U. S. 56th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U._S._56th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:colors Red and White
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Custer
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Custer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U. S. 56th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:military_insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Arrow_Division
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Leonard
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:U._S._56th_Brigade
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:subordinate_units Infantry Regiments
gptkbp:successor gptkb:U._S._10th_Mountain_Division
gptkbp:symbol Arrowhead
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:unit_awards gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Belgian_Fourragère
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:unit_history World War II history
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Leyte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4