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69th Infantry Division (United States)

Index 69th Infantry Division (United States)

The 69th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "fighting 69th," was a Division of the United States Army formed during World War II. [1]

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Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine

The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine was a phase in the Western European Campaign of World War II.

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Charles L. Bolte

General Charles Lawrence Bolte (May 8, 1895 – February 11, 1989) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.

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Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia

Dahlem is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen.

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Distinguished Service Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously the United States Air Force), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force.

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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military award of the United States Army that is presented to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States military, has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.

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Divisions of the United States Army

This list of United States Army divisions is divided into three eras: 1911–1917, 1917–1941, and 1941–present.

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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Festung Ehrenbreitstein) is a fortress in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the east bank of the Rhine where it is joined by the Moselle, overlooking the town of Koblenz.

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Eilenburg

Eilenburg is a town in Germany.

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Elbe Day

Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, is the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe.

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Emil F. Reinhardt

Major General Emil Fred Reinhardt (October 27, 1888 – July 24, 1969) was a senior United States Army officer.

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Fort Dix

Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Army post.

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Hann. Münden

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Hellenthal

Hellenthal is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Infantry

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.

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Kassel

Kassel (spelled Cassel until 1928) is a city located at the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany.

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Le Havre

Le Havre, historically called Newhaven in English, is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

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Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

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Mulde

The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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Riesa

Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Robert V. Maraist

Robert Victor Maraist (February 28, 1893 – February 18, 1961) was a brigadier general in the United States Army, the last commander of the 69th Infantry Division during World War II.

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Shoulder sleeve insignia

A shoulder sleeve insignia (often abbreviated SSI), is an embroidered patch worn on some uniforms of the United States Army.

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Siegfried Line

The term Siegfried Line refers to two different German defensive lines, one during the First World War and the other during the Second World War.

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Soldier's Medal

The Soldier's Medal is an individual decoration of the United States Army.

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The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959.

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Torgau

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Victory in Europe Day

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

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Weißenfels

Weißenfels (often written in English as Weissenfels) is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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Western Allied invasion of Germany

The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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5th Guards Army

The 5th Guards Army was a Soviet Guards formation which fought in many critical actions during World War II under the command of General Aleksey Semenovich Zhadov.

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69th Infantry Regiment (New York)

The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.

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80th Division (United States)

The 80th Training Command (The Army School System - TASS) is a formation of the United States Army Reserve.

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99th Infantry Division (United States)

The 99th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II.

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9th Infantry Division (United States)

The 9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables") was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)

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