1st Armor Division

1st Armor Division of the United States Army, also known as Old Ironsides. This is the first Armored Division of the U.S. Army to see battle in World War II. It has its base of operations in Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany. This unit’s first major battle was in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Northwest Africa.”Old Ironsides” was thought up by its first commander, Major…

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