October 12th. It landed in France on December 17, 1944, crossed into Belgium on December 29, and entered Germany on March 5, 1945. During the inva...

United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th

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Hunt, Wheeler.

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United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th. Combat Command B.

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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general of the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and the United States Army Central in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known ...

Dager, Holmes E. (Holmes Ely), 1893-1973

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Holmes E. Dager was a United States (U.S.) Army officer during World War II (WWII). He was a brigadier general, Combat Command B., 4th Armored Division; major general, 11th Armored Division; and brigadier general, G-3, Third (3rd) Army. From the description of The Holmes E. Dager papers, 1944-1946. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50495827 ...