746th Tank Battalion (United States)

746th Tank Battalion
Active	27 April 1942 – 2 November 1945
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Type	Tank/Armor
Size	Battalion
Part of	Independent Unit
Motto(s)	"Like Lightning We Strike"
Equipment	M4 Sherman M5 Stuart
Engagements	World War II Normandy with Arrowhead Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe
Insignia
Identification symbol	No unit insignia authorized

The 746th Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the European Theater of Operations with the United States Army in World War II. It was one of five tank battalions (all independent) which landed in Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944). The battalion participated in combat operations throughout northern Europe until V-E Day. It served primarily as an attachment to the 9th Infantry Division, but fought alongside numerous other units as well. It was inactivated in October 1945.