34th Tank Battalion

The 34th Tank Battalion was activated in 1941 as part of the U.S. Army’s armored force buildup during World War II. Assigned to the 5th Armored Division, the battalion landed in Normandy in July 1944 and quickly advanced across France, participating in the liberation of Paris and the subsequent push into Germany. Throughout the war, the 34th Tank Battalion distinguished itself in key engagements such as the Battle of the Falaise Pocket and the crossing of the Rhine River. After the war, the battalion was inactivated in 1945, but its legacy of armored warfare excellence remains an important part of U.S. military history.