United States 29th Infantry Division

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The United States 29th Infantry Division is a National Guard infantry division best known for spearheading the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army National Guard division
infantry division
alliance Allied Powers in World War II
awardedDecoration Belgian Fourragère
linked to: Belgian Fourragere

French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
campaign Central Europe campaign
Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northern France campaign
Rhineland campaign
componentUnit 110th Field Artillery Regiment
111th Field Artillery Regiment
115th Infantry Regiment
116th Infantry Regiment
175th Infantry Regiment
224th Field Artillery Battalion
227th Field Artillery Battalion
conflict Global War on Terrorism
World War I
World War II
country United States of America
formationDate 1917
garrisonState Maryland
Virginia
higherCommandDuringWWII First United States Army
V Corps
motto 29, Let's Go!
nickname Blue and Gray Division
notableCommander Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Major General Leonard T. Gerow
notableEngagement Allied invasion of Normandy
linked to: Operation Overlord

D-Day
Omaha Beach landing
linked to: Omaha Beach
notableFor spearheading the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach
operation Operation Overlord
partOf Army National Guard
peacetimeHeadquarters Fort Belvoir, Virginia
linked to: Fort Belvoir

Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
linked to: Fort Gregg-Adams
primaryStateAffiliation District of Columbia
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
role light infantry
maneuver division
size division
symbol Blue and gray yin-yang style shoulder sleeve insignia
symbolColorMeaning blue represents Union states
gray represents Confederate states
type combined arms division

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Omaha Beach usedBy United States 29th Infantry Division