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	The 101st Airborne Division During WW II - Overview
		The reserve division was disbanded 15 August 1942, and concurrently reconstituted in the Army of the United States as the 101st Airborne Division.
		In the division's southern sector, it was to seize the la Barquette lock and destroy a highway bridge northwest of the town of Carentan and a railroad bridge further west.
		On 1 March the new organizational structure for airborne divisions reached the 101st, and the 506th PIR became an organic element of the division.
	www.ww2-airborne.us /18corps/101abn/101_overview.html (5136 words)

	101st Airborne Division: The Story of the 101st Airborne Division -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet: Lone Sentry
		Following this behind-the-enemy-lines "Airborne phase," the 101st moved to an area which soon became known to troops as the "Island." This strip of land was located between the Nederijn and Waal Rivers with Arnhem to the north, Nijmegen to the south.
		The assault was absorbed by the depth of the 101st defense.
		The division passed to the offensive Jan. 9 and took Noville and Bourcy as its contribution to the advance on Houffalize and final liquidation of the German salient.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/101stairborne (5498 words)

	Shia Backlash Wrecks US Strategy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When troopers of the US 101st Airborne Division first entered the Iraqi city of Najaf 17 months ago, they were greeted by huge and welcoming crowds chanting "Die Saddam, die".
		US efforts to co-opt the Shia were intense, and they even began flying exiled Shia clerics back into Iraq to build up support for their occupation.
		The dilemma for the US forces attacking Najaf is that the more damage they inflict on Sadr's forces and the Iman Ali mosque, where they are taking refuge, the more likely the population of southern Iraq will swing behind the cleric and his fighters.
	www.rense.com /general56/sdel.htm (1050 words)

	Saddam's sons are dead: US
		Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay were among four persons killed in a six-hour gunfight with US troops in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the leader of the coalition troops, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, said in Baghdad on Tuesday.
		Soldiers from the US Army's 101st Airborne Division had launched a raid following a tip from an Iraqi informant that the sons were in a palatial villa, according to him.
		US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld briefed President George W Bush about the operation after it was over, CNN quoted a senior defence official as saying.
	www.rediff.com /us/2003/jul/22iraq1.htm (500 words)

	US 101st Airborne Division WWII History
		The 101st Airborne Division was activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana on 16 August 1942 under command of Major General William C. Lee and transferred to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in September.
		The regiment was assigned to the 2d Airborne Brigade in September 1943 and sailed to England January 1944, where it was attached to the 101st Airborne Division in May 1944.
		The division relieved the 97th Infantry Division in Germany on 4 April 1945 A patrol from the 506th conducted a raid across the Rhine on 11-12 April.
	www.jamesfrey.com /WWII_Lou/101st_OrderofBattle.htm (1794 words)

	US Terrorist Attacks Kuwait Camp
		The US 101st Airborne Division was attacked by terrorist, who is believed to be a soldier from an engineering platoon.
		The terrorist attack on the US camp was cursing on March 22nd, for cursing.
		In keeping with the meaning of March 22nd, for cursing, the US Army was cursed tonight in Kuwait by a terrorist attack apparently from a local soldier.
	www.biblenews1.com /history3/20030322.htm (852 words)

	U.S. 82nd Airborne Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Airborne Division deployed to North Africa under the command of Major General Matthew B. Ridgway to participate in the campaign to invade Italy.
		Parachute Infantry Regiment was not assigned to the division for the invasion.
		Airborne deployed to Iraq before the scheduled October 15 referendum on the proposed constitution, and are expected to remain through the December national elections.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_82nd_Airborne_Division (2813 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| US soldier 'attacks own base'
		US Army spokesman Max Blumenfeld said the motive for the attack "most likely was resentment".
		A month later, two US soldiers were shot and seriously wounded by a Kuwaiti policeman on a highway south of Kuwait City.
		In January a US civilian was killed and one wounded near a military base north of the city.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/2877087.stm (323 words)

	82nd US Airborne
		In April 1943, paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division set sail for North Africa under the command of Major General Matthew B. Ridgway to participate in the campaign to puncture the soft underbelly of the Third Reich.
		The Division remained under strong German pressure along the Merderit River and crossed with the 325th GR to secure a bridgehead at La Fiere on 9 June.
		When the War Department (later the Department of the Army) decided to reduce the number of Airborne Divisions, the 82nd was chosen to remain on active duty as America's only true Airborne unit, selected over other units like the 101st AB Division, the 17th AB Division, and other fine Airborne combat divisions.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/1695/Text/82.html (1765 words)

	McGrogan's Patch Designs McGROGAN's 101st US ARMY AIRBORNE DIVISION PATCH "Screaming Eagles" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The original 101st division was disbanded on Aug. 15, 1942, and concurrently reconstituted as the 101st Airborne.
		The airborne division received its baptism by fire in the invasion of Normandy, where it secured the exits to the beachhead and destroyed German artillery-emplacements that threatened the landing of the 4th Infantry Division.
		The 101st fought in Vietnam between 1967 and 1973 in 15 major campaigns and was the last divisional element to be withdrawn.
	www.mcgrogans.com /servlet/Detail?no=1 (241 words)

	101st Airborne Division
		The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) —nicknamed the Screaming Eagles— is an air assault division of the United States Army mainly trained for air assault operations.
		The division is headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and is currently serving in the Iraq war.
		The division was in V Corps, providing support to the 3rd Infantry Division by clearing Iraqi strongpoints which that division had bypassed.
	www.506pireasyco.com /101st_airborne_division.htm (1029 words)

	US, UK fail to substantiate 'discoveries' of WMDs
		Captain Adam Mastrianni, a military intelligence officer attached to the US 101st Airborne Division's aviation brigade, said comprehensive tests have revealed that what was discovered in Hindiyah was pesticide.
		On Monday, news agency reports cited Major Michael Hamlet, of the US 101st Airborne Division, confirming that initial tests at a military training ground had revealed traces of nerve agents Sarin and Tabun and blister agent Lewisite.
		Later, as US troops defending the facility were seen shedding their protective gear, it became clear the chemicals were not what they were initially feared to be.
	www.rediff.com /us/2003/apr/08iraq4.htm (936 words)

	101st Airborne Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations.
		The division was activated on August 15, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
		The 101st was deployed in the northern I Corps region operating against the NVA infiltration routes through Laos and the A Shau Valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/101st_Airborne_Division (3447 words)

	101st Airborne Division, Bibliography
		The 101st Airborne From Holland to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
		The Epic of the 101st Airborne Division, A Pictorial Biography of the United States 101st Airborne Division.
		Lightning: The 101st in the Gulf War.Washington: Brassey's, 1994.
	www.army.mil /Cmh-Pg/matrix/101/101-Bib.htm (578 words)

	CNN.com - Soldier detained in fatal grenade attack on Army base - Mar. 23, 2003
		Another soldier attached to the 101st has been detained and is being questioned in connection with the incident early Sunday at one of the division's camps in northern Kuwait, Army V Corps spokesman Max Blumenfeld said.
		The attack at Camp Pennsylvania, where soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are stationed, wounded 12 people -- at least five of them seriously -- U.S. military officials said.
		A base spokesman at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where the 101st is based, said news of the incident upset families at the base was a blow to morale.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/22/sprj.irq.101.attack/index.html (500 words)

	Bush Delivers Iraq War Ultimatum
		Bush's blunt speech came as a warning that he is on the road to war as the US 101st Airborne Division was ordered to the Gulf today.
		The blunt speech as the US 101st Airborne Division was deployed, demonstrated that the US is on the road to war with Great Britain as its major ally.
		This demonstrates, as it did in the Afghan War, that the US lacks the Sovereign authorization to wage war with Iraq.
	www.biblenews1.com /history3/20030206.htm (495 words)

	The 101st US Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles"
		The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has exemplified the epitome of military professionalism since the unit's activation Aug. 15, 1942.
		During World War II, the 101st Airborne Division led the way on D-Day in the night drop prior to the invasion.
		For their valiant efforts and heroic deeds during World War II, the 101st Airborne Division was awarded four campaign streamers and two Presidential Unit Citations.
	users.skynet.be /advocaat.depickere/Text/101.html (388 words)

	US to press for Omar’s handover: Airborne troops arrive -DAWN - International; January 3, 2002
		AIRBORNE TROOPS: The first of more than 1,000 troops from the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division have arrived in Kandahar to take over duties performed by US Marines, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
		Meanwhile, about 200 troops from the crack 101st Airborne Division have landed in Kandahar over the past couple of days to begin taking over the marines’ duties at an airport and detention center and to maintain a presence in the region, Clarke said.
		US forces are holding 221 prisoners in all — 200 of them at a detention center in Kandahar, 12 at Baghram and one at Mazar-i-Sharif, she said.
	www.dawn.com /2002/01/03/int1.htm (619 words)

	DEBKAfile - US 101st Tackles Arab Tribes Helping Guerrillas Reach Iraq from Syria
		The Syrian leader was responding to US demands for a halt to the passage of terrorists and Islamic fighters pouring into Iraq and an end to Syrian-based terrorist activity.
		US troops also came up with evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad had not acted in good faith when he promised Washington to direct the three Syrian divisions deployed along the Iraqi frontier to block the outflow of men and arms.
		In view of these discoveries, 101st Airborne troops have broadened their area of operation in western Iraq to include the Iraqi city of Anah on the banks of the Euphratest River between the Syrian border city of Abu Kamal, and the key Iraqi city of al Hadithah.
	www.debka.com /article_print.php?aid=569 (1122 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division finds "large cache"
		Both sides in a U.S. Senate debate over opening an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling expected a close vote on Wednesday over the latest attempt by Senate Republicans to pass the measure, this time by adding it to a big military-spending bill.
		U.S. forces are providing protection for most of a group of top officials from Saddam Hussein's government who were recently released from custody, an Iraqi lawyer said Wednesday.
		The U.S. State Department also urged investigations into the killing of Munir Thalib to continue, and asked the government to publicly release the results of an independent fact-finding team into the murder More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/21/70212.html (2505 words)

	Qusay Hussein
		On July 24, 2003, in response to disbelief that the US had actually bagged Saddam's sons, the US released some photographic proof.
		On July 22, 2003, Qusay Hussein was killed by the US 101st Airborne Division in northeast Mosul, Iraq.
		The US was offering $30 million for information that led to the capture or killing Saddam's sons.
	www.scottmanning.com /archives/qusayhussein.php (341 words)

	Medals of America Product Details
		US Army 101st Airborne Division Tie (Regular Length) - The ground color is National Flag Blue, which is also the color of infantry regimental standards.
		One pattern is composed of three silver stripes which slant across the ground color of wings worn by warriors who enter battle from the sky, by parachute, by glider or by helicopter.
		The pattern and what it represents are summed up by the division's world renowned shoulder sleeve insignia, feared by it's adversaries, honored by the nation it serves and respected by all.
	usmedals.com /singleProduct.html?pn=T13 (173 words)

	Middle East Online
		Depressed by months of service in Iraq and under stress from daily attacks, many of the troops of the US 101st Airborne Division based in the northern city of Mosul now have only one dream: to go home.
		This contingent of 101st Airborne has been here for seven months and, despite the fact that they saw no combat during the war, they are worn out.
		In Tall Afar, where two US soldiers have been killed, the troops also came under rocket attack at their base at the end of July.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/?id=7164 (688 words)

	US troops on move near border -DAWN - Top Stories; May 2, 2002
		One senior official said about 200 soldiers from the US 101st Airborne Division would join several hundred British Marines, Canadian troops and others already involved in an operation near Khost.
		One US official confirmed the Post report that the United States had also moved AH-64 “Apache” attack helicopters to a US special forces base near Khost.
		US and Afghan troops conducted a major two-week operation in the mountainous region around Gardez in early March.
	www.dawn.com /2002/05/02/top9.htm (380 words)

	TRIGGER TIME - 101st Airborne WW2
		Avenging Eagles-Forbidden Tales of the 101st Airborne in WWII
		"The WW2 101st Airborne produced many officers whose names will long be remembered: Generals Maxwell Taylor, Tony McAuliffe, West Point-trained tacticians like LTC Ewell and Kinnard, who have risen to the top echelons of the military.
		But you will not find one among them that knew or was expected to know the art of killing, perfecting it to the degree achieved by some of the enlisted men.
	www.101airborneww2.com /index.html (215 words)

	US 101st Airborne Division TOE
		Division Headquarters: (Brigadier General General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commanding General.
		Mark A. Bando, The 101st Airborne at Normandy, Motorbooks Intl, Osceola, WI, 1994.
		Mark Bando, The 101st Airborne From Holland to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, Motorbooks Intl, Osceola, WI, 1995.
	spearhead1944.com /amerpg/amer101.htm (551 words)

	The 101st Airborne Division Clan® \| True Realism Gamming® \| Command HQ -Task Force:147 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All Your Base Are Belong To Us We are an EA Games Battlefield® Series competition gaming clan and community of online realism game enthusiasts unified under a single clan banner known as The 101st Airborne Division Clan®.
		Of course 101st Airborne Division Clan® does everything In order to achieve our mission objectives and tactical goals, our Active Duty members are a group of elite military combat units of leadership focused -Striker Brigades and high lethality, first responce battle hardened combat personnel.
		We are international and we take representing the 101st Airborne Division seriously to honor the men and women of the US Military for thier sacrifices on the field of battle since 1941 and before.
	101stairbornedivisionclan.com (995 words)

	The 101st Airborne Division Pictures
		The 101st Airborne Division moving through the streets of Bastogne
		At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p.
		All American All the Way: Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Zenith Press, April 2005.
	www.ww2-airborne.us /pictures/101_pictures.html (490 words)

	US 101st Airborne welcomes clear skies over Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		US 101st Airborne welcomes clear skies over Iraq
		The US 101st Airborne Division's fleet of more than 270 attack helicopters were getting ready to join the battle for Iraq on Thursday after sandstorms cleared overnight, officers said.
		Bad weather has prevented the 101st's highly mobile light infantry and lethal Apache strike helicopters from conducting combat operations since they moved into Iraq from Kuwait earlier this week.
	www.spacewar.com /2003-a/030327101737.xfh8kr2d.html (149 words)

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