Men of Armor - B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in North Africa 1942-43

Описание: Men of Armor - B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in North Africa 1942-43
With Jeff Danby
Part of the Torch to Tunis series on WW2TV
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After the shocking fall of France in June 1940, the U.S. Army embarked on a crash program to establish a new armored force. One of the units formed was the 756th Tank Battalion (Light), activated at Fort Lewis in June 1941. Because of severe equipment shortages, the new battalion trained without tanks for several months, but by early 1942 were equipped with new M3 light tanks. While companies A and C took part in Operation Torch, B was withheld for lack of cargo space in the transport ships and rejoined the battalion two months later in North Africa. In today's show we will look at the unit's role up to and including the North African campaign. We will focus on Operation Brushwood which took place on 8 November 1942 - intended to capture Fedhala as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca in Morocco, 12 miles south of Fedhala.

Jeff Danby was born in Pontiac, Michigan. As the son of a high school history teacher, Jeff grew up in a house full of books--which he read voraciously. He went on to get a B.A. Degree in History (with Honors) from DePaul University with a concentration in 20th Century America. He is an active member of the 756th Tank Battalion Association and maintains the organization's website. He also maintains memberships in the Society of Third Infantry Division, and the 15th Infantry Regiment Association. https://jeffdanby.com/

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