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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:celebrates
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106th_Infantry_Division_Memorial_in_Belgium
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gptkbp:colors
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Gold and Blue
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Major_General_Leland_S._Hobbs
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Jackson,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Last_division_to_be_activated_during_World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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106th Infantry Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:106th_Infantry_Division_Association
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gptkbp:militaryService
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Fought in the Ardennes Offensive
Fought_in_the_Rhineland_Campaign
Fought_in_the_Central_Europe_Campaign
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Lion's_Share
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gptkbp:nickname
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Golden Lions
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
gptkb:General_John_W._Leonard
gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of the Bulge
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:reform
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Reorganized_as_a_reserve_unit_after_WWII
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:423rd_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:106th_Signal_Company
gptkb:106th_Medical_Battalion
gptkb:422nd_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:106th_Engineer_Combat_Battalion
gptkb:106th_Field_Artillery_Battalion
gptkb:424th_Infantry_Regiment
106th Reconnaissance Troop
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Lion
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Reactivated for training in the 1950s
Engaged in heavy fighting during winter of 1944-1945
Contributed_to_the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
Participated_in_World_War_II
Served_in_various_capacities_during_the_Cold_War
Returned_to_the_U.S._for_demobilization_after_the_war
Participated_in_the_liberation_of_Belgium
Continues_to_have_a_legacy_in_U.S._military_history
Suffered_heavy_casualties_during_the_Battle_of_the_Bulge
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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February 1, 1946
March 15, 1943
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