Spearhead

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Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, a famed American armored unit noted for its rapid, leading role in European campaigns during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliesToBranch United States Army ⓘ
appliesToCountry United States of America ⓘ
appliesToTypeOfUnit armored division ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force

armored warfare ⓘ
associatedWithAlliedForce Allied forces in Europe ⓘ
associatedWithCampaign European campaigns of World War II ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Western Front in World War II ⓘ
associatedWithServiceBranch U.S. Army Armored Command ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
conflict World War II ⓘ
eraOfProminence Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
etymology derived from the military term "spearhead" meaning leading attacking element ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of aggressive offensive action in U.S. armored history ⓘ
hasReputation famed American armored unit ⓘ
hasRole breakthrough and exploitation in armored operations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notedFor leading role in European campaigns during World War II ⓘ
rapid advance in European campaigns ⓘ
refersTo 3rd Armored Division (United States) ⓘ
U.S. 3rd Armored Division ⓘ
symbolizes being at the forefront of attacks ⓘ
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
usedAs informal designation of the 3rd Armored Division ⓘ
usedIn U.S. Army historical literature ⓘ
World War II histories ⓘ
veteran accounts of the 3rd Armored Division ⓘ

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