Blue Ridge Division
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The Blue Ridge Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 80th Infantry Division, a World War I and World War II unit named for the Blue Ridge Mountains region from which many of its soldiers were drawn.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army division
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infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedRiver |
Moselle River
NERFINISHED
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Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Saar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decorations |
French Croix de Guerre
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Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredCombatInWorldWarII | 1944 ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWorldWarII |
Camp Forrest
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Camp Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialDesignation | 80th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
First United States Army
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Third United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landedInEurope |
France
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberatedCity |
Kaiserslautern
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Luxembourg City NERFINISHED ⓘ Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Only Moves Forward ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Blue Ridge Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFromRegion |
Blue Ridge Mountains region
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Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | 80th Division (Training) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
| worldWarIEngagement |
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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Somme Offensive (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mihiel Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldWarIIEngagement |
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
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Central Europe Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern France Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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