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- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) abstract "The 17th Airborne Division was an airborne unit in the United States Army during World War II, and was commanded by Major General William M. Miley. It was officially activated as an airborne division in April 1943 but was not immediately shipped out to a combat theater, remaining in the United States to complete its training. During this training process, the division took part in several training exercises, including the Knollwood Maneuver, in which it played a vital part in ensuring that the airborne division remained as a military formation in the United States Army after the poor performance of American airborne forces in Sicily. As such it did not take part in the first two large-scale airborne operations conducted by the Allies, Operation Husky and Operation Neptune, only transferring to Britain after the end of Operation Overlord.When the division arrived in Britain, it came under the command of XVIII Airborne Corps, part of the First Allied Airborne Army, but was not chosen to participate in Operation Market-Garden, the airborne landings in the Netherlands, as Allied planners believed it had arrived too late and could not be "trained up" in time for the operation. However, after the end of Operation Market-Garden the division was shipped to France and then Belgium to fight in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. The 17th gained its first Medal of Honor during its time fighting in the Ardennes, and was then withdrawn to Luxembourg to prepare for an assault over the River Rhine. In March 1945, the division participated in its first, and only, airborne operation, dropping alongside the British 6th Airborne Division as a part of Operation Varsity, where it gained three more Medals of Honor. The division then advanced through Northern Germany until the end of World War II, when it briefly undertook occupation duties in Germany before shipping back to the United States. There, it was officially inactivated in September 1945, although it was briefly reactivated as a training division between 1948 and 1949.".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) activeYearsEndYear "1942".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) activeYearsStartYear "1942".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battle Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battle Operation_Varsity.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battle World_War_II.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) colourName "Black and gold".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) motto "Thunder From Heaven".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) notableCommander William_M._Miley.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) thumbnail USA_-_17_ABN_DIV.svg?width=300.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) type Airborne_forces.
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- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battles Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battles Operation_Varsity.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) battles World_War_II.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) branch United_States_Army.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) caption "Shoulder sleeve insignia".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) colors "Black and gold".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) country "United States".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) dates "1942".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) dates "1948".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) hasPhotoCollection 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States).
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) motto "Thunder From Heaven".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) next "18".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) nickname "Golden Talons".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) notableCommanders William_M._Miley.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) previous "17".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) quote ""I do not believe in the airborne division. I believe that airborne troops should be reorganized in self-contained units, comprising infantry, artillery, and special services, all about the strength of a regimental combat team [...] To employ at any time and place a whole division would require a dropping over such an extended area that I seriously doubt that a division commander could regain control and operate the scattered forces as one unit."".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) source "–The conclusion of General Eisenhower's review of the performance of American airborne forces during Operation Husky".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) type Airborne_forces.
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- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) subject Category:Airborne_divisions_of_the_United_States_Army.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1943.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) subject Category:United_States_Army_divisions_during_World_War_II.
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- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) comment "The 17th Airborne Division was an airborne unit in the United States Army during World War II, and was commanded by Major General William M. Miley. It was officially activated as an airborne division in April 1943 but was not immediately shipped out to a combat theater, remaining in the United States to complete its training.".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) label "17e division aéroportée (États-Unis)".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) label "17th Airborne Division (United States)".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) label "17th Airborne Division".
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- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) wasDerivedFrom 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)?oldid=569232529.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) depiction USA_-_17_ABN_DIV.svg.
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) isPrimaryTopicOf 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States).
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) name "17th Airborne Division".
- 17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States) nick "Golden Talons".