Insignia of the 12th Armored Division. "Hellcats, " the winning entry in a division contest for a nickname held in early in 1943, symbolized the 12th's toughness and readiness for combat. Photograph »

Members of the medical detachment of Combat Command A, 12th Armored Division, XXI Corps, US 7th Army, view the burned corpses of victims at Kaufering IV. Landsberg-Kaufering, Germany, April 28, 1945. Photograph »

Members of the 12th Armored Division, which included African American platoons, await their orders. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »