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The '''29th Infantry Division''' was an [[infantry division]] of the [[United States Army]] which participated in the [[Normandy landings]] on [[Omaha Beach]] and the rest of the [[liberation of Europe]].  
The '''29th Infantry Division''' was an [[infantry division]] of the [[United States Army]] which participated in the [[Normandy landings]] on [[Omaha Beach]] and the rest of the [[liberation of Europe]].  


== Formation and history ==
==Formation and history==
The 29th Division was a National Guards unit<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Russo |first=Ralph Arnold |interviewer=Rishi Sharma |title=D-Day 29th Division Veteran Shares His Story (Full Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDtSq7bYXt0 |archive-url= |archive-date= |date=}}</ref>.
The 29th Division was a National Guards unit<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Russo |first=Ralph Arnold |interviewer=Rishi Sharma |title=D-Day 29th Division Veteran Shares His Story (Full Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDtSq7bYXt0 |archive-url= |archive-date= |date=}}</ref>.
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Revision as of 11:07, 23 March 2023


29th Infantry Division
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy

The 29th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army which participated in the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach and the rest of the liberation of Europe.

Formation and history

The 29th Division was a National Guards unit[1].

  1. Russo, Ralph Arnold. "D-Day 29th Division Veteran Shares His Story (Full Interview)" (Interview). Interviewed by Rishi Sharma.

Contributors: Paul Sidle