Two-sided 11th Armored Division, US Army, after action poster for April and May 1945
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm) | Width: 29.000 inches (73.66 cm)
Creator(s)
- United States Army, 11th Armored Division Headquarters, G-2 Section (Publisher)
- United States Army, 673rd Engineers (Author)
Archival History
The report poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Howard S. Kaplan.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Howard S. Kaplan
Scope and Content
Double sided after action report poster by the 11th Armored Division, US Army, prepared on June 15, 1945, to review troop movements through southeastern Germany in April 1945 and northwestern Austria on May 1-9, 1945. One side has a map depicting dates and movements of the 11th Armored through southeastern Germany, from April 10 at Neustadt through the capture of Linz, Austria, on May 5 and the liberation of two concentration camps, Mauthausen, and a subcamp, Gusen, on May 5 and 6. The other side has a detailed, text only presentation of Miscellaneous Extracts of Division activities. The Division landed in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944, and took heavy losses in the Battle of the Bulge that month. In February 1945, the Division attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. The Division continued south as detailed above and was in Amstetten, Austria, when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. The 11th was placed on occupation duty until it was inactivated in August 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two-sided, white paper poster with a graphic depiction of troop movements across Germany on the front and a text only Miscellaneous Extracts summary on the reverse. Across the front center is a diagonal, green outline of a jagged lightening bolt, symbol of the 11th Armored Division. Within the outline is a map tracking troop advances from Fulda, Germany, to Amstetten, Austria, which is marked by a red and yellow Soviet flag. In the upper right is a black rectangle with the title and the 11th Armored insignia, a blue, red, and yellow triangle with 11, a black cannon with tank tread, and a red lightning bolt, with text sections to the right and left of the bolt. On the right below the title box is a red outlined square enclosing a block of English text summarizing troop actions. To the left is a red bordered irregular rectangle enclosing 3 columns of English text, with 34 brief paragraphs, headed by the calendar date, that describe military actions, with officer’s names below. The back has a large red outlined square enclosing 8 long columns of English text in small font, with a title at the top in large font, underlined in red. The text details the activities of the unit by date.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 11th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Posters.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Posters.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Posters.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany--Posters.
Genre
- Object
- Posters