The Trek of the 5th Armored

Commemorating the entirety of the Victory Division’s contributions to the war in Europe.

This map is one of four that were published during or shortly after the conclusion of the Second World War in Europe that highlight the contributions of the Fifth Armored ‘Victory’ Division. Three separate sheets provide a detailed narrative of the unit’s advance; including movements by individual combat command groups, dates and notes on engagements, and lines of enemy defense, while the fourth is a compilation of all these. This is an example of the final map produced in the original series, all of which were designed by T/4 of the 22nd Engineers Robert Buchan.

The sheet shows the entire campaign of the division in the European Theater. Training in England through V-E Day in Germany is depicted; providing the same level of detail as those previously issued. Notes in red ink call out specific engagements for which the division brass was particularly proud, such as being the nearest American division to Hitler’s Berlin after reaching the Elbe. A shield shows the corps and armies to which the division was assigned. Printed by the Office of the Division Engineer in June of 1945.