Breakthrough Division

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Breakthrough Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 4th Armored Division, a famed World War II unit known for its rapid armored advances and key role in the European theater.

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Breakthrough Division canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army armored division ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
activatedAt Pine Camp, New York ⓘ
activatedOn 1941-04-15 ⓘ
advancedInto Germany ⓘ
advancedThrough Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
awarded Belgian Fourragère ⓘ
linked to: Belgian Fourragere

French Croix de Guerre ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
commander Major General Hugh J. Gaffey ⓘ
Major General John S. Wood ⓘ
component combat commands A, B, and Reserve ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrine combined arms operations ⓘ
engagedAgainst Nazi Germany ⓘ
equipment M4 Sherman tanks ⓘ
linked to: M4 Sherman tank

M5 Stuart light tanks ⓘ
linked to: M3 Stuart

self-propelled artillery ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
famousFor leading Patton’s drive across France in 1944 ⓘ
opening a corridor to encircled U.S. forces in Bastogne ⓘ
higherFormation United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
knownFor deep penetrations of enemy lines ⓘ
high operational tempo ⓘ
nickname Breakthrough Division ⓘ
Patton’s Best ⓘ
notableAction Relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Bulge
notableFor breakthrough operations ⓘ
rapid armored advances ⓘ
participatedIn Ardennes-Alsace campaign ⓘ
linked to: Alsace campaign

Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Lorraine campaign ⓘ
Normandy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northern France campaign ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
partOf Third United States Army ⓘ
refersTo 4th Armored Division ⓘ
role armored warfare ⓘ
mechanized exploitation ⓘ
service United States Army in Europe during World War II ⓘ
subordinateTo Third Army under General George S. Patton ⓘ
linked to: Patton's Third Army
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
type armored division ⓘ

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4th Armored Division → nickname → Breakthrough Division ⓘ
4th Armored Division → nickname → Breakthrough Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Breakthrough Division