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Armor in the European Theater
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7th Army Armor
Pre-CARS
CARS (1958-1984)
ARS (1984 onward)

USFA Armor

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The 1950s (Prior to CARS redesignations)
 

M103 Heavy Tank (John Slattery)
 
(Source: US ARMY STATION LISTS from Jan 1952 - Aug 1957 )
Division artillery --- Op Gyroscope --- Released from Active duty --- CARS Redesignations --- Other (activated; inactivated; redesignated, etc.)
 
SEVENTH ARMY TANK BATTALIONS IN GERMANY (1951 - 1958)
 

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION TYPE ASSIGNED TO IN THEATER

UNIT DESIGNATION

COMMENTS
7th Tk Bn Kirch-Göns (a) 90mm Gun 3rd Armd Div 1956 - 1957 7th Tk Bn CARS: 2nd Med Tk Bn, 1st Cav
29th Tk Bn (Hv) Baumholder 120mm Gun (1) 2nd Armd Div 1951 - 1957 29th Tk Bn (Hv) 120mm replaced by 90mm (1956?)
returned to US (Dec 1957)
32nd Tk Bn Friedberg (a) 90mm Gun 3rd Armd Div 1956 - 1957 32nd Tk Bn CARS: 1st Med Tk Bn, 32nd Arm
33rd Tk Bn Gelnhausen (a) 90mm Gun 3rd Armd Div 1956 - 1957 33rd Tk Bn CARS: 1st Med Tk Bn, 33rd Arm
40th Tk Bn Mannheim 90mm Gun 4th Inf Div 1951 - 1956 40th Tk Bn moved to Friedberg (1953?)
 returned to US (Jun 1956)
41st Tk Bn Leipheim 90mm Gun 8th Inf Div 1956 - 1957? 41st Tk Bn CARS: 2nd Med Tk Bn, 68th Arm
moved to Baumholder (Jan 1958)
57th Tk Bn Sandhofen 90mm Gun (2) 2nd Armd Div 1951 - 1957 57th Tk Bn returned to US (Dec 1957)
61st Tk Bn Leipheim (b) 90mm Gun 9th Inf Div 1954 - 1956 61st Tk Bn replaced 628th Tk Bn (Jun 1954)
returned to US (Sep 1956)
62nd Tk Bn Kitzingen (c) 90mm Gun 10th Inf Div 1955 - 1957 62nd Tk Bn CARS: 2nd Med Tk Bn, 69th Arm
63rd Tk Bn Kitzingen 90mm Gun 1st Inf Div 1948 - 1955 63rd Tk Bn returned to US (Nov 1955)
66th Tk Bn Mainz 90mm Gun (2) 2nd Armd Div 1951 - 1957 66th Tk Bn moved to Baumholder (1954?)
returned to US (Dec 1957)
67th Tk Bn Mainz 90mm Gun (2) 2nd Armd Div 1951 - 1957 67th Tk Bn returned to US (Dec 1957)
76th Tk Bn Munich 90mm Gun 11th Abn Div 1955 - 1958 76th Tk Bn  
82nd Rcn Bn Baumholder 76mm Gun (2) 2nd Armd Div 1951 - 1957 82nd Rcn Bn moved to Mainz (Sep 1955)
returned to US (Dec 1957)
83rd Rcn Bn Büdingen (a)   3rd Armd Div 1956 - 83rd Rcn Bn 56; 57
  141st Tk Bn (Hv) Hanau 120mm Gun 19GP 1952 - 1955 141st Tk Bn (Hv) inactivated; replaced by 899th Tk Bn (Jan 1955)
143rd Tk Bn Munich 90mm Gun 43rd Inf Div 1951 - 1954 143rd Tk Bn inactivated; replaced by 759th Tk Bn (Jun 1954)
  322nd Tk Bn (Hv) Hammelburg 120mm Gun 19GP 1952 - 1954 322nd Tk Bn (Hv) inactivated; replaced by 826th Tk Bn (Dec 1954)
  510th Tk Bn (Hv) Mannheim 120mm Gun 19GP; 4GP 1952 - 1958 510th Tk Bn (Hv) 120mm replaced by 90mm (1956?)
CARS: 3rd Med Tk Bn, 35th Arm
628th Tk Bn Leipheim 90mm Gun 28th Inf Div 1951 - 1954 628th Tk Bn inactivated; replaced by 61st Tk Bn (May 1954)
709th Tk Bn Butzbach (a) 90mm Gun 3rd Armd Div 1956 - 1957 709th Tk Bn CARS: 2nd Med Tk Bn, 13th Cav
714th Tk Bn Schweinfurt 90mm Gun? 4GP 1956 - 1957? 714th Tk Bn replaced 826th Tank Bn (late 1956)
CARS: 3rd Tk Bn, 37th Arm
759th Tk Bn Munich 90mm Gun 5th Inf Div 1954 - 1956 759th Tk Bn replaced 143rd Tk Bn (Jun 1954)
returned to US (Feb 1956)
  826th Tk Bn Hammelburg 120mm Gun 4GP 1954 - 826th Tk Bn replaced 322nd Tk Bn (Dec 1954)
120mm replaced by 90mm (1956?)
returned to US (Nov 1956)?
  899th Tk Bn Hanau 120mm Gun 4GP 1955 - 899th Tk Bn replaced 141st Tk Bn (Jan 1955);
120mm replaced by 90mm (1956?)
CARS: 2nd Hv Tk Bn, 33rd Arm
 
(1) The armored division strength and organization were little changed by a TOE of late 1952, but its tanks, totaling 343, mounted more powerful guns. One battalion was authorized 69 heavy tanks (T43's, which later became M-103's) with 120-mm. guns, the heaviest weapon yet carried by an American tank. Weighing approximately sixty tons and carrying a crew of five, the T43 was the largest and most powerful tank that had been produced by the United States. (Source: ARMY LINEAGE SERIES: ARMOR-CAVALRY, Part I: Regular Army and Army Reserve, by Mary Lee Stubbs and Stanley Russell Connor, 1969)

(2) Three battalions of the division each had 72 mediums (M47's) with 90-mm. guns, and the reconnaissance battalion had 30 light tanks ( T41E1's) mounting 76-mm. guns. The new model light tank was a modified version of the T41, and was christened the "Walker Bulldog" in early 1951 in honor of Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, killed in the Korean War. (An additional 28 light tanks were dispersed within the division -- 3 to each combat command and to the division headquarters company and 2 to each tank and armored infantry battalion.) (Source: ARMY LINEAGE SERIES: ARMOR-CAVALRY, Part I: Regular Army and Army Reserve, by Mary Lee Stubbs and Stanley Russell Connor, 1969)
 
(a) STATION LIST says "Frankfurt; (b) SL says "Neu Ulm" ; (c) SL says Würzburg
 
1958 - 1984 (Combat Arms Regimental System)
 
(Source: US ARMY STATION LISTS from the late 1950s and early 1960s: Aug 1959 )
Division artillery --- REFORGER --- Other (activated; inactivated; redesignated, etc.)
 
SEVENTH ARMY TANK BATTALIONS IN GERMANY (1958 - 1984)
 

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION TYPE ASSIGNED TO IN THEATER

UNIT DESIGNATION

COMMENTS
2nd MTB, 1st Cav Kirch Göns 90mm 3rd Armd Div 19.. - 1963 2nd MTB, 1st Cav 59; reassigned from 3rd Armd Div to US (Jul 1963)
2nd MTB, 13th Cav Kirch Göns 90mm 3rd Armd Div 19.. - 19.. 2nd MTB, 13th Cav 59;
1st MTB, 32nd Arm Friedberg 90mm 3rd Armd Div 19.. - 19.. 1st MTB, 32nd Arm 59;
1st MTB, 33rd Arm Gelnhausen 90mm 3rd Armd Div 19.. - 19.. 1st MTB, 33rd Arm 59;
  2nd HTB, 33rd Arm Hanau 120mm 4th Arm Gp 19.. - 19.. 2nd HTB, 33rd Arm (former 899th Tk Bn) 59;
3rd MTB, 34th Arm Munich 90mm 24th Inf Div   3rd MTB, 34th Arm 59;
1st MTB, 35th Arm Erlangen 90mm 4th Armd Div   1st MTB, 35th Arm 59;
  3rd MTB, 35th Arm Mannheim 90mm 4th Arm Gp   3rd MTB, 35th Arm (former 510th Tk Bn) 59;
1st MTB, 37th Arm Crailsheim 90mm 4th Armd Div   1st MTB, 37th Arm 59;
  3rd MTB, 37th Arm Schweinfurt 90mm 4th Arm Gp   3rd MTB, 37th Arm (former 826th Tk Bn) 59;
2nd MTB, 66th Arm Leipheim 90mm 4th Armd Div   2nd MTB, 66th Arm 59; moved to Illesheim (1959 or 1960);
2nd MTB, 67th Arm Fürth 90mm 4th Armd Div   2nd MTB, 67th Arm 59;
1st MTB, 68th Arm Kitzingen 90mm 3rd Inf Div 1958 - 1984 1st MTB, 68th Arm 59; reassigned from 3rd Inf Div to 8th Inf Div; redesignated as 1st Bn, 68th Arm (Apr 1963)
2nd MTB, 68th Arm Baumholder 90mm 8th Inf Div 1957 - 1984 2nd MTB, 68th Arm 59; activated at Baumholder; assigned to 8th Inf Div (Jul 1957);
 
 
 
 
 
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