752nd Tank Battalion

The 752nd Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations with the US Fifth Army in World War II.

The Battalion officially formed on June 1st, 1941.

In March 1943, while in Tunisia, the Battalion was inactivated and the unit was renamed the 2642nd Armored Replacement Battalion. Their role during this time was to train and prepare replacements for various Armored units in North Africa. In September 1943, however, the 752nd was reactivated. The unit remained in Tabarka and Bizerte until they shipped to Naples on January 12, 1944 to join the Italian Campaign.

First Combat - May 23, 1944
The unit was part of the US Fifth Army attached to the 88th Infantry Division when first engaged the enemy.

Attachments
During its time in the MTO, the 752nd was attached to the following units, either as a whole Battalion or individual companies:


 * US II Corps
 * US IV Corps
 * US 34th Infantry Division
 * US 85th Infantry Division
 * US 88th Infantry Division
 * US 442nd Infantry Regiment