Exceptional and extremely rare original WWII U.S. Army operational planning documents, detailing the composition, transport, and landing organization of the legendary 2nd Armored Division (“Hell on Wheels”) during Operation TORCH and the Allied amphibious operations.
These documents list in great detail:
•Unit compositions and attachments
•Landing forces and convoy assignments
•Transport ship names
•Vehicle and personnel numbers
•Force designations (BLACKSTONE, BRUSHWOOD, GOALPOST)
•Exact battalion, company and detachment structures
Including references to famous units such as:
•67th Armored Regiment
•66th & 36th Armored Regiments
•82nd Recon Battalion
•17th Armored Engineer Battalion
•78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
•And many others
These papers are original wartime typewritten staff documents, not copies, not reproductions. They represent real operational planning used by the U.S. Army High Command to organize one of the most important armored divisions of WWII.
🪖 Historical importance:
The 2nd Armored Division played a crucial role in:
•Operation TORCH (North Africa)
•The Normandy Campaign after D-Day
•The liberation of Western Europe
📄 Condition:
•Original wartime paper
•Honest age wear, fully readable
•Beautiful patina and strong display presence
•Each page individually watermarked by Kilroy.store for protection
🎖️ Collector value:
Such original operational planning documents rarely survive, and almost never in complete multi-page groups. This is museum-grade archival material, perfect for:
•Advanced WWII collectors
•Museums or exhibitions
•Serious 2nd Armored Division / D-Day collections
💎 A unique opportunity to own a real piece of Allied operational history.