82nd Infantry Division
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 82nd Division | 3 |
| 82nd Infantry Division canonical | 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 (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
|
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| composedOf |
artillery units
ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
82nd Airborne Division
airborne division ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decorated | highly decorated U.S. Army unit ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign (World War II)
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy Campaign (World War II)
Operation Market Garden ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War I)
|
| formedFrom | National Army conscripts ⓘ |
| garrison |
Fort Bragg
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
|
| hasAlias |
82nd Infantry Division
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
82nd Division
82nd Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
All American Division (82nd)
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| hasInsignia | AA shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ |
| hasMotto | All American ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
82nd Airborne Division
|
| nickname | All American Division ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
James M. Gavin
ⓘ
Matthew Ridgway ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew B. Ridgway
Omar Bradley ⓘ
surface form:
Omar N. Bradley
|
| notableFor |
pioneering U.S. airborne operations in World War II
ⓘ
transition to airborne division ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
United States War Department
|
| role |
airborne infantry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| type |
airborne infantry (after conversion)
ⓘ
line infantry (originally) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
82nd Division
this entity surface form:
82nd Division
this entity surface form:
All American Division (82nd)
this entity surface form:
82nd Division