Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Artwork Title
- G-2 After Action Report April 1945 / Miscellaneous Extracts
- Date
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depiction:
1945 April 01-1945 May 09
publication/distribution: 1945 June 15
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Howard S. Kaplan
- Markings
- front, top right, in black yellow and white boxes, red, black and blue ink : G – 2 / AFTER ACTION / REPORT / APRIL 1945
front, top right, in white box, black border, black ink : HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH ARMORED DIVISION
front, right center, in red rectange, black ink : SUMMARY
front, bottom center, in black circle, black ink : Official PW Report from G - 1
front, bottom left, black ink : 15 / June 45 / 673 Engrs. / 1000
front, bottom, in red rectange, bottom of column three, black ink : By Command Major General DAGER / EDGAR T. CONLEY / Col GSC / Chief of Staff / OFFICIAL Douglas / for SLAYDEN Major / Lt Col / G - 2
back, top center, in red rectangle, black ink : Miscellaneous Extracts - Contributor
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Publisher:
United States Army, 11th Armored Division Headquarters, G-2 Section
Author: United States Army, 673rd Engineers
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Posters
- Category
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War propaganda
- Object Type
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Posters, American (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- 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.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm) | Width: 29.000 inches (73.66 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The report poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Howard S. Kaplan.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:17:47
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The collection consists of two after action report posters depicting the movements of the 11th Armored Division, United States Army, across Germany and into Austria in March, April and early May 1945 during World War II.
Date: 1945 May 13-1945 June 15
11th Armored Division, US Army, after action poster reporting battle events of March 1945
Object
After action report poster of the 11th Armored Division, US Army, for southwestern Germany from March 3 - 31, 1945. The top section depicts a map with three green arrows outlining the advance of the 11th Armored through southwestern Germany. The left arrow tracks northeastern movements from March 3 at Prum to March 9 at the Rhine River and Andernach. The center shows the southern push on March 10 from Bullay to the eastward shift ending in Worms on March 21. The right arrow tracks northeastern movement from Oppenheim on March 28 to the attack at Fulda on March 31. The Division continued south and was in Amstetten, Austria, when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. 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. After the war, the 11th was placed on occupation duty until it was inactivated in August 1945.
