Div | Nom | Classif | Activation | Mouvement | Theater of Opns | Commanding General |
11th | Angels | AUS(2) | 02/43 | 04/44(3) | PTO(4) | Joseph M. Swing (02/43) |
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Elbridge G. Chapman, Jr. (11/43) |
17th |
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82nd |
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Matthew B. Ridgeway (06/42) James M. Gavin (08/44) |
101st |
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Maxwell D. Taylor (03/44) Anthony C. McAuliffe (12/44) Maxwell D. Taylor (12/44) |
2. 2. Classification des divisions : RA, Regular Army ; AUS, Army of the United States (unité sans affectation de mobilisation) ; NG, National Guard ; OR, Organized Reserves.
The classification of units was: RA, Regular Army; AUS, Army of the United States (unit without mobilization duty); NG, National Guard; OR, Organized Reserves.
3. 3. La date de mouvement est donnée au moment ou la moitié du personnel arrive au port d'embarquement (Palmer, Wiley, Keast, The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops, U.S.Army in WWII).
Date of movement is the date of which the half of the personnel arrived at Port of Embarkation (Palmer, Wiley, Keast, The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops, U.S.Army in WWII).
4. 4. Theater of Operations (théâtre d'opérations) : ETO, European Theater of Operations ; PTO, Pacific Theater of Operations. La 82nd Airborne Division a combattu sur le MTO (Mediterranean Theater of Operations : Afrique du nord, Sicile, Italie) avant de rejoindre ETO.
The 82nd Airborne Division fought in MTO before to be transferred to ETO.
Copyright: Yves J. Bellanger, 2001