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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Varsity
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gptkbp:active_years
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Belgian_Fourragère
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
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gptkbp:color
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Blue and Gold
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gptkbp:combat_system
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_William_M._Miley
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gptkbp:deployment
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1945
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:equipment
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Paratrooper gear
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Jumping into Germany
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Fort_Bragg
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Camp_Mackall
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
Occupation of Germany
Cold War activities
Defense of Bastogne
Reactivation in 1952
Crossing of the Waal River
Integration into the Army Reserve
Jump into the Rhine River
Post-war duties in Europe
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First airborne division to be deployed in combat in Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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U. S. 17th Airborne Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:17th_Airborne_Division_Memorial
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future airborne operations
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gptkbp:motto
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The Sky is the Limit
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gptkbp:nickname
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Golden Acorn Division
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:General_James_Gavin
gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_M._Miley
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Auliffe
gptkb:Major_General_John_L._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Varsity
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions held
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gptkbp:role
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Airborne operations
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Division
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Acorn
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkb:Basic_Airborne_Course
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gptkbp:type
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Airborne division
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Activated in 1942
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