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20th Cavalry Division
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/20th_Cavalry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years
1940-1945
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:campaigns
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:combat_role
reconnaissance
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded
1945
gptkbp:equipment
gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkbp:established
gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Fort_Knox
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
20th Cavalry Division
gptkbp:insignia
Cavalry crest
gptkbp:is_organized_by
gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:motto
Cavalrymen Lead the Way
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:The_Fighting_20th
gptkbp:notable_commanders
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._H._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:operational_theater
gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:participated_in
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:20th_Armored_Division
gptkbp:reformed
1943
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:20th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:type
cavalry division
gptkbp:unit_history
disbanded in 1945
activated in 1940
deployed to Europe in 1944
participated in multiple campaigns during WWII
reorganized in 1943
returned to the U. S. in 1945
served in the European Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:General_François_de_Kellermann
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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