Burial of Gen. Rose - April, 1945

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Images from April 2, 1945, at Ittenbach, Germany, of the burial of Major General Maurice Rose, who was killed in action on March 30, 1945, in the advance on Paderborn, Germany. Also included is a still photo of his parents, Rabbi Samuel Rose and Katherine Rose, at their home in Denver, Colorado, after learning of his death. Gen. Rose, only 45 years old at the time, had led his 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division through France and Belgium, and then becoming…

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Burial of Gen. Rose - April, 1945

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Images from April 2, 1945, at Ittenbach, Germany, of the burial of Major General Maurice Rose, who was killed in action on March 30, 1945, in the advance on Paderborn, Germany. Also included is a still photo of his parents, Rabbi Samuel Rose and Katherine Rose, at their home in Denver, Colorado, after learning of his death. Gen. Rose, only 45 years old at the time, had led his 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division through France and Belgium, and then becoming…
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4-min. 3AD History

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A condensed 4-minute version of The History Channel's 1-hour, 40-min. documentary "Rolling Thunder - The True Story of the 3rd Armored Division," which first aired in 2002. The film, which covers the 50-year history of the division and continues to be aired nationally every year, is available on DVD from The History Channel at History.com . This 4-minute version is the product of editing by Vic Damon of 3AD.com web staff. To read about the role 3AD…
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Capture of Cologne - 1945

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The 3rd Armored Division History Website (www.3AD.com) presents a brief glimpse of action by the Spearhead Division during the capture of Cologne in March, 1945, the first major German city (4th largest) to fall to Allied troops. Includes scenes of the fiery destruction of a German Mark V Panther tank by a 3rd Armored 90mm Pershing tank in which gunner Clarence Smoyer of Pennsylvania scored three hits in rapid sucession. (Army Signal Corps film research…
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Gen. Rose Birthplace Dedication - 2002

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On September 29, 2002, and fifty-seven years after his death in World War II, the birthplace of one of America's greatest combat generals, Maurice Rose, was dedicated for the first time. He was born to Polish immigrant parents on November 26, 1899, in the bustling river town and then inland shipping port of Middletown, CT. While the town of birth had been long known by historians, the exact location was not discovered until May, 2002. The full story…
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Eisenhower inspects 3AD - 1944

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Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, and British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery visit the 3rd Armored Division in February, 1944. The 3AD was in preparation at Warminister, Wilts, England, for the invasion of France, which would be four months away. Film archive research by Dan Fong of 3AD.com staff.
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3AD Normandy Landing in Color

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Rare color film of 3rd Armored Division units on Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) in the English Channel and then arriving at a Normandy Beach as part of the vast Allied reinforcement operation in the weeks following D-Day. The filming date is shown only as "June 1944." Note one error (of several) by the cameraman/commentator in later referring to the 3rd Armored Division as the "Third Army." Vehicle markings visible in the film indicate 3AD 67th Field Artillery.…
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GEN. PATTON: His actual speaking voice vs. Hollywood and universal public perception

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President Barack Obama has said: "My grandfather marched with Patton across Europe." What he should have said: "My grandfather served in Europe with Courtney Hodges' First Army, then briefly with Patton late in the war." The "Marching with Patton" symbolic theme, or close variations thereof, has been spoken by President Obama many times during 2008-2009, always without elaboration, but with understandable pride in his grandfather's WWII service.…
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German kids meet 3AD at Siegfried Line in September, 1944

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News media silent color film from September, 1944, shows Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins (Commander of VII Corps) and, in the next scene, Brig. Gen. Maurice Rose (Commander of 3AD) in Belgium, shortly below Rose's promotion to Maj. Gen. Footage then cuts all the way to the Siegfried Line some days after the 3AD moved across the Line and secured the area. 3AD troops and local German kids seem to be enjoying each other. (NARA film research by Dan Fong and…
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