8th Armored Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Armored_Division

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Ruhr_Pocket gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II) gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
gptkbp:formed	1942
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Camp_Polk,_Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	8th Armored Division
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Thundering_Herd
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:John_M._Devine
gptkbp:notableFor	liberation of concentration camps crossing the Rhine River combat in Germany
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Third_Army gptkb:United_States_Ninth_Army
gptkbp:type	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Army_Armor_Center gptkb:United_States_Army_Armored_Divisions
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6