4th Armored Division

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U.S. Army division armored division

The 4th Armored Division was a U.S. Army tank division in World War II renowned for its rapid advances across France and its key role in relieving the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
4th Armored Division canonical	2
U.S. 4th Armored Division	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army division ⓘ armored division ⓘ
awarded	Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
awardedFor	actions in relieving Bastogne ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
component	10th Armored Infantry Battalion ⓘ 144th Armored Signal Company ⓘ 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion ⓘ 24th Armored Engineer Battalion ⓘ 35th Tank Battalion ⓘ 37th Tank Battalion ⓘ 4th Armored Division Trains ⓘ 51st Armored Infantry Battalion ⓘ 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion ⓘ 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ⓘ 8th Tank Battalion ⓘ 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ⓘ combat command A ⓘ combat command B ⓘ maintenance battalion ⓘ medical battalion ⓘ reserve command ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
engagement	Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Lorraine campaign ⓘ Allied breakout from Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy breakout Operation Cobra ⓘ Saar Offensive ⓘ surface form: Saar campaign Western Allied invasion of Germany ⓘ surface form: invasion of Germany (1945)
famousCommanderOfSubunit	Creighton Abrams ⓘ surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Creighton W. Abrams
famousSubunit	37th Tank Battalion ⓘ
higherCommand	Third United States Army ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of Patton's premier armored divisions ⓘ
legacy	model for U.S. armored warfare doctrine ⓘ
nickname	Breakthrough Division ⓘ
notableCommander	Major General Hugh J. Gaffey ⓘ Major General John S. Wood ⓘ
notableFor	rapid advances across France in 1944 ⓘ relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
objective	breakthrough of German lines in France 1944 ⓘ relief of encircled U.S. forces at Bastogne ⓘ
roleInEvent	led spearheads in Patton's Third Army advance across France ⓘ opened a corridor to Bastogne in December 1944 ⓘ
tactics	deep penetration behind enemy lines ⓘ fast armored exploitation ⓘ
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations
type	armored ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patton's Third Army → component → 4th Armored Division ⓘ

Ohrdruf subcamp → liberatedBy → 4th Armored Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. 4th Armored Division

Liberation of Brittany → involvedMilitaryUnit → 4th Armored Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. 4th Armored Division

Abe → notableCommand → 4th Armored Division ⓘ