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The experiences of at least one independent tank battal - ion, which kept unusually good aggregate records, seem to support aspects of Patton's case.

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Each CDL battal - ion had a headquarters company, a service company, and three medium-tank companies, each with three platoons con - sisting of six CDL tanks and one standard fighting tank.

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Reorganized as standard tank battal - ion in November and attached to 94th Infantry Division in St. Nazaire -

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The separate battal - ions by that time outnumbered the fifty-four battalions incorpo - rated into armored divisions.

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Three battalions selected to go ashore with the first invasion wave in Operation Overlord received special and secret training for a scheme that embodied the purpose of the independent battal - ions: giving the infantry close-in gun support throughout com - bat operations.

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March 1942 indicated that ten of the twelve then existing independent tank battal - ions were to be manned at their T/O & E strength

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From December 1944 to January 1945, battal - ion supported five different infantry divisions, entering Germany at - tached to 79th.

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Newly formed battalions typically went through a basic - training regimen of about thirteen weeks and qualification on tank weapons, but the details varied from battalion to battal - ion.

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In one respect, the time in the United Kingdom prepared the men in some units for the war ahead; for several battal - ions, the companies were seldom all in one place at one time, being separated for special training.

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Sir, — I received your favor of the 9 th March, have sent to the commanding officers of the 4 th and 15 th battal - ions, and shall as soon as they come to hand send the certificates to the Board of War.

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