U.S. 5th Armored Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._5th_Armored_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activatedBy 1941
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:finalInactivation 1956
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace_Campaign
gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
gptkb:Northern_France_Campaign
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Chaffee,_Arkansas
gptkb:Camp_Cooke,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. 5th Armored Division
gptkbp:motto Victory
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Victory_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Lunsford_E._Oliver
gptkb:Sereno_E._Brett
gptkbp:notableFor First Allied division to enter Luxembourg
First Allied division to reach the Seine River
First U.S. division to reach the Elbe River
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Armored_Forces
gptkbp:restored 1947
gptkbp:shoulderSleeveInsignia Red and yellow triangle with tank tread and cannon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ardennes_Counteroffensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6