U.S. 101st Airborne Division

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The U.S. 101st Airborne Division is a renowned American airborne and air assault division, famous for its pivotal World War II combat operations in Europe and later high-profile deployments in conflicts such as Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division
air assault division
airborne division
branch United States Army
commandStructure United States Army Forces Command
conflict Gulf War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War II
country United States of America
decorations French Croix de Guerre
Medal of Honor recipients among its soldiers
Presidential Unit Citation
doctrine air assault doctrine development in the U.S. Army
formedIn 1942
garrison Fort Campbell, Kentucky
hasMotto Rendezvous With Destiny
hasSubunit 101st Combat Aviation Brigade
101st Sustainment Brigade
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
insignia eagle head shoulder sleeve insignia
nickname Screaming Eagles
notableBattle Battle of the Bulge
notableEngagement Defense of Bastogne
notableFor high-profile deployments in Afghanistan
high-profile deployments in Iraq
high-profile deployments in Vietnam
high-profile deployments in the Gulf War
pivotal role in World War II airborne operations in Europe
notableOperation Normandy landings
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
partOf XVIII Airborne Corps
role air assault operations
airborne infantry
specialization airmobile operations
helicopter-borne assault
theater Afghanistan theater of operations
European Theater of Operations in World War II
Iraq theater of operations
Middle East theater during Gulf War
Pacific and Asian theaters during Vietnam War era
type light infantry division

Referenced by (34)
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1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division")
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division")
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division")
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division")
partOf
United States Armed Forces in World War II ("101st Airborne Division")
Utah Beach ("101st Airborne Division (United States)")
XVIII Airborne Corps ("101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)")
notableUnit
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("101st Combat Aviation Brigade")
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("101st Sustainment Brigade")
hasSubunit
Son bridge ("101st Airborne Division")
Son bridge
targetedBy
Bastogne Barracks ("101st Airborne Division")
Rendezvous With Destiny ("101st Airborne Division")
usedBy
Operation Garden
airborneLinkupWith
Little Rock Central High School ("101st Airborne Division")
associatedWithOrganization
Bastogne ("101st Airborne Division")
associatedWithUnit
Carentan
capturedBy
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division")
category
XVIII Airborne Corps ("101st Airborne Division")
controls
Bastogne ("101st Airborne Division (United States)")
defendedBy
101st Airborne Museum Le Mess ("101st Airborne Division")
focusesOn
Fort Campbell, Kentucky ("101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)")
garrison
Operation Overlord
involvedAirborneOperations
Little Rock Integration Crisis ("101st Airborne Division")
involves
Operation Market Garden
involvesUnit
Liberation of the Netherlands
mainParticipatingUnit
Anthony McAuliffe ("101st Airborne Division")
memberOf
Jimi Hendrix ("101st Airborne Division")
militaryBranch
Rendezvous With Destiny ("101st Airborne Division")
mottoOf
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles")
nickname
Saving Private Ryan
portrays
Maxwell D. Taylor ("101st Airborne Division")
servedIn
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)")
subordinateTo
First Allied Airborne Army ("101st Airborne Division (United States)")
subordinateUnit

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