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  2. List of United States divisions during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.

  3. 2nd Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels" [1]) was an armored division of the United States Army.The division played important roles during World War II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily and in the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

  4. List of formations of the United States Army during World War II

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    This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.

  5. 1st Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Armored Division, nicknamed "Old Ironsides", [1] is a combined [broken anchor] arms division of the United States Army. The division is part of III Armored Corps and operates out of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. It was the first armored division of the United States Army to see battle in World War II.

  6. 3rd Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army.Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theater of World War II.

  7. 20th Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 20th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that fought in World War II.It was activated on 15 March 1943 at Camp Campbell in Kentucky.. The division had no official name although it did associate itself with the nickname "Armoraiders" while in training at Camp Campbell. [1]

  8. 12th Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 12th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.It fought in the European Theater of Operations in France, Germany and Austria, between November 1944 and May 1945.

  9. 10th Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 10th Armored Division (nicknamed "Tiger Division") was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. In the European Theater of Operations the 10th Armored Division was part of both the Twelfth United States Army Group and Sixth United States Army Group.