World War II-era 26th Infantry Division

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The World War II-era 26th Infantry Division, known as the "Yankee Division," was a U.S. Army National Guard formation from New England that saw extensive combat in the European Theater.

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World War II-era 26th Infantry Division canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
activated 1941 ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
awards received multiple unit citations ⓘ
branch Infantry ⓘ
casualties sustained heavy combat losses in Europe ⓘ
commander Major General Willard S. Paul ⓘ
commandStructure Third United States Army ⓘ
component National Guard ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crossed Rhine River ⓘ
linked to: Rhine

Saar River ⓘ
demobilized post-World War II ⓘ
distinctiveFeature regional identity from New England ⓘ
enteredCombat 1944 ⓘ
enteredGermany 1945 ⓘ
foughtAgainst Nazi Germany ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII Massachusetts ⓘ
heritage lineage continued in postwar National Guard formations ⓘ
nickname Yankee Division ⓘ
notableEngagement Operations in the Saar region ⓘ
Relief operations during the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Lorraine campaign ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard
raisedFrom Connecticut National Guard ⓘ
Maine National Guard ⓘ
Massachusetts National Guard ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New Hampshire National Guard ⓘ
Rhode Island National Guard ⓘ
Vermont National Guard ⓘ
role front-line combat division ⓘ
shouldNotBeConfusedWith post–Cold War 26th Infantry Division redesignations ⓘ
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations ⓘ
type Infantry division ⓘ

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26th Yankee Brigade → traditionOrigin → World War II-era 26th Infantry Division ⓘ
26th Infantry Brigade Combat Team → heritage → World War II-era 26th Infantry Division ⓘ