Currahee Regiment
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The Currahee Regiment is the nickname for the 506th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, famed for its World War II paratroopers of Easy Company depicted in "Band of Brothers."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Currahee Regiment of World War II | 1 |
| Currahee battalion | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alliedForce | Allied forces in World War II ⓘ |
| associatedLandmark | Currahee Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Easy Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDepictingUnit | Stephen E. Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battalion |
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Bulge
NERFINISHED
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Normandy campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Occupation of Germany after World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Airborne units and formations of the United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
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Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decorations |
French Croix de Guerre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands Orange Lanyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWWII | Upottery Airfield, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | Cherokee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Currahee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Cherokee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | We stand alone together ⓘ |
| nickname | Currahee Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
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parachute assault on Normandy on 6 June 1944 ⓘ |
| notableSubunit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | 506th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operation |
D-Day airborne landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defense of Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
101st Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
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4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularCultureDepiction |
Band of Brothers (book)
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Band of Brothers (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air assault infantry
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airborne infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Camp Toccoa, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | parachute infantry regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Currahee Regiment of World War II
this entity surface form:
Currahee battalion