U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

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United States Army unit airborne infantry unit parachute infantry regiment

The U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment is a distinguished airborne infantry unit of the United States Army, renowned for its combat jumps and fierce fighting in major World War II operations in Europe.

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U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army unit ⓘ airborne infantry unit ⓘ parachute infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
associatedWith	All American patch of the 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ surface form: 82nd Airborne Division shoulder sleeve insignia
branch	United States Army ⓘ
conflict	Battle of Anzio ⓘ Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Italian Campaign Operation Market Garden ⓘ surface form: Nijmegen bridgehead operations Operation Avalanche ⓘ Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ surface form: Operation Husky Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Shingle ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
decorations	Croix de Guerre ⓘ surface form: French Croix de Guerre Dutch Military William Order ⓘ surface form: Netherlands Military William Order (unit award) Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
engagement	Battle of Anzio ⓘ surface form: Anzio beachhead Alsace campaign ⓘ surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign Waal bridges at Nijmegen ⓘ surface form: Nijmegen bridges Battle of Salerno ⓘ surface form: Salerno landings Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ surface form: Sicily campaign
formedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
garrison	Fort Bragg ⓘ
hasSubunit	1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
militaryBranchSpecialization	airborne operations ⓘ
motto	Strike Hold ⓘ
nickname	Devils in Baggy Pants ⓘ
notableCommander	James M. Gavin ⓘ Reuben H. Tucker III ⓘ
notableFor	combat parachute assaults in World War II ⓘ fierce defensive fighting at Anzio ⓘ seizure and defense of bridges over the Waal River at Nijmegen ⓘ
operationalRole	forced-entry parachute assault ⓘ rapid deployment light infantry ⓘ
partOf	U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ surface form: 82nd Airborne Division
role	airborne assault ⓘ light infantry ⓘ
service	U.S. Army airborne and rapid-reaction forces ⓘ surface form: United States Army Airborne forces
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
tradition	airborne parachute qualification ⓘ
type	airborne infantry ⓘ

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Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) → involvesMilitaryUnit → U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ