Formations of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of divisions
of the United States Army
during the Vietnam War
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Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
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Airborne Divisions
- 82nd Airborne DivisionU.S. 82nd Airborne DivisionThe 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....
- 101st Airborne Division
Infantry Divisions
- 1st Infantry Division
- 4th Infantry Division
- 5th Infantry Division
- 9th Infantry Division
- 23rd Infantry Division
- 25th Infantry Division
Armored Divisions
- 1st Armored Division1st Armored Division (United States)The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
- 2nd Armored Division
- 3rd Armored Division
- 4th Armored Division
Infantry Divisions
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 5th Infantry Division
- 7th Infantry Division
- 8th Infantry Division
- 24th Infantry Division
Armored Divisions
- 30th Armored Division
- 50th Armored Division50th Armored Division (United States)The 50th Armored Division was a division of the Army National Guard from July 1946 until 1993.-History:On 13 October 1945 the War Department published a postwar policy statement for the entire Army, calling for a 27-division Army National Guard structure with 25 infantry divisions and 2 armored...
Infantry Divisions
- 26th Infantry Division26th Infantry Division (United States)The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. As a major formation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it was based in Boston, Massachusetts for most of its history...
- 28th Infantry Division
- 30th Infantry Division
- 38th Infantry Division
- 42nd Infantry Division
- 47th Infantry Division47th Infantry Division (United States)The 47th Infantry Division was a formation of the Army National Guard active from 1946 to 1991. The Division was created on 10 June 1946 as a National Guard infantry division from the efforts of Minnesota's Adjutant General Ellard Walsh...