Advanced to German border in the Vosges region. Conducted fourth assault landing in southern France on 15 August. Made third D-day assault at Anzio on 22 January, 1944, and entered Rome in June. ![]() Participated in invasion landings at Salerno, Italy, on 9 September. Converted to the M10 at the end of the North Africa campaign. Fought in Battle of Kasserine Pass in February, 1943, and at El Guettar in March. Reconnaissance Company landed at Oran, Algeria, on 8 November as part of Operation Torch, and rest of battalion arrived in December. Arrived at Gourock, Scotland, on 9 August 1942. Company C of the original battalion consisted mainly of Battery D, 5th Field Artillery, the only Army unit with a continuous history from the Revolutionary War. ![]() ![]() Unit History: 1st Infantry Division Provisional Antitank Battalion converted to 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion on 15 December 1941.
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