The 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion was a battalion of the United States Army active during World War II. It was the first of the newly formed tank destroyer battalions to see combat, and the only one
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The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as the 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into World War II and the formation of the Tank D
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
…destroyer" concept, as an organized independent unit opposing an armored force in open terrain. Following the North African campaign, it re-equipped with M10 tank destroyers. It landed at Salerno with Operation Avalanche in September 1943, attached to the 36th Infantry Division; at the end of the month it was assigned to…
An M10 at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Brazilian infantry resting beside a US M10 in Italy, April 1945.
M10 shown in mass production at General Motors tank arsenal.
M10 in action near Saint-Lô, June 1944.