Blue and Gray Division

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The Blue and Gray Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 29th Infantry Division, a National Guard formation famed for its World War II service, including the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blue and Gray Division canonical 3
Blue and Gray 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division ⓘ
National Guard division ⓘ
U.S. Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit nickname ⓘ
associatedWith reconciliation between North and South after the American Civil War ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
component Army National Guard ⓘ
composedOf National Guard units from Maryland ⓘ
National Guard units from Virginia ⓘ
National Guard units from other mid-Atlantic states ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfDDayLanding 1944-06-06 ⓘ
hasNickname Blue and Gray Division ⓘ
landedAt Omaha Beach ⓘ
landedOn D-Day ⓘ
notableFor D-Day landings ⓘ
linked to: D-Day

Omaha Beach landings ⓘ
linked to: Omaha Beach

World War II combat operations in Europe ⓘ
World War II service ⓘ
assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Overlord ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
partOf United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard
refersTo 29th Infantry Division ⓘ
symbolism blue and gray colors represent Union and Confederate soldiers ⓘ
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

29th Infantry Division → nickname → Blue and Gray Division ⓘ
29th Infantry Division (United States) → nickname → Blue and Gray ⓘ
linked to: Blue and Gray Division
29th Infantry Division → hasNickname → Blue and Gray Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Blue and Gray Division
29th Infantry Division → nickname → Blue and Gray Division ⓘ