29th Infantry Division

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The 29th Infantry Division is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry division best known for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach during World War II.

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29th Infantry Division canonical 14
29th ID 1
U.S. 29th Infantry Division 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army National Guard division
infantry division
abbreviation 29th ID
alliedCountry France
United Kingdom
awardedDecoration French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
campaign Central Europe Campaign
Normandy Campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northern France Campaign
Rhineland Campaign
linked to: Rhineland campaign
casualtiesOnDDay over 2,000 killed, wounded, or missing
component Army National Guard
conflict Global War on Terrorism
World War I
World War II
country United States of America
formationDate 1917
garrison Fort Belvoir, Virginia
linked to: Fort Belvoir
headquartersLocation Fort Belvoir, Virginia
linked to: Fort Belvoir
higherCommand First United States Army
V Corps
insignia blue and gray yin-yang style shoulder sleeve insignia
landingSector Omaha Beach, Dog Green sector
linked to: Omaha Beach
modernRole multicomponent, deployable headquarters
motto 29, Let's Go
nickname Blue and Gray Division
notableCommander Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Major General Leonard T. Gerow
notableEngagement D-Day
Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Omaha Beach
participatedInOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
reorganized post–World War II National Guard division
role infantry
size division
stateAffiliation Maryland Army National Guard
Virginia Army National Guard
subordinateUnit 115th Infantry Regiment
116th Infantry Regiment
175th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Division Artillery
symbolizes union of Union and Confederate states
theater European Theater of Operations
type combined arms division

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U.S. XIX Corps subordinateUnit 29th Infantry Division
XIX Corps notableUnitUnderCommand 29th Infantry Division
Siege of Brest (1944) involvedMilitaryUnit U.S. 29th Infantry Division
linked to: 29th Infantry Division
Blue and Gray Division refersTo 29th Infantry Division
110th Field Artillery Regiment associatedFormation 29th Infantry Division
Charles H. Gerhardt militaryUnitCommanded 29th Infantry Division
111th Field Artillery Regiment associatedWith 29th Infantry Division
227th Field Artillery Battalion parentUnit 29th Infantry Division
224th Field Artillery Battalion partOf 29th Infantry Division
224th Field Artillery Battalion associatedWith 29th Infantry Division
115th Infantry Regiment partOf 29th Infantry Division
116th Infantry Regiment partOf 29th Infantry Division
116th Infantry Regiment higherFormationOnDDay 29th Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division abbreviation 29th ID
linked to: 29th Infantry Division