U.S. 35th Infantry Division

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The U.S. 35th Infantry Division is a National Guard infantry formation of the United States Army that saw significant combat in Europe during World War II, including in the Normandy campaign.

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35th Infantry Division 2
U.S. 35th Infantry Division canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division
United States Army formation
infantry division
allegiance United States
branch United States Army
campaign Ardennes-Alsace campaign
linked to: Alsace campaign

Central Europe campaign
Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northern France campaign
Rhineland campaign
component Army National Guard
conflict Global War on Terrorism
World War I
World War II
country United States of America
decorations French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation
formationDate 1917
garrison Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
higherCommand First United States Army
Third United States Army
XIX Corps
insignia yellow Santa Fe cross on blue disc
motto “Santa Fe”
nickname Santa Fe Division
notableEngagement Battle of Saint-Lô
Battle of the Bulge
Relief of Bastogne
linked to: Battle of the Bulge
raisedFrom Colorado National Guard
Kansas National Guard
Missouri National Guard
Nebraska National Guard
South Dakota National Guard
Wyoming National Guard
role command and control headquarters for Army National Guard brigades
size division
status active
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
type infantry
worldWarIEngagement Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Vosges sector operations
worldWarIICommander Major General Charles H. Corlett
Major General Paul W. Baade
worldWarIIEngagement Advance into Germany
Crossing of the Moselle River
Normandy breakout
Operations in Lorraine
worldWarIITheater European Theater of Operations
worldWarITheater Western Front

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Operation Lüttich involvedUnit U.S. 35th Infantry Division
Patton's Third Army component 35th Infantry Division
linked to: U.S. 35th Infantry Division
U.S. XIX Corps subordinateUnit 35th Infantry Division
linked to: U.S. 35th Infantry Division