#WW2Archives #MilitaryHistory #WW2Photographs #HistoricalDocuments #WW2Research #WW2Liberation Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945; Order of Battle, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Michel Clémençon, Gunter Gillot at Foxmaster Publishing; Order of Battle, D Day Overlord & Wikipedia. Editor's note. I have in my archives 2900+ photos devoted to the Normandy Landings of June 6, 1944, all in high definition. According to the estimates made, I had two possible choices in the creation of this archive; upload as many photos as possible and thus walk...

Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945. 28th INFANTRY DIVISION Bloody Bucket Division, Keystone Division The red keystone, the official emblem of the State of Pennsylvania, is the official shoulder sleeve insignia of the 28th Infantry Division which was originally a Pennsylvania National Guard organization. The Germans called it Bloody Bucket because of the blood-red keystone insignia and vicious fighting tactics during the Normandy Campaign. The Motto of the 28-ID is Fire and Movement. Commanding Generals Maj Gen Lloyd D. Brown - Oct 18, 1943...

Source Documents: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945, and Danny S. Parker, Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945, 1991, Combined Book Inc, Hong Kong and Shelby S. Stanton, Order of Battle US Army, Presidio Press, Novato, California, 1984; different additional sources. 1st Army (1-A): Gen Courtney H. Hodges - 526th Armored Infantry Battalion - 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) - 61st Engineer Battalion - 158th Engineer Battalion - 299th Engineer Battalion - 300th Engineer Battalion - 1278th Engineer Battalion - Trp B, 125th Cavalry Recon Squadron - 9th Canadian...

Document Source: US Army War Department Order of Battle US Army 1945; Wikipedia; Philippine Scouts Revue The 24th Infantry Division traces its lineage to Army units activated in Hawaii. It was activated under the Square Division Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) on March 1, 1921 as the Hawaiian Division at Schofield Barracks (Oahu). The division was assigned the 21st Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment, both of these regiments being assigned to the of which had been assigned to the 11th Infantry Division prior to 1921. The entire Hawaiian Division was concentrated at a single location during the...

Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945. The 17th Airborne Division (Thunder from Heaven) was officially activated as an airborne division in April 1943. Still, it was not immediately sent to combat, remaining in the United States to complete its training. During this training process, the division took part in several training exercises, including the Knoll Wood Maneuver, in which it played a vital part in ensuring that the airborne division remained a military formation in the US Army. As...

Source Documents: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945, and Danny S. Parker, Battle of the Bulge, Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945, 1991, Combined Book Inc, Hong Kong and Shelby S. Stanton, Order of Battle US Army, Presidio Press, Novato, California, 1984; different additional sources. 16th Armored Division. The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery;...

Source Documents: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945, and Danny S. Parker, Battle of the Bulge, Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945, 1991, Combined Book Inc, Hong Kong and Shelby S. Stanton, Order of Battle US Army, Presidio Press, Novato, California, 1984; different additional sources. 14th Armored Division. The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery;...

Source Documents: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945, and Danny S. Parker, Battle of the Bulge, Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945, 1991, Combined Book Inc, Hong Kong and Shelby S. Stanton, Order of Battle US Army, Presidio Press, Novato, California, 1984; different additional sources. 13th Armored Division The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery;...

Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945. 13th Airborne Division, Black Cat Division. The division insignia is a winged Unicorn in golden orange placed on an ultramarine blue shield. The Unicorn is associated, by tradition, with the qualities of virtue, courage, and strength. The division is commonly known as the Black Cat Division because of the flaunting of superstition during its activation on Friday, August 13, 1943. Commanding General Maj Gen Eldridge G. Chapman, Feb 6, 1945 - Deativation Assistant Division Commander Brig Gen Hammond...

Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945. Activated on September 15, 1942, at Camp Campbell (Kentucky) the 12th Armored Division moved on September 6, 1943, to the Second Army #3 Tennessee Maneuvers; the 12-AD was then sent to Camp Barkeley (Texas) on November 17, 1943, and relocated on July 8, 1943, to Camp Bowie (Texas). Back to Camp Barkeley (Texas) July 16, 1944, until moved and staged at Camp Shanks (New York) until the division departed the New York (POE)...

Document Source: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945. The 11th Armored Division (Thunderbolt) was activated on August 15, 1942, at Camp Polk (Louisiana) and moved on June 24, 1943, for the 3-A #3 Louisiana Maneuvers. Transferred then to Camp Barkeley (Texas), on September 5, 1943, the 11-AD participated on October 29, 1943, in the Desert Training Center #4 California Maneuvers and headed to Camp Cooke (California), on February 11, 1944. It staged then at Camp Kilmer (New Jersey), from September 16,...

Source Documents: Order of Battle of the United States Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations. Office of the Theater Historian, Paris, France, December 20, 1945, and Shelby S. Stanton, Order of Battle US Army, Presidio Press, Novato, California, 1984; different additional sources. The 11th Airborne Division (nicknamed Angels) was a US Army Airborne formation, first activated on February 25, 1943. Different from their sister divisions, the 13th Parachute Infantry Division, the 17th Parachute Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the 101st Airborne Division, the 11th Airborne Division consisted only of one Parachute Infantry Regiment and two Glider...