631st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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The 631st Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion
of the United States Army
active during the Second World War.
The battalion was activated on 15 December 1941 as part of the general reorganisation of the anti-tank force. It deployed into Normandy on 31 August 1944, equipped with towed 3" anti-tank guns, and spent the next eight months on rear-area security duties with Third Army. It did not see combat before the end of the war.
Tank destroyer battalion (United States)
The tank destroyer battalion was a type of unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a towed battalion equipped with anti-tank guns, or a self-propelled battalion equipped with armored tank destroyers. U.S. Army doctrine held that...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
active during the Second World War.
The battalion was activated on 15 December 1941 as part of the general reorganisation of the anti-tank force. It deployed into Normandy on 31 August 1944, equipped with towed 3" anti-tank guns, and spent the next eight months on rear-area security duties with Third Army. It did not see combat before the end of the war.