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April 30, 2017 -- Ambush and averted massacre in Brittany. American-born Nancy Diraison has family roots in Brittany, and she has been researching the ambush of a Sixer unit which may have averted a massacre in the small town of Chateauneuf-du-Faou ("CDF"). She has compiled her research and her questions into a PDF here: CDF Liberation Narrative. It's a fascinating read. If you happen to have information that can contribute to the project, please contact Nancy directly at
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March 26, 2017 -- A new Super Sixth history has been published: Medics of the Sixth Armored Division, by Al Sims, son of Sgt. John Sims, 76th Medical Bn. .
October 26, 2016 -- Photos and scans from the late M/Sgt Ed Knott, 68th Tank Bn..
September 10, 2016 -- The next 6th Armored Reunion is scheduled for September 28-October 2, 2016 in Oklahoma City. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PDF.
July 24, 2016 -- Our re-enactor friends in the Netherlands have started a web site devoted to the Super Sixth: http://www.6tharmoreddivision.com/.
August, 2015 -- The reunion crew is going to try for another reunion in about five weeks, but they need to hear from interested attendees NOW. See 2015 Reunion Notice.
July 24, 2015 -- Ever feel like you, as a veteran, are getting inundated by ads and spam about asbestos and mesothelioma? Ever wonder why? See what the New York Times had to say about this thriving industry:
NY Times: The Asbestos Scam, Part 1
NY Times: The Asbestos Scam, Part 2
May 4, 2014 -- Check out the Faces of Margraten project and help them if you can.
April 14, 2014 -- Historian Jeffrey E. Geiger has published a new book about Camp Cooke -- the training facility that later became Vandenberg Air Force Base. Camp Cooke and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1941-1966 From Armor and Infantry Training to Space and Missile Launches. (For fast shipping, add $5.00.)
April 3, 2011 -- Finally! An accurate account of Buchenwald! History author Flint Whitlock has published a new book called The Beasts of Buchenwald, a well-researched book about the hell-hole camp and the sadistic Nazis that ran it. It is unusual in that the author has gone to great lengths to filter out the huge amount of disinformation that typical gets included in anything written about Buchenwald. Highly recommended.
November 21, 2010 -- See the new Doing Your Own Research section and "Search this Site" feature to help you find your way through the maze of information available on this site.
July 25, 2010 -- 
You have a friend in Luxembourg. If you have never heard of the .US Veterans Friends, Luxembourg (USVFL) follow this link and learn about them. They are some of our best friends in the world.
June 13, 2010 -- Digital copies of the Paul Warp albums which were donated to the Library of Congress are now available. Please see
http://www.super6th.org/misc/warp_DVD/warp_DVD_collection.htm
July 11, 2009 -- The Mystery of the Anne Hughes Diary: A team of researchers in the UK is trying to track down the original manuscript of a 18th Century diary, believed to have been last seen during World War II by a US soldier stationed in the English Cotswold village of Sarsden. If you like a mystery, visit their website at
http://www.annehughesdiary.co.uk/, and see if you recognize the photos at http://www.annehughesdiary.co.uk/photo.html.
July 11, 2009 -- REMINDER: Upcoming reunion, OCTOBER, 2009, Memphis, TN
Although the Sixth Armored Division Association officially disbanded in 2000, the 9th AIB has opened its battalion reunions to ALL division veterans and family members.
2009 6th Armored Division Reunion
Dates: October 7 - 11, 2009
Location: Memphis, TN
Misc.: 8 Miles to Graceland. Tours and other events will be detailed as soon as arrangements are firmed up.
For more details,
Contact: Jerry Shiles, JShiles at parmanlaw dot com
For more information, please see http://www.super6th.org/reunion_2009.
January 24, 2009 -- Added History of Combat Command B, courtesy of Pat Lennon. Pat's late husband Horace (25th Armored Combat Engineer Bn.) had been given this document for safe-keeping just before leaving for Europe for home, and he held on to it for 60+ years. Pat and son Warren scanned every page and saved them as PDFs. Now this day-by-day account of 6th Armored Division combat operations is available for everybody.
January 3, 2009 -- Replaced the original, tiny photos in the History of the 212th AFA Bn. with new scans. When this site first went on-line, we were on AOL, and had to fit everything within 2 Megabytes. The graphics were kept small and compressed to minimize space, and the scanner & software used in 1995 left some room for improvement anyhow.
December 29, 2008 -- RESCANNED CAMPAIGN MAP
The 6th Armored Division Campaign Map has been rescanned, replacing the 14-year-old low-res version which has been provided here in multiple segments with areas cropped off.
December 28, 2008 -- REUNION: OCTOBER, 2009, Memphis, TN
Although the Sixth Armored Division Association officially disbanded in 2000, the 9th AIB has opened its battalion reunions to ALL division veterans and family members.
2009 6th Armored Division Reunion
Dates: October 7 - 11, 2009
Location: Memphis, TN
Misc.: 8 Miles to Graceland. Tours and other events will be detailed as soon as arrangements are firmed up.
For more details,
Contact: Jerry Shiles, JShiles at parmanlaw dot com
December 28, 2008 -- 25th Eng. now on-line! Companies A and B of the 25th Armored Combat Engineer Battalion now have PDF histories available on this site, thanks to the efforts of Pat Lennon (widow of Horace Lennon) and Jared Opalinski (grandson of Dewitt Green.
February 25, 2008 -- A site devoted to the Super Sixth's 76th Armored Medical Battalion has come on-line, thanks to Al Sims, son of battalion veteran T/Sgt John Sims. Lots of new photos and information about both the Division and this under-recognized unit.
November 17, 2007 -- The Combat History of the 50th Armored Infantry Battalion has been added to the web site, thanks to the effort of Marian Deeney (Assoc., 146th Sig. Co.).
Charlie Barbour's 86th Cavalry Recon site, "Mount Up!", has relocated here from its longtime home on mindspring/earthlink.
The late Forrest C. Longwell, a Sergeant in the 9th AIB, took the time to pen this moving piece based on his experience in April 1945:
The Wounded Oak
A Sixer widow's tribute to her husband, who died after a long bout with Alzheimer's:
Alzheimer's Cure (MS Word format)
New titles and address for Hofmann titles
Fans of the 6th Armored Division know that Dr. George Hofmann is the authority on the Division's history, as well as on armor topics in general. Dr. Hofmann has a new ordering address, and a new book as well .
| NOW AVAILABLE:Darkness Visible, by Charles Sumners, Third Army combat photographer. Contains an entire chapter devoted to the Super Sixth. More info. | |
| The Americans in Brittany: the Battle for Brest , by Jon Gawne. Contains an entire chapter devoted to the Super Sixth run to Brest. More info. | |
| As It Was, by Col. James Moncrief (Ret.), senior surviving staff officer of the Division. A follow-up volume to his popular first book, As You Were. More info. | |
| Military Modeling Magazine, a British publication, featured an article by Steve Zaloga ("Silver Star Jumbo") in Vol 32, Issue 4, 2002, which included details about several Super Sixth tanks. See the publisher's site for back issue information. | |
| Tamiya's recently-released 1/35th scale Sherman M4A3 includes markings for two Super Sixth tanks: "Caballero", and #50. Caballero is seen in the new "Battle of the Bulge" book by Steve Zaloga. #50 was photographed near Drauffelt, Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge. This kit has markings showing it belonging to C company, 69th battalion. (The next Tamiya release should be a howitzer Sherman that also has 6th armored markings.) [Detail courtesy of modeller Scott Smith.] | |
| A well-researched and illustrated article about Super Sixth armored fighting vehicles and their markings has been written by Scott Smith and published in the Sept.-Dec. 2001 issue of George R. Bradford's excellent AFV News . Copies of this issue are available for $2.00. See order details at the AFV website. | |
| Top quality decal transfer sheets for 6th Armored tanks have just been introduced
by Archer Fine Transfers of North Carolina. Check 'em out! (And buy 'em!) | |
| Super Sixth -- The History of the 6th Armored Division in WW II by Dr. George F. Hofmann is back in print!! |