Patch, 6th Armored Division, Green Back, 1943

Genuine WWII shoulder sleeve insignia of the 6th Armored Division 'Super Sixth', manufactured in cotton, green back, made in 1943.

The 6th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach during the Normandy campaign and regrouped at Mesnil on July 25, 1944. It captured Granville on July 31, 1944, and then returned to Avranches, where it relieved the 4th Armored Division. In mid-August, the division moved to Lorient, where it was replaced by the 94th Infantry Division. Some units took part in the Battle of Brest, then crossed France, reaching the Saar in November and setting up defenses near Saarbrücken. On December 23, the division was sent to Metz to join the Battle of the Bulge. It fought in the Battle of Bastogne and pushed the enemy back into Germany by January 1945.