82nd Infantry Division

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U.S. Army division infantry division

The 82nd Infantry Division is a famed U.S. Army formation best known for its World War II service as the 82nd Airborne Division, a pioneering and highly decorated airborne unit.

Aliases (2)

82nd Division ×2
All American Division (82nd) ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army division → infantry division →
associatedWith	U.S. airborne doctrine development → glider infantry operations → parachute assault operations →
awarded	Presidential Unit Citation →
branch	United States Army →
composedOf	artillery units → infantry regiments → support units →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
convertedTo	82nd Airborne Division → airborne division →
country	United States of America →
decorated	highly decorated U.S. Army unit →
engagement	Battle of the Bulge → Italian Campaign (World War II) → Normandy Campaign (World War II) → Operation Market Garden → Western Front (World War I) →
formedFrom	National Army conscripts →
garrison	Fort Bragg, North Carolina →
hasAlias	82nd Division → All American Division (82nd) →
hasInsignia	AA shoulder sleeve insignia →
hasMotto	All American →
hasSuccessor	82nd Airborne Division →
nickname	All American Division →
notableCommander	James M. Gavin → Matthew B. Ridgway → Omar N. Bradley →
notableFor	pioneering U.S. airborne operations in World War II → transition to airborne division →
partOf	United States Army →
raisedBy	United States War Department →
role	airborne infantry → infantry →
theater	European Theater of Operations →
type	airborne infantry (after conversion) → line infantry (originally) →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
82nd Infantry Division ("82nd Division") → 82nd Infantry Division ("All American Division (82nd)") →	hasAlias
All American Division ("82nd Division") →	formedFrom
Omar Bradley →	militaryUnit