United States Army division shoulder sleeve insignia badge collection

Identifier: irn35125
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of thirty-five United States Army Division shoulder sleeve insiginia badges issued for Divisions active in the European theater during World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 35

US Army 11th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank tracks, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35126
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 11th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Thunderbolt Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 11, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 11th Division landed in Normand...
US Army 10th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35139
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia,n10th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Tiger Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in the case 10, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 10th Division arrived in Cherbourg, Fr...
US Army 8th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35141
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 8th Armored Division, United States Army, of the type used during World War II. It was originally known as the Thundering Herd, but became known as Iron Snake following an article in Newsweek that called the unit “A Giant Ironclad Snake.” They were also known by their war code name, Tornado. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 8, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represe...
US Army 9th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35142
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 9th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Phantom Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 9, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 9th Division landed in Normandy in Se...
US Army 6th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35143
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 6th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Super Sixth Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 6, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 6th Division landed in Norm...
US Army 4th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35144
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 4th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Name Enough Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 4, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 4th Division landed at Utah...
US Army 3rd Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35145
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 3rd Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Spearhead Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 3, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 3rd Division landed in Normandy in ...
US Army 14th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35146
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 14th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Liberators, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 14, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 14th Division landed in Marseilles, Franc...
US Army 20th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35147
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 20th Armored Division, United States Army, sometimes called Armoraiders, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 20, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 20th Division landed in Le Havre, Fr...
US Army 12th Armored Division shoulder sleeve patch with tank, gun, and red lightning bolt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35150
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 12th Armored Division, United States Army, known as the Hellcat Division, of the type used during World War II. The patch design was used by all Armored divisions, with the division number, in this case 12, at the apex of the triangle. The colors represent the military branches that form an armored division: yellow for cavalry, blue for infantry, and red for artillery. The symbols represent the characteristics: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red flash of lightning, shock action. The 12th Division landed in Le Havre, F...
US Army 101st Airborne Division shoulder sleeve patch with a bald eagle head
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35151
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, known as the Screaming Eagles. The shield shaped badge has an Airborne banner and a bald eagle, originally representing a Civil War mascot named Old Abe, the origin of the unit’s nickname. The Airborne parachuted into Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, to clear the way for troops to land on Utah Beach. In September, it was part of the Allied attempt to liberate the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. The Unit was in southern Germany in late April 1945, where it discovered Kaufering IV, a subcamp of Dachau ...
US Army 82nd Airborne Division shoulder sleeve patch with two stylized letter A’s
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35154
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, known as the All American, of the type used during World War II. It is a square patch with Airborne on a banner and stylized letter A’s in the national colors, red, white, and blue. Actiivated in 1918 during World War I, as an infantry division, it was nicknamed the All American, because it was composed of soldiers from all 48 states. The 82nd was reactivated in 1942 as an airborne division and saw action in North Africa, Italy, Holland, France, and Belgium. In February 1945, they were fighting in Germany. On May 2, 1945,...
US Army 84th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with an axe splitting a rail
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35155
- English
- overall: | Diameter: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 84th Infantry Division, United States Army, known as the Railsplitters, of the type used during World War II. The circular red patch depicts a white hatchet splitting a railroad tie. The Unit was activated in 1917 during World War I and drew troops from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky; all states important in the life of Abraham Lincoln. They were nicknamed the Lincoln Division in his honor, and later the Railsplitters. The 84th Infantry fought in France, Holland, Belgium, and was in central Germany in May 1945. The Division liberated two subcamps of Neuengamme con...
US Army 71st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a blue 71 on a red rimmed white circle
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35156
- English
- overall: | Diameter: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 71st Infantry Division, United States Army, nicknamed the Red Circle, of the type used during World War II. The circular badge features a blue 71 on a white circle with a red border, the national colors. The Unit was activated in 1943 and fought in France and Germany in 1945. While advancing through northern Austria to rendezvous with Soviet forces, the Unit liberated Gunskirchen, a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp, on May 5th and 6th. Troops found 15,000 ill and starving prisoners in the camp, which had been abandoned by the SS guards on May 4th. The 71st ...
US Army 8th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with an 8 pierced by a yellow arrow
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35166
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia, 8th Infantry Division, United States Army, known as the Golden Arrow or Pathfinder Division, of the type used during World War II. The shield shaped blue badge has an 8 pierced by an upward arrow. The arrow originally represented John Fremont, a famous explorer from California, the state where the Division was activated in 1918. The 8th Infantry fought in France and along the German border to the Elbe River in central Germany. In May 1945, the 8th Infantry and the 82nd Airborne Divisions liberated Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp, where they fou...
US Army 86th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a black hawk with spread wings on a red field
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35167
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 86th Infantry Division, United States Army, known as the Blackhawk Division. The monogrammed red shield displays a black hawk with outstretched wings and talons. The Unit, activated in 1917, adopted this insignia in honor of the Native American warrior Blackhawk. Reactivated in 1942, the Unit entered the war in March 1945. It landed in France and quickly advanced into western Germany. The 86th liberated Attendorn, a civilian forced-labor camp in the Olpe District, on April 11, 1945. The Division had crossed the Danube River, and was advancing toward Salzburg,...
US Army 65th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a white halberd on a blue field
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35168
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 65th Infantry Division, United States Army, nicknamed the Battle Axe, because of their blue badge with a white halberd, a medieval battle axe. The symbol was chosen by the unit's commanding general, Major General Reinhart, to signify the shock action and speed of the infantry. The Division entered the war in January 1945 in France and quickly crossed into Germany. While advancing through Bavaria in early April, they captured the towns of Langensalza and Struth, conquering strong German resistance. On April 20-21, the 65th liberated Hersbruck, a subcamp of Flo...
US Army 80th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with three blue mountains
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35169
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 80th Infantry Division, United States Army, called the Blue Ridge Division, with a light green badge with three blue mountains. When the Unit was activated in 1917, it was composed of soldiers from the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia, through which the Blue Ridge Mountains pass. The 80th Infantry landed in Normandy, France, in August 1944 and began fighting German forces in Argentan. The Division participated in the Battle of the Bulge in December, and then pushed into central Germany. They provided relief to the 6th Armored Division at Bu...
US Army 99th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a blue and white checkerboard
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35170
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 99th Infantry Division, United States Army, known as the Checkerboard Division or Battle Babies. The black badge has a blue and white checkerboard band. The design is based on the chequy or checkerboard coat of arms of William Pitt, namesake of the city of Pittsburgh, Pa, the Unit’s headquarters when it was formed in 1942. The 99th was given the Battle Babies nickname by the press during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. The Division advanced into Bavaria, where troops liberated four concentration camps in the Mühldorf subcamp complex of Dachau on May...
US Army 1st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a big red numeral one on a green field
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35171
- English
- overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 1st Infantry Division, United States Army, the oldest continuously serving division in the Army. The Division is nicknamed the Big Red One in honor of their light green badge with a red Arabic numeral one on a light green field and for their status as the first US Division to land in France during World War I. The 1st stormed Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. They moved north to capture Aachen, Germany, in October 1944 and held the line at Bullingen, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. By the time Germany surrendered on May...