82nd Airborne Division

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Insignia

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  • Patch of Devil Brigade
    Patch of Devil Brigade
  • Patch of 3 brigade
    Patch of 3 brigade
  • Patch of Divisional Artillery
    Patch of Divisional Artillery

World War II

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  • Allied glider that crash-landed during the early stages of the invasion of France, near Hiesville. 6 June 1944
    Allied glider that crash-landed during the early stages of the invasion of France, near Hiesville. 6 June 1944
  • Battle of the bulge - American tank destroyers move forward during heavy fog to stem German spearhead near Werbomont, Belgium, 20 Dec 44. Werbomont, 103rd TD, 82nd Airborne Div.
    Battle of the bulge - American tank destroyers move forward during heavy fog to stem German spearhead near Werbomont, Belgium, 20 Dec 44. Werbomont, 103rd TD, 82nd Airborne Div.
  • 82nd Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands
    82nd Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands
  • Battle of the bulge - Bra, Belgium - While digging in on front line positions just outside of Bra, soldiers of Co H, 3rd Bn, 504th Para Inf Regt, 82nd A/B Div., met a patrol of Nazi SS troopers who were on reconnaissance. In the resulting clash several of the Germans were killed but one SS trooper was captured and brought back into American lines. 25 December 1944
    Battle of the bulge - Bra, Belgium - While digging in on front line positions just outside of Bra, soldiers of Co H, 3rd Bn, 504th Para Inf Regt, 82nd A/B Div., met a patrol of Nazi SS troopers who were on reconnaissance. In the resulting clash several of the Germans were killed but one SS trooper was captured and brought back into American lines. 25 December 1944
  • Battle of the bulge - American troops drag a heavily loaded ammunition sled through the snow, as they move for an attack on Herresbach, Belgium. 1/28/45
    Battle of the bulge - American troops drag a heavily loaded ammunition sled through the snow, as they move for an attack on Herresbach, Belgium. 1/28/45
  • Battle of the bulge - Belgium - Tanks and Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company G, 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow towards their objective in Belgium. U.S. First Army near Herresbach.
    Battle of the bulge - Belgium - Tanks and Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company G, 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow towards their objective in Belgium. U.S. First Army near Herresbach.
  • Battle of the bulge - Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division advance in a snowstorm behind the tank in a move to attack Herresbach, Belgium. 340th Tank Battalion, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. 28 Jan 1945
    Battle of the bulge - Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division advance in a snowstorm behind the tank in a move to attack Herresbach, Belgium. 340th Tank Battalion, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. 28 Jan 1945
  • Cologne, Germany - Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945.
    Cologne, Germany - Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945.
  • German POW's captured by the U.S. 82nd Airborne division in Belgium
    German POW's captured by the U.S. 82nd Airborne division in Belgium
  • Monument Signal in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Normandy, for the 82e and the 101e dropped on the village during the night of 5/6 June
    Monument Signal in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Normandy, for the 82e and the 101e dropped on the village during the night of 5/6 June
  • Members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare a weapon for stowage aboard a glider in April, 1943.
    Members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare a weapon for stowage aboard a glider in April, 1943.
  • Members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrol Sicily after capturing the island from Germany in early July, 1943.
    Members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrol Sicily after capturing the island from Germany in early July, 1943.
  • In September 1943, members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during the battle for Italy.
    In September 1943, members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during the battle for Italy.
  • The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was the first Allied troops to land in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden—the largest airborne operation in history.
    The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was the first Allied troops to land in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden—the largest airborne operation in history.
  • Soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment move through Aachen, Germany. Aachen was the first large German city to be taken by the Allies.
    Soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment move through Aachen, Germany. Aachen was the first large German city to be taken by the Allies.

KFOR, Kosovo

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  • Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and United Nations' police in Mitrovica, Kosovo
    Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and United Nations' police in Mitrovica, Kosovo

War in Afghanistan

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  • A soldier from the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment with an M14 equipped with a Sage M14ALCS railed chassis.
    A soldier from the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment with an M14 equipped with a Sage M14ALCS railed chassis.
  • Soldiers form the 505th Infatry Regiment seeking for weapons.
    Soldiers form the 505th Infatry Regiment seeking for weapons.
  • Staff Sgt. Matthew Sheppard of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment destroys a Taliban safehouse in Koshk Kowl, Afghanistan
    Staff Sgt. Matthew Sheppard of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment destroys a Taliban safehouse in Koshk Kowl, Afghanistan
  • Paratroops of the 508th PIR during Operation Achilles
    Paratroops of the 508th PIR during Operation Achilles

Iraq War

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  • US-Soldat of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fallujah
    US-Soldat of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fallujah
  • Raids in Fallujah
    Raids in Fallujah
  • An Army marksman in Fallujah, Iraq, using a modified M14
    An Army marksman in Fallujah, Iraq, using a modified M14
  • The modern cloth diamonds of the 501st sewn to the Army Combat Uniform helmet cover, as seen in Iraq. An additional patch is sewn to the opposing side out of view.
    The modern cloth diamonds of the 501st sewn to the Army Combat Uniform helmet cover, as seen in Iraq. An additional patch is sewn to the opposing side out of view.
  • A Iraqi Policeman and a soldier of the 505th PIR patrolling in Samarra
    A Iraqi Policeman and a soldier of the 505th PIR patrolling in Samarra
  • A solider is breaching a door
    A solider is breaching a door
  • Patrol in Mosul
    Patrol in Mosul

Misc.

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  • Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne float to the ground at Normandy drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., after jumping from U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifters on Jan. 20, 1999.
    Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne float to the ground at Normandy drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., after jumping from U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifters on Jan. 20, 1999.
  • Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne jump from a C-141 Starlifter, June 3, 2000.
    Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne jump from a C-141 Starlifter, June 3, 2000.
  • The Army 82nd Airborne Division performs a mass jump with 120 members during the 2006 Joint Service Open House hosted at Andrews Air Force Base, May 20, 2006.
    The Army 82nd Airborne Division performs a mass jump with 120 members during the 2006 Joint Service Open House hosted at Andrews Air Force Base, May 20, 2006.
  • Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne jump from a C-17 Globemaster
    Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne jump from a C-17 Globemaster
  • Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, parachute from a C-130 over Donnelly Drop Zone, located on Ft. Greeley, Alaska.
    Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, parachute from a C-130 over Donnelly Drop Zone, located on Ft. Greeley, Alaska.
  • The 501st jumps in Alaska.
    The 501st jumps in Alaska.
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