[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1483 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1483

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 20, 2010.
Whereas the 14th Armored Division was activated on November 15, 1942, at Camp 
        Chaffee, Arkansas, as a unit of the United States Army;
Whereas the Division's 19th, 62d, and 68th Armored Infantry Battalions traced 
        their lineage back to the 62d Infantry Regiment, which was organized in 
        1917;
Whereas the Division landed in southern France on October 29, 1944, and first 
        entered combat on November 20, 1944;
Whereas the Division participated in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central 
        Europe campaigns;
Whereas the Division participated in the liberation of most of the French 
        province of Alsace in late November, 1944, and was engaged in an 
        offensive against the Siegfried Line itself when, on December 19, 
        General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the 7th Army to withdraw from 
        Germany in response to the serious threat posed by a major German 
        offensive in the Ardennes;
Whereas when the German army launched Operation Nordwind, the last major German 
        offensive of the European war, against 7th Army positions, elements of 
        the Division engaged several German divisions between January 1 and 
        January 7, 1945, contributing materially to deflecting the initial 
        German attacks;
Whereas it was during one of these engagements on January 3 and 4, 1945, that 
        the Division's Private First Class George B. Turner earned the Medal of 
        Honor for his heroic actions in helping to repel repeated German attacks 
        at Philippsbourg, France;
Whereas, on January 9, 1945, the Division stopped the German XXXIX Panzer Corps 
        from breaking through the 7th Army's lines at the villages of Hatten and 
        Rittershoffen;
Whereas, between January 9 and January 21, 1945, the Division fought the 21st 
        Panzer Division, 25th Panzer Grenadier Division, 20th Regiment of the 
        7th Parachute Division, and the 104th Regiment of the 47th 
        Volksgrenadier Division to a standstill during the ensuing Battle of 
        Hatten-Rittershoffen;
Whereas elements of the Division were awarded two Presidential Unit Citations;
Whereas, on March 24, 1945, after days of heavy fighting, the Division broke 
        through the Siegfried Line and advanced to the Rhine River;
Whereas, after crossing the Rhine River, the Division liberated Stalag XIII-C 
        and Oflag XIII-B, two large prisoner of war camps at Hammelburg, 
        Germany;
Whereas, during April 1945, the Division rapidly advanced hundreds of miles 
        across southern Germany, fighting numerous battles before crossing the 
        Danube River north of Munich;
Whereas, on April 29, 1945, the Division, after a fierce engagement with several 
        thousand SS troops, liberated Stalag VII-A, one of the largest prisoner 
        of war camps in Germany;
Whereas the Division is designated a ``Liberating Unit'' by the United States 
        Holocaust Memorial Museum in recognition of its liberation of civilians 
        of many nationalities and ethnicities from forced labor and 
        concentration camps, including several large sub-camps of the notorious 
        Dachau concentration camp system;
Whereas the Secretary of the Army awarded the Division the distinctive unit 
        designation, ``Liberators'', in recognition of the Division's role in 
        liberating large numbers of US and Allied prisoners of war; and
Whereas the proud fighting tradition and accomplishments of the Division and its 
        men, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice, must not be 
        forgotten: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the exemplary service 
and sacrifice of the soldiers of the 14th Armored Division of the United States 
Army, known as the Liberators, during World War II.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.