Insignia of the 9th Armored Division. Although no nickname for the 9th was in common usage throughout the war, "Phantom" division ... [LCID: n05628]
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Insignia of the 9th Armored Division

Insignia of the 9th Armored Division. Although no nickname for the 9th was in common usage throughout World War II, "Phantom" division was sometimes used in 1945. It originated during the Battle of the Bulge, when the 9th Armored Division seemed, like a phantom, to be everywhere along the front.


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