The U.S. Army has activated a new combat division—the first in several years. The 11th Airborne Division, based in Alaska, will specialize in arctic warfare. It’s part of the Army’s effort to stay relevant in the polar north, as well as the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Army is stan...
The 11th Airborne Division was an elite unit that played a key role in the liberation of the Philippines. An eclectic mixture of about 8,000 paratroopers and glider-trained soldiers under Maj. Gen. Joseph Swing populated the division. Most of the men were volunteers. Many were colorful, ...
The 511th Parachute Infantry Division fought with distinction on Leyte and Luzon where every battalion received the Presidential Unit citation. Led by Colonel Orin "Hard Rock" Haugen, the 511th helped save the United States Airborne, liberate Manila, res
Does the 11th airborne still exist? Although Shobu Group would continue its resistanceuntil September, its encirclement marked the 11th Airborne Division's final combat operation of the war. Where is the 11th Airborne? The 11th Airborne landed atAtsugi Airdrome, near Tokyo, on Aug. 30, 1945, ...
This monument, along the 4-km. long beachfront, across the street from the Nasugbu Tourism/Information Office, includes a memorial and plaques commemorating the Nasugbu amphibious landings, in January 1945, 5 AM, of 8,000 men of the 11thAirborne Division, that were part of Gen.Douglas MacArt...
The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific - the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched small-scale operations on extremely difficult, if not, outright dangerous, terrain, while also conducting amphibious assaults, fighting on jungled hills...
The 11th Airborne Division was an elite unit that played a key role in the liberation of the Philippines. An eclectic mixture of about 8,000 paratroopers and glider-trained soldiers under Maj. Gen. Joseph Swing populated the division. Most of the men were volunteers. Many were colorful, ...
and was sometimes worn into combat in the Pacific. In 1941 a short-billed HBT fatigue cap (M1941) was produced, reminiscent of a railroad engineer's cap. The 11th Airborne Division had its own modified khaki version of the M1941 (the 'swing hat') made with a longer bill. These two ...
Three days later on August the 11th, the Squadron was in battle, and it was a battle that help turn the tide of the Battle of Britain. When Sailor finished the day’s combat The Royal Air Force had downed an astounding 38 enemy aircraft. This day is forever marked now in the history...
Only the 11th Airborne Division retained the original organization. A second augmentation was the attachment of separate parachute units to the divisions. In this way the 501st and 506th Parachute Infantry were attached to the 101st Airborne Division, the 508th Parachute Infantry to the 82nd ...