U.S. 45th Infantry Division

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National Guard division United States Army division infantry division

The U.S. 45th Infantry Division was a National Guard infantry division of the United States Army that saw extensive combat in World War II, including participation in major European campaigns and the liberation of Nazi concentration camps.

Aliases (1)

45th Infantry Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Guard division → United States Army division → infantry division →
awards	French Croix de Guerre → Italian military decorations → Presidential Unit Citation →
branch	United States Army →
campaign	Anzio campaign → Central Europe campaign → Italian campaign → Rhineland campaign → Sicily campaign → Southern France campaign →
component	Army National Guard →
conflict	Korean War → World War II →
country	United States →
disbandmentDate	1968 →
formationDate	1923 →
garrison	Oklahoma →
heritage	Southwestern United States →
KoreanWarDeployment	Korean Peninsula →
KoreanWarRole	frontline combat division →
landingOperation	Allied invasion of Sicily → Anzio landings → Operation Dragoon →
legacy	45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard →
liberated	Dachau concentration camp subcamps →
museum	45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City →
nickname	Thunderbird Division →
notableAction	advanced through southern France into Germany → fought in mountainous terrain in Italy → participated in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps →
notableCommander	Robert T. Frederick NERFINISHED → Troy H. Middleton NERFINISHED → William W. Eagles NERFINISHED →
origin	Arizona National Guard → Colorado National Guard → New Mexico National Guard → Oklahoma National Guard →
peacetimeRole	National Guard training and readiness →
primaryInsignia	Thunderbird shoulder sleeve insignia →
size	division →
subordinateTo	Fifth United States Army → Seventh United States Army →
symbolism	Thunderbird insignia reflects Native American heritage →
theaterOfOperations	European Theater of Operations →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dachau concentration camp →	liberatedBy
U.S. VI Corps ("45th Infantry Division") →	notableUnit