Tanks were also often recovered and moved back to repair points, meaning that trying to find photos of some in the spot where they were originally knocked out can be impossible. The German's perspective is also interesting since German tank losses revolved around the concept of a total loss, and even if a tank was immobilized or even severely damaged, it was held on the rolls until such point when it determined that it wasn't repairable and had to be scrapped. “C” and HQ each had 1 battle injury “A” Co had 1 NBI “A” Co received 4 replacements and “B” Co 1 while “A”, “B” and “C” Companies each had 1 EM return to duty." Friendly artillery damaged the traversing column of one of C-1’s M10s. After being partially reconstituted by replacements 1 section of A-1 took up positions at 610038 while A-2 at 1600 moved to the outskirts of STOUMONT (628032). Also at 1300 the 1st Tank Battalion Officer, personnel and equipment working with this unit were released to return to their organization. At 1300 the 30th Infantry Division and 823rd TD Battalion were released from assignment to V Corps and assigned to XVIII Corps (AB). Most are pretty boring actually, and matter of fact, like this shorter entry from the 823rd's:Īlthough scheduled to received ten M10s during this period plus 4 additional the following period Ninth Army canceled all allocations because the Battalion was outside Ninth Army’s jurisdiction.
They were designed for recording a unit's actions during a time period and were sent up the chain for reporting purposes to higher command and most spent years in the archives before they were declassified and anyone besides that original audience ever saw them. AARs are combat reports, not propaganda as some might opine. Obviously, these both can't be right! But why? The perspective and methodology of reporting have a lot to do with it.
Tiger's 334, 211, 213 near La Gleize and 133 near Stavelot. Tank Destroyer Battalion After Action Reports and German records.Ĩ23rd TD Bn.- two Mk VI, two Mk V or VI, two unidentified.ĥ01st SS Panzer Bn. Take for example this comparison that our historians found when comparing U.S.
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