Empire Division

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Empire Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry Division, a World War I and World War II unit composed largely of National Guard soldiers from New York State.

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Empire Division canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit nickname ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedWith New York State motto "Empire State" ⓘ
basedIn New York State ⓘ
linked to: New York
branch United States Army ⓘ
componentOf United States Army forces in World War I ⓘ
United States Army forces in World War II ⓘ
composedMostlyOf New York Army National Guard soldiers ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
etymology derived from New York’s nickname "Empire State" ⓘ
garrisonLocation New York ⓘ
hasComponent National Guard units from New York ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
militaryFormationOf United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard
nickname Empire Division ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of the Hindenburg Line ⓘ
partOf Army National Guard ⓘ
raisedFrom New York National Guard ⓘ
refersTo 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
role infantry combat operations ⓘ
serviceBranchType infantry ⓘ
theaterOfOperations European Theater of World War I ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

27th Infantry Division → nickname → Empire Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Empire Division
Binghamton Black Bears → conference → Empire Division ⓘ
Binghamton Black Bears → division → Empire Division ⓘ