3rd Armored Division "Spearhead" Photo Album Third Armored Division's finished its last day of combat on April 24, 1945. On May 13, Third Armored headquarters moved to Darmstadt, Germany where the Division served until deactivated in November 1945. Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photo album: Units: 3rd Armored Division Persons: unknown Locations: Hausen, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Germany; Nice, France; Men and Vehicles Men and vehicles of 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division in Hausen, Germany. Regimental Parade Regimental parade with halftracks in the foreground and troops in formation in the background. Parades took place on a former German airfield with wrecked "Jerry" planes still on the edge of the field. USO Camp Show USO Camp Shows continued in Europe after the end of war. Here Shep Field and his band perform on stage under the Spearhead emblem. Two photos are labeled: "Shep Fields, lower-left, and "Bob Stuart", lower-right. German Flak By the end of the war, destroyed and abandoned German heavy flak guns littered the countryside. Miscellaneous "Airstrip on route to Nord Darmstadt." "On Guard Post 3." "Gen. Hodges Bridge, Rhine River crossing at Kolbertz." "Nord Darmstadt - The whole city is like this block after block. They used to make buzz bombs here." "Fourth of July, Nice, France."

 
 
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