It was then that he landed on the nickname Old Ironsides, and the name's been the same ever since. Contrary to what many think, the Old Ironsides didn't engage with the Germans as their first combat experience. The mission was planned as a pincer movement with the Old Ironsides landing on Morocco's Atlantic coast. The Infamous Winter Line Attack As part of the 5th Army, the 1st Armored Division took part in the attack on the Winter Line in November 1943. Old Ironsides flanked Axis forces in the landings at Anzio and then participated in the liberation of Rome in June.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 20, 2020 07:30 UTC