The 3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead") was an armored division of the United States Army. Nicknamed the Third Herd, the division was first activated in 1941, and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War, and participated in the Persian Gulf War. On 17 January 1992 in Germany, the division ceased operations; in October 1992 it was formally deactivated as part of a general drawing down of forces at the end of the Cold War.
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| - The 3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead") was an armored division of the United States Army. Nicknamed the Third Herd, the division was first activated in 1941, and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War, and participated in the Persian Gulf War. On 17 January 1992 in Germany, the division ceased operations; in October 1992 it was formally deactivated as part of a general drawing down of forces at the end of the Cold War.
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| - Armored Division Triangle
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- STAFF FILM REPORT 66-21A
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- 1947(xsd:integer)
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| - MG Creighton Abrams
- MG Gordon B. Rogers
- MG Maurice Rose
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| - * 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
* 32nd Armored Regiment
* 33rd Armored Regiment
* 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion
* 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
* 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
* 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
* 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
* 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
* 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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| - The 3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead") was an armored division of the United States Army. Nicknamed the Third Herd, the division was first activated in 1941, and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War, and participated in the Persian Gulf War. On 17 January 1992 in Germany, the division ceased operations; in October 1992 it was formally deactivated as part of a general drawing down of forces at the end of the Cold War.
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