607th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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Unit History: Activated on 15 December 1941 at Fort Ord, California, from the 7th Infantry Division Provisional Antitank Battalion. Converted to a towed battalion in May 1943. Arrived at Liverpool, England, on 21 April 1944. Disembarked at Utah Beach 17–23 June. Supported advance on Cherbourg, fought along Seves River in July. Participated in drive to Le Mans and envelopment of the Falaise Pocket in August. Advanced to Moselle River in September and supported operations against Metz through November. Converted to a self-propelled battalion equipped with M36s in time for final assault Joined drive toward Saar River, capture of Saarlautern, and subsequent fight against Siegfried Line in December. Deployed to the Ardennes sector in January 1945. Committed against Siegfried Line again in February in the Schnee Eifel. Supported the capture of Koblenz in mid-March. Crossed the Rhine River at Boppard on 25 March. Sliced through Hessen and Thüringen during April and reached the Czechoslovak border near Plauen by mid-April. Thereafter remained in defensive positions. Attached to: 82d Airborne Division; 9th, 28th, 87th, 90th, 95th Infantry divisions; 6th Cavalry Group. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Used by permission.

Combat Equipment: 6/44 - Towed 3" Gun; 11/44 - M36.

Commanding Officers: Harald S. Sundt.

Code Name/s: Nylon, Nuisance

Campaign Credits: Normandy........................Jun. 6, to Jul. 24, 1944

Northern France...............Jul. 25, to Sept. 14, 1944

Rhineland........................Sept. 15, 1944 to Mar. 21, 1945

Ardennes-Alsace..............Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Central Europe.................Mar. 22, to May 11, 1945

Awards: None

Location August 1945: Lissendorf, Germany

Additional Information/Materials:

1.) The Tank Busters - The History of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Combat on the Western Front. - 67 Pages, written by Battalion Historian, 1st Lt. Harold H. Eby, and Printed in Munich of Bavaria by Knorr & Hirth, Sendlinger Strasse 83. Re-typed version with difficult to see photos, but it is a seachable document within Adobe Acrobat. Includes Roster.

2.) The Tank Busters - Scan of the original book provided by Steve Dike. Very nicely done with good photos. Unfortunately due to the size of the document, I was forced to provide it in four parts.

Part 1 - Cover to page 21.......(Very large file, please be patient)

Part 2 - Page 22 to 45............(Very large file, please be patient)

Part 3 - Page 46 to 69............(Very large file, please be patient) Officer's roster on last page.

Part 4 - Page 70 to 94............(Very large file, please be patient) Enlisted men's roster.

The following documents, except as noted, are all provided courtesy of Steve Dike.

3.) Official 607th Unit History, Jul. 1941 to Dec. 1944 - 23 Pages (includes awards listing)

4.) Official 607th Unit History, Jan. 1945 to Jun. 1945 - 11 Pages (includes awards listing)

5.) Official 607th Unit History, Jul. 1945 to Sep. 1945 - 3 Pages

6.) Company B, 607th TD BN Daily Travel Log - Compiled by Pvt. Richard Marcum, who served in Company B, and provided courtesy of Brendan Meyer.

7.) Reinforcements and Casualties Listing - 1945

8.) Medical Detachment History and Personnel List

9.) Google Map of the Daily Log Positions - Provided courtesy of Brendan Meyer