Flag graphic for US 99th Infantry Division
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Flag graphic for US 99th Infantry Division

A digital representation of the United States 99th Infantry Division's flag. 

The US 99th Infantry Division (the "Checkerboard" or "Battle Babies" division) was established in 1942. During World War II, they were invovled in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated a Dachau subcamp near Mühldorf. The 99th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit in 1992 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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