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The 20th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. It was activated on 15 March 1943 at Camp Campbell in Kentucky. The division has no real nickname although it did associate itself with the nickname "Armoraiders" while in training at Camp Campbell.〔Nickname information taken from 18 March 1944 issue of the Camp Campbell Newspaper, ''Retreat to Taps''.)〕 After certification as a liberating division by the Center of Military History on 28 October 1988, and the awarding of a Liberation Certificate by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, veterans of the division adopted the name ''Liberators'' as a division motto.〔20th Armored Division in World War II, 1993 Edition, Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.〕 ==Organization== Overall organization of the 20th Armored Division consisted of the following: Combat Command A (CCA): CCA Headquarters Battalion, 9th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Infantry Battalion, 412th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Combat Command B (CCB): CCB Headquarters Battalion, 20th Tank Battalion, 65th Armored Infantry Battalion, 413th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Combat Command R (CCR): Reserve Command, 27th Tank Battalion, 70th Armored Infantry Battalion, 414th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Divisional Troops included: Headquarters, 160th Armored Signal Company, 33rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (mechanized), 220th Armored Engineer Battalion, 220th Armored Medical Battalion, 138th Armored Ordnance Battalion, Division Administration, Division Trains, Division Artillery, Division Band, and a Military Police (MP) Platoon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「20th Armored Division (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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