66th Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Northern France
gptkbp:combat_role Armored warfare
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Soldier
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-11-15
gptkbp:effective_date 1945-11-15
1943-02-01
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Hood,_Texas
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American division in the U. S. Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 66th Division
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:National_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:motto We Lead the Way
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_Panthers
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saar
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Moselle
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1945-01-01
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:66th_Armored_Regiment
gptkbp:support gptkb:transportation
gptkb:logistics
Engineering
Medical support
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Black_Panther
gptkbp:training_programs Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
gptkbp:unit_history Activated in 1943
Participated in major offensives
Returned to the U. S. in 1945
Disbanded after World War II
Deployed to Europe in 1944
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_36th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6