Harmon’s return to the 2nd Armored Division brought him to one of the most crucial battles of World War II – The Battle of the Bulge – where he was joined by proud graduates of the Norwich University Corps of Cadets who locked shields and fought like Spartans under his command…
After staring down Field Marshall Erwin Rommel at the Kaserine Pass, Ernie Harmon was reassigned as commander of the First Armored Division (aka “Old Ironsides”) – recently labeled “non-combat worthy” by the British. Harmon’s solution was to train, train, train. By Autumn the First A.D. had captured over 40,000 Nazi soldiers including six commanding generals. [...]
