SPEARHEAD TO THE RHINE by Reeves 7th Armored Division
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Spearhead to the Rhine" by Rick Reeves 20 March 1945 - Soldiers of the 7th Army's12th Armored Division - "The Mystery Division" attached toLieutenant General George S. Patton's 3rd Army,lead a relentless American advance against German forcespositioned east of the Rhine River Public Edition: 220 S/N Prints Print Size: 18" x 25" Signed, number, limited edition art print. Limited to only 200 prints in the edition. Mint condition with the Certificate of Authenticity. Insured delivery in the continental US is $ 20.00. Sold Originally for $ 150.00 PATTON'S 3rd ARMY DRIVES TO THE RHINE March 21, 1945 "Mystery Division" of General Patton's 3rd Army took the spotlight by reaching the Upper Rhine, entering the important chemical city of Ludwigshafen, Germany. The same armored division, which has played an anonymous role in the drive from the Moselle River, continued its spectacular race that has turned the German stand in the Saar Palatinate into a disastrous debacle, smashed into the city of Ludwigshafen. Unnamed to the press in Patton's pre-operational press conference and referred to only as his "spearhead" armored division, the 12th Armored Division was ordered to remove all shoulder patches and vehicle markings, becoming the "Mystery Division" of the 3rd Army.The "Mystery Division" jumped off from the Trier, Germany vicinity on March
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