Hellcat Historian II: More Stories of World War II's 12th Armored Division

"The defeat of Germany was quickened by the speed of the American Armor."
--Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt
Not bad praise from the enemy. That statement typifies the action of the 12th Armored Division. Starting in early December 1944, the green Division made inroads into the Alsace countryside, crossing the Maginot Line and were proceeding toward the Rhine River. The troops were quickly learning the art of warfare, the tenacity of the enemy, and were exposed to the worst winter weather i...