Worn from 15 August 1942 to 31 August 1945

Tab: "Thunderbolt"



Activated at Camp Polk, Louisiana. The Arabic number eleven shows the division's designation. For veterans, the patch conjures up memories of freezing men in icy machines stopping the enemy attack at Bastogne. Places like Lutzkampen, Grosskampenberg, Fulda, Oberhof and the concentration camps at Mauthausen and Gusen are written large in their combat log.



Campaigns: SSII (Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe).