3rd Armored Division in Germany, 1963
(Source:
Walt Leon)
3rd Armored Division Review at Fliegerhorst Ksn, Hanau, on occasion of President Kennedy's visit to Germany, June 1963. M-44 155mm self propelled howitzers in the foreground. Under ROCAD, the Division had one 155mm/8-inch/HJ battalion (2nd Rkt How Bn, 73rd FA) that included two batteries of M-44 SP's. After the ROAD reorganization, the Division's 155mm/8-inch howitzer battalion (6th How Bn, 40th FA) included three batteries of M-44's.