From the Army Lineage Series Armor-Cavalry part 1 the CoA:s of the Armor Regiments of the U.S. Army:
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CoA 32nd Armor.
Blason
Shield: Or,a bend reguly gules.
Crest on a wreath or and gules, five truncated pyramids fesswise conjoined in base argent supporting a lion rampant of the second langued azure and armed of the third, the dexter paw graping a chain mace of the fourth and the sinister paw a pine tree eradicated proper.
Motto: Victory or death.
Symbolism
Yellow is the Cavalry colour, the bend raguly symbolises the cutting firepower of the regiment. The pryamids denotes the anti-tank defences of the Siegfried Line called Dragon’s teeth, they where overun by the 32nd. For this action the regiment was awarded the Presidental Unit Citation which is symbolised in the Mace in the blue of the PUC-ribbon. The uprooted Pine and the red Lion denotes campaigns in the Ardennes region of Belgium. For this action the regiment was cited in the Orders of the Day of the Belgian Army and awarded the Belgian War Cross. The predominating colour of this award is red hence the red Lion. The CoA of Belgium shows a black Lion in a field of gold.
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CoA of the 33rd Armor.
Blason
Shield: Vert, in orle thirty-three plates.
Crest: On a wreath argent and vert a mound of the last charged in base with a broken meat hook of the first and supporting a castle of two towers of the like, the castle wall embattled of five and charged with a Lion rampant sable, armedand langued gules, beneath an escutcheon tierced per pale of the second, the fourth, and the second, charged with a mullet or.
Motto: Men of War.
Green and white is the colour of the Armoured Force. The plates denotes the number of the regiment. The Castle is from the CoA of the Belgian town of Mons attacked two times by the regiment in 1944. The capture of Mons from the Germans are denoted by the broken meat hook, a device found in German heraldry. My remark the TIOH are not excatly right here scince this charge in German heraldry are called a Wolfsangel (Wolf’s hook). This was a rather grim devise used for hunting Wolfs, a piece of meat was placed on the Hook and the Wolf was cought on the Hook while trying to eat the meat.
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34th Armor.
Blason
Shield: Azure,an armembowed properand coupedat the shoulderraised andarmedwith a buckler or having seven rivets of the filed three and four.
Crest: On a wreath or and azure,in front of a tower gules masoned of the first and emitting from each side a stream of water of the second, three spears one in pales and two in saltire with shafts of the first and points of the second those pointsin slatire each charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first,over all in pale a encutcheon barry of ten argent and of the second.
Motto: The Strong Arm for Victory.
Symbolism.
The buckler reprensents the armored protective device. The embowed arm is raised in the attitude of striking.
The red tower gushing water to each side alludes to the bitter fighting at the Roer River dams, for which a PUC was awarded. The spears symbolises the drive from Normandy thourgh Northern France to Germany. The Shield is based on the Arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, the liberation of which the 34th took part and was awarded the Luxemburg War Cross.
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35th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: Vert an armadillo passant argent, langued gules.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours,argent and vert,a fleur-de-lisgules in front of a palm branch of the first.
Motto: Vincere Vel Mori = To conquer or die.
Symbolism.
The armdillo,being known by the qualities of invulnerability, protection and cunning endurance alludes to the elements that are vital to a successful Unit.
The Palm denotes military victory. The fleur-de-lis symbolises service in France during World War II.
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37th Armor.
Blason
Shield: Argent a wyvern glissant sans legs, tail nowed vert, langued,eyed and barbed gules.
Crest: On a wreath argent and vert, between two triton shells gules and surmounting an annulet sable fimbrated of the first flamant of the third, three spearheads of the first each bearing in base an ermine sport of the fourth.
Motto: Courage conquers.
Symbolism
The wyvern represents the deadliness of a Tank. The three spearheads stands for the Regiment’s three WW II streamers: Normandy, Moselle River and Ardennes. The Ermine spots are taken from the CoA of the City of Nantes. The enflammed ring stands for the besieged Bastogne. The triton shells denotes Pacific service.
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40th Armor.
Blason:
Shield: Vert a demidinosaur (Tyrannosaurus) rampant couped argent, eyed gules, langued azure holding in its sinsiter claw a sword erect of the scenond, inflamed proper.
Crest: On a wreath argent and vert, heind a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure, graping a fir tree sinister bendwise eradicated of the first a portcullis sable cloué argent.
Motto: By Force and Valor.
Symbolism.
The dinosaur symbolises the destructive power of armor. The flaming sword represents the zeal of the men in the performance of their duties. The uprooted tree stands for the Regiment’s action in the Hurtgen Forest during WW II, for which the 40th was awarded the Presidental Unit Citation. The Lion from the arms of Belgium symbolises the Fighting in the Ardennes for which the regiment was Awarded the Belgian War Cross. The Portcullis stands for the regiments post-war service in Germany along the Iron Curtain. The white tree denotes the snowcovered trees in Alaska, where battalions of the regiment served post-war.
now that is a rather clever and unique use of a charge! a dinosaur. very cool. i think it turned out great!
Donnchadh wrote:
now that is a rather clever and unique use of a charge! a dinosaur. very cool. i think it turned out great!
There are a small number of arms who uses dinosaurs, perhaps the most notable is the Pterodactyl in the crest of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnbourugh, UK). The crest of the RAE is blasoned as out of an astral crown Or, a pterodactyl displayed proper.
Some more Armor units:
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63rd Armor.
Blason
Shield:Vert a bend wavy or between a fleru-de-lis and a lion rampant argent, a canton of the last a mullet of the first within a square one point to chief of the thrid superimposed on a septfoil of the first.
Crest: On a wreath or and vert a dragon sejant gules gorged with a collar sable rimmed of the firstand grasping in his dexter claw a morning star of the fourth.
Motto: Seek, strike, destroy.
Symbolism:
Green is used for armor. The wavy band is from the arms of the German Rheinprovinz denoting service in this area during World War II. The fleur-de-lis is for service in France. The Lion denotes Belgian citations for Mons and Eupen-Malmedy. The canton represents descent from the 745th Tank Battalion. The Dragon symbolises the Siegfried-line and the collar the overcoming of this obstacle. The Morning star alludes to the reduction of the city of Aachen.
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64th Armor.
Blason
Shield: Argent the head of a fighting African elephant sable, tusks proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours argent and sable mounted on a trophy base or charged with a Korean taeguk two elephant tusks proper supporting a Catherine wheelgules charged on the hub with a bezant, all in front of a mount of three peaks vert.
Motto: We pierce.
Symbolism:
The elephant symbolises the heavy assault of a tank battalion. In ancient times war elephants was used as a form of armoured ram. The Catherine wheel symbolises the armoured tracked vehicle. The eight spikes symbolises the eight battle honours of the Korean War and the Gold disc the award of the Greek Bavery Gold Medal. The taeguk symbolises the two awards of the Korean presidental unit citation. The three peaks alludes to the Apennines Mountains in Italy where the regiment served during World War II.
Marcus K wrote:
The crest of the RAE is blasoned as out of an astral crown Or, a pterodactyl displayed proper.
How do they know what "proper" is?
Linusboarder wrote:
How do they know what "proper" is?
I have no idea but so reads the Blazon.
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66th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: Tierced in pairle reversed gules, azire and or; in chief a label of three points argent. On dexter side an inesutcheon of the second fimbrated, semé-de-lis,overall a saltire all of the last.
Crest: On a wreath if the three colours a wyvern without wings sinister couchant reguardant argent, grasping in ints dexter claw a pine tree inverted and eradicated proper. On its neck a label of three points azure.
Motto: Semper in hostes.
Symbolism: The 66th had its origins as the 15th Tank Battalion part of the 304th Tank Brigade. Therefore the Shield and Crest of the Brigade are used with a label as a difference. The Shield is based on the Tank Corps SSI. The Brigade was organised at Langres in France in 1918 and the small Shield shows the arms of this City differenced by adding a border and by changing the colour of the Saltire from Gules to Argent. The Wyvern is taken form the original insignia of the French Tank Corps. The uprooted tree denotes action in the Argonne forest and the Meuse-Argonne operations.
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67th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: Per fess gules and or,a mount azure erupting and smoking proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a lion rampant sable.
Motto: none.
Symbolism:
The regiment taces its origins to the 17th Tank Battalion of the old 305th Tank Brigade, and have therefore adopted the undifferenced CoA of the Brigade. The erupting mountain or vulcano denotes the anti-tank mines who caused heavy losses to the 17th Tank Bn. The Lion is from the arms of the old French province of Picardy, where the Brigade saw all its action.
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68th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: Azure a lion passant argent.
Crest: on a wreath Argent and Vert, a sector of a disc azure bordered of the first surmounted by an anchor sable the stock banded of six, three and three, silver and vert and silver, the flukes gules and issuing from the stock thereof a demis fleur-de-lis of the first the center petal of the third, on the shank of the anchor a taeguk gules and azure, overall palewise a lightning flash gold.
Motto: Ventre à terre.
Symbolism:
Azure and Argent associate the Regiment with infantry. The Lion denotes the armoured power. The anchor denotes WW II service with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan and Tinian. Action for which the Regiment was awarded the Presidental Unit Citation (Navy). The arrowheaded flukes denote amphibious landings. The Lightning denotes the speed and firepower of armoured units. The fleur-de-lis is for service in France and the Taeguk Korean War service.
Marcus K wrote:
There are a small number of arms who uses dinosaurs, perhaps the most notable is the Pterodactyl in the crest of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnbourugh, UK). The crest of the RAE is blasoned as out of an astral crown Or, a pterodactyl displayed proper.
And don’t forget the iguanodon as supporter of the arms of Maidstone.
Daniel C. Boyer wrote:
And don’t forget the iguanodon as supporter of the arms of Maidstone.
Thanks for reminding me.
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69th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: Per bend argent and vert on the first a panther passant on division line, head to chief sable.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours argent and vert between two ruined towers sabel, the dexter charged with a fleur-de-lis or and the sinister with an anchor of the like, acubit arm in armor, the hand in a gauntlet proper grasping two lightning flashes fesswise gules.
Motto: Vitesse et puissance = Speed and power.
Symbolism:
Green and white for the armoured force. The panther symbolises the tremedous power and striking ability of the regiment. The two Towers symbolises service in Europe and the Pacific. The gauntlet and lightning symbolises armoured stiking power.
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70th Armor.
Blason.
Shield: vert five spearheads paleways in chevron or.
Crest: on a wreath or and vert, supported by two lions rampant sable langued gules a Korean gateway of the last with doors closed of the third secured by a bar with two holders of the first.
Motto: Strike swiftly
Symbolism:
The five spearheads symbolises an attack formation of a tank platoon. The two lions denotes service in Normandy and Belgium during World War II. The korean gateway commemorates action in repusling the enemy’s attempt to pierce the Pusan Perimeter at Taegu in the Korean War.
Marcus K wrote:
Blason.
Shield: Per bend argent and vert on the first a panther passant on division line, head to chief sable.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours argent and vert between two ruined towers sabel, the dexter charged with a fleur-de-lis or and the sinister with an anchor of the like, acubit arm in armor, the hand in a gauntlet proper grasping two lightning flashes fesswise gules.
Motto: Vitesse et puissance = Speed and power.
The problem with this is there’s no one who’s going to read the blazon and to produce the definite (from the heraldic viewpoint) non-panther seen in the emblazonment. Even if there aren’t flames coming from at least somewhere out of the head it doesn’t look anything like any kind of panther.
Daniel C. Boyer wrote:
The problem with this is there’s no one who’s going to read the blazon and to produce the definite (from the heraldic viewpoint) non-panther seen in the emblazonment. Even if there aren’t flames coming from at least somewhere out of the head it doesn’t look anything like any kind of panther.
Well you are right, but I think they are refering to the non heraldic animal.
Marcus K wrote:
Well you are right, but I think they are refering to the non heraldic animal.
I’m sure they are; my point is that the problem’s practically any artist is going to think of the heraldic animal and if he is producing an emblazonment from the blazon, is going to show the heraldic animal in the blazon. The only reason they might not is that he’s not enflamed, but you can hardly count on this; they’ll probably produce the heraldic animal anyway.
