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Formed in July 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the 16th Armored Division was the last U.S. armored division to be activated in World War II, the last deployed to the European Theater and the last to see combat. As the war in Europe was coming to an end, General George S. Patton chose the division to spearhead a daring advance into Czechoslovakia. In its first and only combat operation, the 16th liberated the city of Pilsen, forever endearing itself to the Czech people. Poised to continue to the capital city of Prague, the division was halted not by German resistance but by political rivalries between the Western powers and the Soviet Union. Official U.S. Army records and veteran accounts tell the story of the unit's brief two-year existence and its successful mission.
Contents
Table of Contents
Map Symbols
A Word About Names and Spelling
Prologue
Introduction
1. Forming the 16th Armored Division
2. Training for War
3. Czechoslovakia's Long Years of Nazi
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4. Summer and Fall of 1944
5. Deployed to Europe
6. First Battle for the 23rd Cavalry Squadron
7. The First Days of May 1945
8. Day of Decision
9. Pilsen and Prague on the Eve of Liberation
10. The Liberation of Pilsen
11. The Liberation of Pilsen Part 2
12. Ike Ordered Halt!
13. The End of the War in Europe
14. The Pratt Mission
15. V-E Day and Occupation Duties
16. The 16th Armored Division Shuffle
17. Returning Home and Deactivation
18. The Postwar Lives of the 16th Veterans
19. The Legacy of the 16th Armored Division
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index
