Alvan Gillem's Invasion of Germany

The United States had not yet entered World War II when Time magazine noted that the Army had created two new armored divisions. The commander of one of the divisions, said the magazine, was worthy of note. Selected to command the 3rd Armored Division “was an alert, progressive officer with an old Army name: Brigadier General Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. The magazine was right to notice. Gillem was destined to help change the U.S. Army forever.

Ah, the Lee. What would have been a great 1920s tank fighting a 1940s war. But Bogart fought with it the best and it was a decent desert warfare platform in North Africa.

And who doesn't love the rivet look?

Great history share!