![]() ![]() The “Victory” Division went into combat in August 1944. Never again did the Nazis fight with the ferocity they displayed at Hürtgen. But this month of savage battle broke the German spirit. They lived in mud and rain and ice, and were constantly exposed to tre-mendous artillery concentrations. Held down by the terrain, weather and thousands of mines, the Tankers and Infantrymen fought a hacking, foot-by-foot battle. The Doughs of the 5th Armored will tell you that the month of fighting in the Hürtgen Forest and on the approaches to the Roer River was the most bitter they experienced. It had fought its way from the beaches of Normandy, and the men and machines were ready for a crack at the capital of the Reich when the shattered German forces capitulated. It was a wise choice, because when V-E Day came, the 5th Armored, after almost a year of bitter fighting, was the nearest American outfit to Berlin. View pricing below video player.Three years before it plunged into the battle for the liberation of Europe the 5th Armored Division officially adopted the nickname, “Victory” Division. This historic stock footage available in HD video. Body being carried through lines of soldiers at attention. ![]() Body being borne into American military cemetery in Hamm Luxembourg (later established as Luxembourg American Cemetery). Half truck bearing body of Patton passes. Parading tanks and half tracks in the funeral procession. Funeral procession moves along streets of Luxembourg. Minister leading procession from church, followed by casket, casket being put into the ambulance again for transport to Luxembourg. Ambulance moves along a road followed by soldiers on foot. soldiers carry Patton's casket out of villa and put it into an ambulance as soldiers stand at attention. Exterior of military hospital at Heidelberg. General George Patton in December 1945 in Hamm, Luxembourg after World War II. ![]()
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