DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS
U.S. ARMY, 1st ARMORED DIVISION: After Action Reports, 1942-47 (Microfilm)
Accession 64-21 Processed by: TB Date Completed: March 1993
The microfilm copy of the after action reports of the 1st Armored Division was sent to the Eisenhower Library by the Modern Military Branch of the National Archives in April 1964.
Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 3 Number of reels of microfilm: 41
Literary rights in the official records of the 1st Armored Division are in the public domain. These records were processed in accordance with the general restrictions on access to government records as set forth by the National Archives.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The first Armored Division was activated in July 1940 and participated in the invasion of North Africa in November 1942. It later fought in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. After the end of the war the Division was on occupation duty in Germany until it returned to the U.S. in April 1946.
During their many months of combat duty, the organic units and staff sections which comprised the Division prepared extensive reports which described their activities. The original copies of these reports were sent to the War Department where they became part of the files of the Adjutant General’s Office. The Departmental Records Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office. The Departmental Records Branch of the Adjutant General’s Office developed an elaborate arrangement scheme by which the records were organized.
When the after action reports were transferred to the National Archives, the Archives staff found that portions of the reports had been microfilmed by the War Department in 1948. A copy of the film of the records of the 1st Armored Division was sent to the Eisenhower Library by the Archives in April 1964. It is not known if the film contains the complete records of the Division. Records of some elements, particularly the general staff sections, are very fragmentary, and it is possible that additional records of the Division exist at the National Archives which are not on this microfilm.
Paper copies of many items are also at the Eisenhower Library as part of the U.S. Army Unit Records collection. These items appear to be carbon copies of the after action reports which the Division staff retained among their office files in the field. Researchers should examine both sets of files to obtain as complete a record as possible of the activities of the Division. CONTAINER LIST
Box No Reel No. Contents
1 1 Index of Documents
2 Fact Sheet 1 Mar 1947
Operation Report 8 Nov 1942-2 May 1945
Report of Operations 24 Jan-9 May 1943
Report of Operations 10 May-31 Oct 1943
Report of Operations Nov 1943
Report of Operations Dec 1943
Report of Operations Jan 1944
Report of Operations Feb 1944
Report of Operations Mar 1944
Report of Operations Apr 1944
3 Report of Operations May 1944
Report of Operations June 1944
Report of Operations July 1944
Report of Operations Aug 1944
4 Report of Operations Sept 1944
Report of Operations Oct 1944
Report of Operations Nov 1944
Report of Operations Dec 1944
5 Report of Operations Jan 1945
Report of Operations Feb 1945
Report of Operations Mar 1945
6 Report of Operations Apr 1945
Report of Operations May 1945
Report of Operations June-Aug 1945
Report of Operations Jan-Mar 1946
2 7 Reorganization of the 1st Armd Div (General Order #118) 13 July 1944
G-2 Report of Operations 15 Jan-9 May 1943
G-2 Periodic Reports 24 Jan-10 May 1943
G-3 Periodic Reports 29 Oct 1943- 25 June 1944
G-3 Periodic Reports 26 June-30 Dec 1944
G-3 Periodic Reports 31 Dec 1944-15 Oct 1945
8 Artillery History 29 Jan-9 May 1943
Artillery History 32 Nov-31 Dec 1943
Artillery History Jan-Feb 1944
Artillery History Mar-Apr 1944
Artillery History May-June 1944
9 Artillery Headquarters Battery Monthly Operations Reports July 1944- July 1945
81st Armd Rcn Bn History 31 Jan-31 Dec 1943
9 81st Armd Rcn Bn History Jan-June 1944
81st Cav Rcn Sq History July-Sept 1944
10 81st Cav Rcn Sq History Oct-Dec 1944
81st Cav Rcn Sq History Jan-Feb 1945
81st Cav Rcn Sq History Mar-Apr 1945
81st Cav Rcn Sq History May-Aug 1945
11 Combat Command A Narrative of Events 32 Jan-26 Feb 1943
Combat Command A Operations 3-7 May 1943
Combat Command A Operations 29 Jan-1 Feb 1944
Combat Command A Operations Report 1-2 Feb 1943
Combat Command A Unit Journal 24 Jan-22 Apr 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 10 May-1 June 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 1-19 June 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 12 19-26 June 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 26-30 June 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 1-12 July 1944
Combat Command A Unit Journal 23 Feb-22 Apr 1945
3 13 Combat Command B Operations Report 8-10 Nov 1942
Combat Command B Operations Report 6-9 Dec 1942
Combat Command B Operations Report 19-29 Jan 1943
Combat Command B Operations Report 15-18 Feb 1943
Combat Command B Operations Report 20-25 Feb 1943
Combat Command B Operations Report 16 Mar-11 Apr 1943
Combat Command B Operations Report 6-9 May 1943
Combat Command B Report on Combat Experience and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 10 June 1943
Combat Command B S-2 Intelligence Report 12 Oct 1942
Combat Command B S-3 Periodic Reports 31 Aug-29 Nov 1944
Combat Command B S-3 Journal 30 May-2 June 1944
Combat Command B Plan “Buffalo” 12 May 1944
Combat Command B Field Order #1 11 Oct 1942
Combat Command B Red Force Field Order #1 11 Oct 1942
Combat Command B Green Force Field Order #1 12 Oct 1942
Combat Command B Field Order #1 14 Mar 1944
Combat Command C Historical Record of Battle Operations 23 Jan-19 Feb 1943
Combat Command C Maknassy Operation 16 Mar-9 Apr 1943
Combat Command D Historical Record 30 Jan-11 Feb 1943
14 16th Armd Eng Bn After Action Report 8 Nov 1942-Sept 1945
16th Armd Eng Bn Co B After Action Report 9 Sept-6 Dec 1943
15 27th Armd FA Bn History 8 Nov 1942-Dec 1943
27th Armd FA Bn History Jan-June 1944
27th Armd FA Bn History July-Dec 1944
27th Armd FA Bn History Jan- Aug 1945
27th Armd FA Bn History Report on Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 16 June 1943
16 68th Armd FA Bn History 15 Jan-31 Oct 1943
68th Armed FA Bn History Dec 1943
68th Armed FA Bn History Jan-Mar 1943
68th Armed FA Bn History Apr-May 1944
68th Armed FA Bn History June-Aug 1944
17 68th Armed FA Bn History Sept-Oct 1944
68th Armed FA Bn History Nov-Dec 1944
68th Armed FA Bn History Jan-Mar 1945
68th Armed FA Bn History Apr-Aug 1945
68th Armed FA Bn Report on Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 10 June 1943
68th Armed FA Bn Ammunition Expenditures 30 Nov-Dec 1943
18 91st Armd FA Bn Historical Record 31 Jan-31 Dec 1943
91st Armd FA Bn Historical Record Jan-June 1944
91st Armd FA Bn Historical Record July-Dec 1944
91st Armd FA Bn Historical Record Jan-Aug 1945
91st Armd FA Bn Record on Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 10 June 1943
91st Armd FA Bn Awards 8 Feb-31 July 1943
91st Armd FA Bn Battle Casualties 31 Jan-9 May 1943
91st Armd FA Bn HEAT Ammunition Test 18 May 1943
91st Armd FA Bn Report of Combat Operations of Air Observation Section 16 May 1943
4 19 Headquarters Co Historical Record and History of Organization 10 May 1943-31 July 1945
Headquarters Co Lessons Learned from Past Operations 14 May, 9 June, 18 July 1943
Service Company Historical Record May 1943- June 1944
Service Company Lessons Learned from Past Operations 13 June 1943
20 6th Armd Inf Bn History Nov 1942-June 1945
6th Armd Inf Bn Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 10 June 1943
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File 24 Jan-31 Mar 1943
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File Apr 1943
21 6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File 1-22 May 1943
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File Jan-Apr 1944
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File May 1944
22 6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File June 1944
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File July-Aug 1944
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File Oct-Dec 1944
23 6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File Jan-Feb 1945
6th Armd Inf Bn Journal and File Mar-May 1945
24 11h Armd Inf Bn History “Call the Eleventh” 31 May 1942-2 May 1945
11th Armd Inf Bn History 20 July-30 Sept 1944
11th Armd Inf Bn History Oct-Dec 1944
11th Armd Inf Bn History Jan-Aug 1945
5 25 14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record 20 July-31 Aug 1944
14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record Sept-Oct 1944
14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record Nov-Dec 1944
26 14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record Jan-Feb 1945
14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record Mar-Apr 1945
14th Armd Inf Bn Historical Record May-Sept 1945
27 47th Armd Med Bn History Oct 1942-Dec 1944
47th Armd Med Bn History Jan-Sept 1945
47th Armd Med Bn Report on Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 10 June 1943
47th Armd Med Bn History Co B History 20 Jan-6 May 1944
Military Police Platoon Historical Record Jan 1944-Aug 1945
28 123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report 8 May 1943-31 July 1944
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Aug 1944
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Sept 1944
29 123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Oct 1944
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Nov 1944
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Dec 1944
30 123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Jan 1945
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Feb 1945
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Mar 1945
6 31 123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report Apr 1945
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report May 1945
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Historical Report June-Sept 1945
123rd Ordnance Maint Bn Report on Combat Experience and Lessons Learned During Tunisian Campaign 10 June 1943
32 141st Armd Signal Co Historical Record May 1943-Mar 1944
141st Armd Signal Co Historical Record Apr-Aug 1944
141st Armd Signal Co Historical Record Sept-Dec 1944
141st Armd Signal Co Historical Record Jan-Sept 1945
141st Armd Signal Co Report on Combat Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposed 8 June 1943
33 1st Tank Bn History 23 Apr-10 May 1943
1st Tank Bn History of Cos H and I 1 May 1943
1st Tank Bn Historical Record 8 Nov 1942-30 Nov 1943
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Dec 1943
34 1st Tank Bn Historical Record Jan 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Feb 1944
35 1st Tank Bn Historical Record Mar 1944
36 1st Tank Bn Historical Record Apr 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record May 1944
7 37 1st Tank Bn Historical Record June 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record July 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Aug 1944
38 1st Tank Bn Historical Record Sept-Oct 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Nov-Dec 1944
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Jan-Feb 1945
1st Tank Bn Historical Record Mar-Aug 1945
1st Tank Bn Report on Battle Experiences and Battle Lessons for Training Purposes 9 June 1943
39 4th Tank Bn History 20 July-31 Dec 1944
4th Tank Bn History Jan-June 1945
4th Tank Bn History Aug 1945
40 13th Tank Bn Beach Landing at Oran to Drive to Sea in Tunisia 7 Nov 1942-1 June 1943 Vol. I Operation Journal
13th Tank Bn Beach Landing at Oran to Drive to Sea in Tunisia 7 Nov 1942-1 June 1943 Vol. II Intelligence Journal
13th Tank Bn Beach Landing at Oran to Drive to Sea in Tunisia 7 Nov 1942-1 June 1943 Vol. III Benson Force Operations at Sbeitla and El Guettar
13th Tank Bn After Action Report 8 May 1943
13th Tank Bn Report of Activities 8 May 1943-31 Aug 1945
13th Bn Lessons Learned in Tunisia Campaign 8 June 1943
41 Trains History May 1943-June 1945
Trains History Aug 1945
Trains Battle Lessons 10 June 1943
Supply Bn Historical Record 3 Jan 1942-10 May 1943
Supply Bn Historical Record 1 Jan-19 July 1944
Supply Bn Report on Combat Experience and Battle Lessons 10 June 1943
END OF CONTAINER LIST