23rd Infantry Division (United States)
The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division, of the United States Army was activated 27 May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three individual regiments to defend New Caledonia against a feared Japanese attack. This division was the only division formed outside of United States territory during World War II (a distinction it would repeat when reformed during the Vietnam War). At the suggestion of a subordinate, the division's commander, Major General Alexander Patch, requested that the new unit be known as the Americal Division—the name being a contraction of "American, New Caledonian Division". This was unusual, as most U.S. divisions are known by a number. After World W
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23rd Infantry Division (United States)
The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division, of the United States Army was activated 27 May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three individual regiments to defend New Caledonia against a feared Japanese attack. This division was the only division formed outside of United States territory during World War II (a distinction it would repeat when reformed during the Vietnam War). At the suggestion of a subordinate, the division's commander, Major General Alexander Patch, requested that the new unit be known as the Americal Division—the name being a contraction of "American, New Caledonian Division". This was unusual, as most U.S. divisions are known by a number. After World W
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Die 23rd Infantry Division (de ...... ionen im Chu-Lai-Gebiet durch.
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La 23e division d'infanterie ( ...... s forces armées des États-Unis
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La 23rd Infantry Division (23ª ...... disattivata nel novembre 1971.
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The 23rd Infantry Division, mo ...... from Vietnam in November 1971.
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Дивизия «Америкал» (англ. Amer ...... an, New Caledonian Division»).
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فرقة المشاة الـ23، المعروفة أك ...... 2xبوابة الحرب العالمية الثانية
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第23歩兵師団(だいにじゅうさんほへいしだん、U.S.Arm ...... 番号を有していなかった。師団章は南十字星を模したものである。
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Die 23rd Infantry Division (de ...... ionen im Chu-Lai-Gebiet durch.
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La 23e division d'infanterie ( ...... s forces armées des États-Unis
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La 23rd Infantry Division (23ª ...... di "American, New Caledonian D
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The 23rd Infantry Division, mo ...... own by a number. After World W
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Дивизия «Америкал» (англ. Amer ...... an, New Caledonian Division»).
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فرقة المشاة الـ23، المعروفة أك ...... ليها مثل، حتى على أوامر رسمية.
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第23歩兵師団(だいにじゅうさんほへいしだん、U.S.Arm ...... 番号を有していなかった。師団章は南十字星を模したものである。
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23-я пехотная дивизия (США)
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23e division d'infanterie (États-Unis)
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23rd Infantry Division (United States Army)
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23rd Infantry Division (United States)
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23rd Infantry Division (Vereinigte Staaten)
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فرقة المشاة 23 (الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية)
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第23歩兵師団 (アメリカ軍)
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23rd Infantry Division
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Americal
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