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Armor

From the M4 Shermans that broke out at Normandy to the M1 Abrams that destroyed the Republican Guard at 73 Easting, American armor has been the decisive weapon on every battlefield it has entered. The tank is speed, shock, and firepower combined into 70 tons of steel.

Armored divisions carry the battle streamers. Cavalry regiments carry the lineage. Tankers carry the fight.

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EST. JULY 10, 1940
Armor Branch
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1940
Established
M1
Abrams MBT
Knox
Fort Knox
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21
DIVISIONS
1940
Established
16
Regular army
5
Guard Divisions
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Armor Regiments
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37
Regiments
1940
Armor Branch Era
16
regular Army
21
Guard/Reserves
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Armor History

From World War II armored breakouts to the Thunder Runs in Baghdad, these articles cover the battles, doctrine, and campaigns that shaped the U.S. Army Armor Branch.

Read the history behind the formations, machines, and victories that built the legacy.

ARMOR HISTORY Battles, Doctrine, and Campaigns
The Armored Divisions of World War II
ARTICLE
16 Divisions
The Armored Divisions of World War II
From Kasserine to the Elbe
16
Divisions
1940
First Divisions Formed
M4 Sherman
Main Battle Tank
The American armored divisions of World War II took a concept that the Germans invented and perfected it. Read more
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Armor in Europe
ARTICLE
V CORPS · VII CORPS
Armor in Europe
The Fulda Gap & REFORGER
300K
Troops in Germany
Fulda
Gap Defense
M60
→ M1 Abrams
REFORGER
ANNUAL EXERCISES
For forty-five years, American armor sat in Germany waiting for Soviet tank armies to pour through the Fulda Gap. Read more
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73 Easting & the 100-Hour War
ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 26, 1991
73 Easting & the 100-Hour War
The Most Lopsided Armored Victory in History
VII
Corps Left Hook
73
Easting · 2nd ACR
Medina
Ridge · 1st AD
0
M1s LOST TO ENEMY
The largest armored maneuver since World War II. On February 26, 1991, the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment hit the Iraqi Republican Guard. Read more
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Ride the Lightning - Thunder Runs I & II
ARTICLE
April 7th, 2003
Ride the Lightning - Thunder Runs I & II
A Decisive Strike in the Iraq War
TF 1-64
ARMOR
60+
M1 Abrams
3 Major
Overpasses
The operation rewrote doctrines and left an indelible mark on military strategy. Read more
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16
WWII Divisions
30+
Armor & Cav RGTS
84
Years of Armor
M1
Abrams MBT