Flag graphic for US 83rd Infantry Division
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Flag graphic for US 83rd Infantry Division

A digital representation of the United States 83rd Infantry Division's flag. 

The US 83rd Infantry Division (the "Thunderbolt" division) was established in 1917 and fought in World War I. During World War II, they were involved in the Battle of the Bulge and captured the city of Halle. The division also encountered Langenstein, a subcamp of Buchenwald. The 83rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit in 1993 by the United States Army Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). 

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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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