Tiger Division
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Tiger Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 10th Armored Division, a World War II unit noted for its rapid armored advances and key role in the Battle of the Bulge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiger Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army armored division
ⓘ
military unit nickname ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alternateName | 10th Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier General William H. H. Morris Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major General Paul W. Newgarden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Bulge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossed |
Moselle River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decoratedWith | Presidential Unit Citation (for Bastogne elements) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
defense of Bastogne
ⓘ
relief of Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredCombatIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1942 ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWWII | Fort Benning, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Tiger Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | XX Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insignia | yellow tiger head on black background ⓘ |
| liberated |
Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Lorraine ⓘ |
| motto | Terrify and Destroy ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of the Bulge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metz operations ⓘ Saar-Moselle Triangle fighting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding key road junctions around Bastogne
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key role in the defense of Bastogne ⓘ rapid armored advances in World War II ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Ardennes-Alsace campaign
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Central Europe campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | armored warfare ⓘ |
| subunit |
11th Tank Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
20th Armored Infantry Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 21st Tank Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Tank Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 54th Armored Infantry Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 61st Armored Infantry Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 796th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached) NERFINISHED ⓘ Combat Command A NERFINISHED ⓘ Combat Command B NERFINISHED ⓘ Combat Command R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | armored division ⓘ |
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