20th Cavalry Division

GPTKB entity

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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 7