
99th Infantry Division
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Founded | 1942 |
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Branch | United States Army |
Notable commander | Walter E. Lauer |
Size | Division |
Type of business | Infantry |
Engagements | World War II |
Battle of the Bulge | |
Western Allied invasion of Germany | |
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1277324 |
About 99th Infantry Division
The 99th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. It played a strategic role in the Battle of the Bulge when its inexperienced troops held fast on the northern shoulder of the German advance, refusing them access to the vital northern road network that led into Belgium.