Flag graphic for US 63rd Infantry Division
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Flag graphic for US 63rd Infantry Division

A digital representation of the United States 63rd Infantry Division's flag. 

The US 63rd Infantry Division (the "Blood and Fire" division) was established in 1943. During World War II, they took the town of Heidelberg and liberated several Kaufering subcamps. The 63rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit in 2000 by the United States Army Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). 

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US Army liberating units Kaufering
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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