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	29th Infantry Division (Light)
		The 29th Infantry Division was the vanguard of the Allied attack on the hostile shores of Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
		Teamed with the 1st Division, a regiment of the 29th (116th Infantry) was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944.
		The 29th Division underwent its reorganization on 22 March 1963, with Virginia contributing three of the four artillery battalions, and two battalions of infantry.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/29id.htm (1953 words)

	29th Division (UK), 116th Regiment, C Company - Re-enactment Group: History
		After leaving the Blue and Gray Division on 12 March 1942, the 176th Infantry remained as part of the garrison of Washington, D.C. The unit was reassigned to the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 11 April 1943.
		The 16th Infantry of the 1st Division landed to their left and the 2d Ranger Battalion was assigned to capture the cliffs on their right.
		Headquarters Battery, 29th Division Artillery, and the 227th Field Artillery Battalion put to sea on New Year's day in the S.S. Bienville, followed two days later by the John Erickson with the signal company and reconnaissance troop.
	www.29th.co.uk /history.htm (2560 words)

	History of the 29th Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Division's pride in its traditions drew command emphasis since General Reckord and many of the other senior officers were veterans of service with it in World War I. These traditions were rapidly absorbed by the first influx of Selective Service personnel who came from the same states.
		The Division's first wartime assignment was the security of vital areas and coastal defenses under the headquarters of the Chesapeake Bay Frontier Defense Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
		In late August the 29th was withdrawn from the pursuit of the retreating Germans and sent into Brittany to assist in the reduction of the stronghold of Brest.
	www.history-world.org /history_of_the_29th_infantry_div.htm (1669 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 29th Infantry Division
		The 29th Infantry Division trained in Scotland and England for the crosschannel invasion, October 1942-June 1944.
		From 8 December 1944 to 23 February 1945, the Division held defensive positions along the Roer and prepared for the offensive.
		On 19 April 1945 the Division pushed to the Elbe and held defensive positions until 4 May. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/lineage/cc/029id.htm (609 words)

	British 29th Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire.
		The 29th Division served on the Gallipoli peninsula for the duration of the ill-fated campaign.
		The division was evacuated from Gallipoli and January 2, 1916 and moved to Egypt before being sent to France in March.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_29th_Division (691 words)

	Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy
		The 1st Infantry Division (the “Big Red One”) was the oldest and one of the most experienced units in the U.S. Army, veterans of combat in North Africa in 1942 and Sicily in 1943.
		While the reminiscences and anecdotes of division combat veterans that are woven into the text may be considered a strength of the book, it may actually be more of a weakness to historical veracity, since forty- or fifty-year-old recollections may be selective and untrustworthy, the victims of embellishment, wishful thinking, or just a bad memory.
		Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division stared death in the face in the swirling surf and murderous maelstrom of Omaha Beach on D-Day.
	www.defencejournal.com /2002/april/beyond.htm (944 words)

	Saving Private Ryan: 29th Infantry Division
		The 29th Division was activated on August 25, 1917 at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama.
		The division originally consisted of National Guard soldiers from the North and South, hence the division's use of a blue and gray taeguk (the Korean symbol of life) as its insignia, and its nickname as the "Blue and Gray" Division.
		The 29th Division was deactivated on January 17, 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
	www.sproe.com /t/29th-infantry.html (534 words)

	Lone Sentry: 29 Let's Go! The Story of the 29th Infantry Division -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet
		As the beachhead expanded, the 29th ripped inland to the hedgerows and St. Lo.
		Broich, a town on the left of the division's front, fell to the 115th and the high ground behind quickly was taken.
		Given a regular combat mission again, the 29th dispatched its 115th and 116th to clear all opposition in the division sector west of the Elbe.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/29thinfantry/index.html (5014 words)

	The 29th Infantry Division
		The 29th, nicknamed the "Blue and Gray Division" because its component units were originally drawn from regiments that had fought against one another during the American Civil War, has been a National Guard division since its inception.
		In the First World War, the 29th fought in the trenches on the Western Front and actively participated in the U.S. Army's October 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of the largest American military operationsin history, and one which helped to bring the war to a close in favor of the Allied powers.
		Subsequently the division played key roles in the Normandy breakout, codenamed "Operation Cobra," the liberation of Brittany and its critical port of Brest, the Rhineland campaign in Holland and Germany, and the final defeat of the German Army east of the Rhine River.
	www.angelfire.com /md/29division/page4.html (410 words)

	U.S. 29th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 29th Infantry Division was formed on 25 August 1917 as a National Guard division from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia and was sent to Europe in July 1918.
		The 29th Division was reactivated on 3 February 1941 and departed for the United Kingdom on 5 October 1942 where it continued training in Scotland and England from October of 1942 up to June 1944 in preparation for the invasion of France.
		Teamed with the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_29th_Infantry_Division (1155 words)

	Upcoming Events - World War II Living History : MacArthur Memorial - The City of Norfolk, VA. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The original 29th Infantry Division was comprised mainly of National Guard units from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
		The 29th Division today is still an active National Guard unit, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is comprised of units from Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
		The 29th Division Living History Group has been in existence for more than 25 years and is one of the largest World War II reenacting units, boasting about 120 members.
	www.macarthurmemorial.org /upcoming_events.asp (483 words)

	Friday, October 5, 2001
		The 29th Infantry Division was founded in 1917 after the U.S. Congress declared war on Germany.
		The division was deactivated in 1968 for 17 years and reactivated in 1984 for the 40th anniversary of D-Day.
		The 29th Infantry Division, composed of units from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia, will be the second National Guard unit to command American peacekeepers in Bosnia since the mission started in late 1995.
	ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/oct01/ed100501m.html (569 words)

	29th Infantry Division - The Blue And The Grey
		The 29th Infantry Division was created in July 1917, a few months after the United States entered World War I. It served in France in 1918.
		In early 1941, the "Blue and Gray" division was reactivated for service and became part of the first Allied assault on the Normandy beaches on D-Day (June 6, 1944), the massive invasion of western Europe.
		The 29th Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the U.S. Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
	www.freewebs.com /29th-inf/unithistory.htm (541 words)

	First World War.com - The Western Front Today - 29th Division Monument, Beaumont-Hamel
		The monument to the 29th Division is situated at the entrance to the Newfoundland Beaumont-Hamel Memorial Park.
		For the 29th Division the Somme Offensive was to be their first major campaign on the Western Front, having already fought in Gallipoli.
		It was not seized however until 13 November, by the 51st (Highland) Division.
	www.firstworldwar.com /today/29thdivisionmonument.htm (142 words)

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		Activities of the division included the center sector of Haute-Alsace and the Grande Montagne sector, north of Verdun.
		After the armistice the division was stationed for some time at Bourbonne les Bain.
		The division made a total advance against resistance of seven kilometers and captured 2,187 officers and men, 21 pieces of artillery and 250 machine guns.
	www.chez.com /astozarmuseum/29th.html (179 words)

	Overlord: The Beginning of the End
		For members of D Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry in the 29th Division, their captain told them that the landing craft coxswains would be using the steeple of a church in Vierville -- their guide to the shore.
		Even before the 1st and 29th were heading to shore, the Duplex Drive tanks that were to support them were sinking miles off shore.
		Norman Cota of the 29th Infantry Division, and Brig.
	www.ausa.org /dday/overlord4.htm (1007 words)

	Charles Hunter Gerhardt, Major General, United States Army
		The 29th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Charles H. Gerhardt, was originally a National Guard unit, with soldiers from Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
		The running joke in France was that Gerhardt had three divisions: one in the field, one in the hospital and one in the cemetery.
		It was said that Gerhardt actually commanded three divisions: one on the field of battle, one in the hospital and one in the cemetery.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /chgerhardt.htm (1013 words)

	The 29th Division
		The Division was formed during January to March 1915, by bringing together units of the regular army that were on garrison and similar duties around the British Empire when war began.
		The Division was initially earmarked for the Western Front, but was eventually selected for the attempt in the Dardanelles.
		29th Divisional Ammunition Column (original DAC remained in Egypt when the Division moved to France; in October 1916 it was transferred to the 10th (Irish) Division.
	www.1914-1918.net /29div.htm (1054 words)

	D-Day veterans, 29th ID Soldiers return to Normandy
		Nearly a dozen veterans and present-day 29th Infantry Division Soldiers began their quest for memories and answers on the coast of England, where the World War II unit trained among the hedgerows and on the moors for just short of two years for the Normandy invasion.
		The 29th Infantry Division veterans were awarded the Honorary Freedom of Falmouth scroll that permits warriors to march through the town's streets with their bayonets fixed.
		Present day Soldiers of the 29th escorted veterans to their chairs of the ceremony amidst what many call unknown heroes and were near the site for the event.
	www.dix.army.mil /PAO/Post04/post061804/dday.htm (1529 words)

	HyperWar: St-Lo (7 July--19 July 1944)
		On the 29th Division's left, an assault against Hill 192 would be made by the 2d Division of V Corps.
		The 29th Division had already had much and bitter experience of the difficulties of hedgerow fighting and to meet them, like other units, spent a great deal of time and effort in planning and training for the big attack.
		The 29th Reconnaissance Troop was filling the considerable gap between the flank of the 115th and 116th Infantry Regiments.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-A-StLo/USA-A-StLo-3.html (8198 words)

	29th Division Association Membership Form (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Any person who has served honorably with the 29th Infantry Division, or with a unit that was once part of the 29th Infantry Division, or is serving or has served honorably with the 29th Infantry Division (Light) is eligible for full membership.
		Also sons and grandsons of current or former members of the 29th Infantry Division are eligible for full membership.
		I WAS A MEMBER OF I hereby apply for membership in the 29th Division Association, Inc. and have included $10.00 as payment of annual dues in Post #___________ (where there is a preference), This payment includes the National dues and a one year subscription to "The Twenty Niner", the official publication of the Association.
	www.29thdivisionassociation.org /form.htm (290 words)

	29th Infantry Division Prepares for Bosnia
		He commands the 29th Infantry Division which numbers 11,000 citizen-soldiers in five states and is headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va.
		The fact that soldiers from the 29th will serve in Europe for the fourth time in 83 years -- beginning with World War I -- was remembered because of two other events that took place as this generation got ready for duty in the Balkans.
		"The 29th Division was sorely disappointed every time the D-Day invasion was postponed and felt almost a sense of relief when they finally loaded the landing craft, even though the conditions were adverse," Blum said.
	www.first.army.mil /pao/2002_Articles/ft_polk_la.htm (800 words)

	U.S. Army Divisions of World War II: 29th Infantry Division, Casualties, Generals, Battles & Campaigns
		Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
		Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
		The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
	www.historyshots.com /usarmy/Division.cfm?did=29 (207 words)

	US Army History, 29th Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Description: Covers the colonial origins of the three infantry regiments that comprise the "Blue and Gray Division", the establishment of the Division in 1917, and its current status as a light infantry division in the Maryland National Guard.
		Contains an emphasis on the history of the 29th Infantry Division in WWII.
		Map displaying activity of 29th Division from June 6, 1944 through January 1, 1945 on endsheets.
	www.turnerpublishing.com /detail.aspx?ID=105 (67 words)

	BG Long takes command of 29thth ID (L)
		While Army National Guard soldiers of the division come from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, the organization is expected to grow and restructure slightly with the addition of troops from North Carolina and Vermont.
		The 29th Infantry Division is one of the most decorated divisions in the Army National Guard, and is also among the most honored in U.S. Army history.
		The division is most famous for being one of the five divisions, and the only National Guard division, which made the initial assault in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944, to begin what Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in World War II called the starter of the “Great Crusade’’ to liberate Europe from they tyranny of Nazism.
	www.dix.army.mil /PAO/Post02/post080902/long.htm (988 words)

	The 29th US Infantry Division "Grey and Blue"
		The 29th Infantry Division was a National Guard division that had been activated before the war and later sent to England to prepare for the cross-channel invasion.
		The 29th was composed of its original units from Virginia and Maryland plus replacements sent to England from all over the United States.
		The division helped capture St. Lo, after a fierce and devastating battle, moved on to eventually take Brest in the Brittany Peninsula, and fought its way across Western Europe into Germany by the end of the war.
	users.skynet.be /advocaat.depickere/Text/29th.html (2765 words)

	Where a highway and a legendary Army division cross paths
		The 29th, an Army unit of local soldiers past and present, was randomly assigned its number when it was formed at the onset of World War I, several years before U.S. Route 29 was randomly given the same numeric designation.
		While the 29th is most famous for its participation in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the division’s history goes back to World War I, said Joe Balkoski, command historian for the Maryland National Guard and author of four books about the 29th.
		Earlier this year, the Army reorganized, removing combat troops from divisions and into self-sustaining ‘‘combat brigades.” Combat troops in Maryland became part of the 58th Infantry Brigade, and the ‘‘29th Infantry Division” is now only a headquarters capable of housing any brigade in the country.
	www.gazette.net /stories/110806/burtnew205655_31942.shtml (2039 words)

	29th INFANTRY DIVISION
		Constituted 18 July 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 29th Division (to be organized with troops from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and the District of Columbia).
		Constituted 18 July 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 26th Division (to be organized with troops from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).
		Headquarters, 26th Division, reorganized and federally recognized 21 March 1923 in the Massachusetts National Guard at Boston; Headquarters Detachment, 26th Division, reorganized and federally recognized 24 March 1923 in the Massachusetts National Guard at Boston.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Lineage/ACDSB/29ID.htm (3722 words)

	WWII, 29th Memorial Archives -- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Archives
		The 29th Infantry Division was inducted into 1 year of Federal service on 3 February 1941 at Fort Meade, MD. In February 1942 the War Department instructed the division to convert from its square configuration to a triangular arrangement best suited for fighting a modern opponent.
		Most of the Blue and Gray Division left the port of New York aboard the ocean liner Queen Mary on 26 September for an unescorted high-speed run across the Atlantic.
		One of these, code named "Omaha," became the responsibility of the Regular Army's 1st Infantry Division and the 29th on the morning of 6 June 1944.
	www.freewebs.com /bmguitarguy/index.htm (1666 words)

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