Yankee Division

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Yankee Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 26th Infantry Division, a National Guard formation from New England that gained distinction in World War I and World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division
United States Army formation
infantry division
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith Massachusetts Army National Guard NERFINISHED
New England states NERFINISHED
branch United States Army
component Army National Guard NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
World War II
country United States of America
gainedDistinctionIn World War I NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation 26th ID NERFINISHED
hasNickname Yankee Division NERFINISHED
hasNicknameOrigin nickname derived from New England “Yankee” identity
hasOfficialName 26th Infantry Division NERFINISHED
hasRole infantry combat operations
historicalEra 20th century
militaryBranchType Army infantry division
notableFor combat operations in Europe during World War II
combat operations in France during World War I
service as a National Guard division from New England
partOf American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED
recruitedFrom Connecticut NERFINISHED
Maine NERFINISHED
Massachusetts NERFINISHED
New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Vermont NERFINISHED
region New England NERFINISHED
service United States Army National Guard NERFINISHED
size division
theaterOfOperations European Theater (World War II) NERFINISHED
European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED
type infantry

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26th Yankee Division nickname Yankee Division
Yankee Division Highway namedFor Yankee Division
this entity surface form: Yankee Division of the U.S. Army National Guard
26th Infantry Division nickname Yankee Division