Flag graphic for US 82nd Airborne Division
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Flag graphic for US 82nd Airborne Division

A digital representation of the United States 82nd Airborne Division's flag. 

The US 82nd Airborne Division (the "All American" division) was established in 1918 and fought in World War I. During World War II, they were involved in D-Day and Battle of the Bulge. The division also overran Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme. The 82nd Airborne Division was recognized as a liberating unit in 1991 by the United States Army Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). 

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