5th Infantry Division

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formation of the United States Army infantry division

The 5th Infantry Division was a U.S. Army infantry formation that saw significant combat in both World Wars and later Cold War deployments, noted for its role in major European campaigns.

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Label	Occurrences
5th Infantry Division canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formation of the United States Army ⓘ infantry division ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	5th Division ⓘ Red Diamond Division ⓘ
awarded	Croix de Guerre ⓘ surface form: French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 Croix de Guerre ⓘ surface form: French Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
ColdWarDeployment	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: United States Army forces in Europe United States-based training and readiness formation ⓘ
component	10th Infantry Regiment ⓘ 11th Infantry Regiment ⓘ 13th Infantry Regiment ⓘ 19th Infantry Regiment (various periods) ⓘ 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment ⓘ 1st Battalion, 77th Armor ⓘ 2nd Infantry Brigade (historical) ⓘ 46th Infantry Regiment (various periods) ⓘ 50th Armored Infantry Battalion ⓘ surface form: 50th Infantry Regiment (various periods)
conflict	Cold War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbanded	1992 ⓘ
engagement	crossing of the Rhine River at Oppenheim ⓘ crossing of the Sauer River ⓘ defense of Metz (World War II) ⓘ
formed	1917 ⓘ
garrison	Camp Lee ⓘ Fort Jackson ⓘ Fort Polk ⓘ
insignia	red diamond shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
motto	We Will ⓘ
nickname	Red Diamond ⓘ
notableCommander	George H. Cameron ⓘ John E. Dahlquist ⓘ Stafford LeRoy Irwin ⓘ
notableFor	major combat operations in European campaigns of both World Wars ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of the Bulge ⓘ surface form: Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (Battle of the Bulge) Central Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Central Europe Campaign (World War II) Lorraine Campaign (World War I) ⓘ Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ surface form: Meuse-Argonne Offensive Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy Campaign (World War II) North-West Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Northern France Campaign (World War II) Rhineland campaign ⓘ surface form: Rhineland Campaign (World War II) Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
role	infantry ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
VietnamEraRole	mechanized infantry division ⓘ

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

Patton's Third Army → component → 5th Infantry Division ⓘ

British X Corps → componentUnit → 5th Infantry Division ⓘ