80th Infantry Division

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The 80th Infantry Division was a U.S. Army formation that fought in major European campaigns during World War II, including the drive across France and into Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army division
infantry division
activated 1917
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
awarded campaign streamers for World War I
campaign streamers for World War II
branch United States Army
component 313th Field Artillery Battalion
314th Field Artillery Battalion
315th Field Artillery Battalion
317th Infantry Regiment
318th Infantry Regiment
319th Infantry Regiment
905th Field Artillery Battalion
conflict World War I
World War II
country United States of America
crossed Moselle River
Rhine
surface form: Rhine River

Saar River
enteredCombatInTheater August 1944
garrisonLabel Headquarters
higherCommand Third United States Army
insignia Blue and gold shoulder sleeve insignia with three mountain peaks
liberated Ebensee subcamp
surface form: Ebensee concentration camp subcamps vicinity (Austria region)
motto Only Moves Forward
nickname Blue Ridge Division
notableCommander Edmund B. Sebree
George S. Patton
Horace L. McBride
participatedIn Battle of Normandy
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

Alsace campaign
surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

Battle of the Bulge
Central Europe campaign
Drive across France
Western Allied invasion of Germany
surface form: Invasion of Germany in World War II

Lorraine campaign
North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northern France campaign

Battle of the Bulge
surface form: Relief of Bastogne

Rhineland campaign
regionOfOrigin Blue Ridge region of the United States
reorganizedAs 80th Infantry Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: 80th Division (Training) of the United States Army Reserve
role infantry
size division
status United States Army Reserve formation (post–World War II)
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
type infantry division

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Patton's Third Army component 80th Infantry Division
VIII Corps (United States) subordinateUnit 80th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: 80th Infantry Division (United States)
80th Infantry Division reorganizedAs 80th Infantry Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 80th Division (Training) of the United States Army Reserve