1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment
As part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the 1-705 Tank Destroyer Battalion was redesignated the 1-75 Cavalry Regiment in 2005.
The 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion was organized at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on December 15, 1941 out of Battery D of the 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. On February 17,1942. the battalion trained at both Camp Cooke, California and Camp Hood, Texas, where they practiced tank destroyer tactics and weapons firing. On March 8, 1943, the battalion moved to Camp Adair, Oregon. At this new location the battalion’s 75-millimeter self-propelled guns were replaced by M-10s.
On November 14, 1943, the battalion moved out to Fort Lewis. Washington, and prepared for overseas deployment. On July 18, 1943 the Battalion landed in Normandy and participated in the bloody advance across the European continent. The Battalion was involved in numerous battles and fought at Bastonge during the Battle of the Bulge. Their actions in the battle won the unit the Presidential Unit Citation.
After the defeat of the German offensive, the 705th continued its push towards the Rhine and participated in the liberation of Central Europe. The unit’s captured upwards of earned it five battle stars. By the time of the German surrender on May 1st, 1945 the 705th TD had made it as fart as Kirchschlag, Austria. The 705th TD Battalion stood down along with the rest of the 11th Armored Division in September, 1945.
