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{{Infobox military unit
 
{{Infobox military unit
 
|unit_name= 35th Infantry Division
 
|unit_name= 35th Infantry Division
|image=[[File:35th Infantry Division SSI.svg|200px]]
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|caption=35th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
 
|caption=35th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
 
|dates= 1917–1919<br/>1935–1945<br/>1946–1963<br/>1963–1968 (Kansas)<br/>1984–present
 
|dates= 1917–1919<br/>1935–1945<br/>1946–1963<br/>1963–1968 (Kansas)<br/>1984–present
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|branch= [[Army National Guard]]
 
|branch= [[Army National Guard]]
 
|type= Infantry
 
|type= Infantry
|role=
 
 
|size= Division
 
|size= Division
 
|garrison=[[Fort Leavenworth]]
 
|garrison=[[Fort Leavenworth]]
 
|garrison_label=Headquarters
 
|garrison_label=Headquarters
 
|nickname=''Santa Fe'' ([[Special Designation]])<ref name = SUD>{{cite web| title = Special Designation Listing| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html| publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]]| date = 21 April 2010| accessdate =14 July 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100609010028/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html| archivedate= 9 June 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
 
|nickname=''Santa Fe'' ([[Special Designation]])<ref name = SUD>{{cite web| title = Special Designation Listing| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html| publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]]| date = 21 April 2010| accessdate =14 July 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100609010028/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html| archivedate= 9 June 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
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|motto=
 
|march=
 
|mascot=
 
 
|battles=[[Mexican Revolution]]<br/>*[[Battle of Ambos Nogales]]<br/>World War I<br/>*[[Meuse-Argonne offensive|Meuse-Argonne]]<br/>[[World War II]]<br/>*[[Operation Overlord]]<br/>*[[Northern France Campaign (1944)|Northern France Campaign]]<br/>*[[Battle of the Bulge]]<br/>*[[Operation Grenade]]<br/>*[[Rhineland Campaign]]<br/>*[[Central Europe Campaign|Central Europe]]<br/>[[Kosovo War]]<br/>Katrina Relief
 
|battles=[[Mexican Revolution]]<br/>*[[Battle of Ambos Nogales]]<br/>World War I<br/>*[[Meuse-Argonne offensive|Meuse-Argonne]]<br/>[[World War II]]<br/>*[[Operation Overlord]]<br/>*[[Northern France Campaign (1944)|Northern France Campaign]]<br/>*[[Battle of the Bulge]]<br/>*[[Operation Grenade]]<br/>*[[Rhineland Campaign]]<br/>*[[Central Europe Campaign|Central Europe]]<br/>[[Kosovo War]]<br/>Katrina Relief
|anniversaries=
 
 
|decorations=
 
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
 
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|current_commander=
 
|current_commander=
|current_commander_label=
 
|ceremonial_chief=
 
|ceremonial_chief_label=
 
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
 
|colonel_of_the_regiment_label=
 
 
|notable_commanders=Maj. Gen. [[William H. Simpson]]
 
|notable_commanders=Maj. Gen. [[William H. Simpson]]
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|identification_symbol_label=distinctive unit insignia
 
|identification_symbol_label=distinctive unit insignia
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}}
 
}}
 
The '''35th Infantry Division''' ("'''Santa Fe'''"<ref name = SUD/>) has been a [[formation (military)|formation]] of the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] since World War I.
 
The '''35th Infantry Division''' ("'''Santa Fe'''"<ref name = SUD/>) has been a [[formation (military)|formation]] of the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] since World War I.
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===Bosnia===
 
===Bosnia===
The 35th Infantry Division Headquarters Commanded Task Force Eagle of Multi-National Division North in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of SFOR-13 (Stabilization Force) with the NATO peacekeeping mandate under the [[Dayton Peace Accords]]. The Headquarters were located at Eagle Base in the town of Tuzla. [[Brigadier General]] James R. Mason was the commander. He later went on to command the 35th Infantry Division. The Division received the Army Superior Unit Award for its service in Bosnia. The 35th Division was notable for its smooth coordination of Inter-Brigade Operations.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} Division Liaison Officers served in the towns of Mostar, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, [[Zenica]] and [[Doboj]].
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The 35th Infantry Division Headquarters Commanded Task Force Eagle of Multi-National Division North in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of SFOR-13 (Stabilization Force) with the NATO peacekeeping mandate under the [[Dayton Peace Accords]]. The Headquarters were located at Eagle Base in the town of Tuzla. [[Brigadier General]] James R. Mason was the commander. He later went on to command the 35th Infantry Division. The Division received the Army Superior Unit Award for its service in Bosnia. The 35th Division was notable for its smooth coordination of Inter-Brigade Operations.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} Division Liaison Officers served in the towns of Mostar, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, [[Zenica]] and [[Doboj]].
   
 
===Hurricane Katrina===
 
===Hurricane Katrina===
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==In popular culture==
 
==In popular culture==
In the 1970 World War II-era film ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' (starring Clint Eastwood), the American soldiers portrayed in the film are primarily from the 35th Infantry Division.
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In the 1970 World War II-era film ''Kelly's Heroes'' (starring Clint Eastwood), the American soldiers portrayed in the film are primarily from the 35th Infantry Division.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 17:35, 14 December 2019

35th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division SSI
35th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active 1917–1919
1935–1945
1946–1963
1963–1968 (Kansas)
1984–present
Country United States
Branch Army National Guard
Type Infantry
Size Division
Headquarters Fort Leavenworth
Nickname(s) Santa Fe (Special Designation)[1]
Engagements Mexican Revolution
*Battle of Ambos Nogales
World War I
*Meuse-Argonne
World War II
*Operation Overlord
*Northern France Campaign
*Battle of the Bulge
*Operation Grenade
*Rhineland Campaign
*Central Europe
Kosovo War
Katrina Relief
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. William H. Simpson

The 35th Infantry Division ("Santa Fe"[1]) has been a formation of the National Guard since World War I.

It is headquartered at Fort Leavenworth and its personnel come from Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

Lineage

  • 18 July 1917 – Constituted
  • 25 August 1917 – organized at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma (National Guards of Missouri and Kansas)[2]
  • 30 May 1919 – demobilized at Camp Funston, Kansas.
  • 13 September 1935 – reorganized at Kansas City, Missouri with training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas (units from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska)
  • 7 December 1945 – inactivated at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
  • 5 October 1946 – portion organized in Topeka, Kansas; 3 April 1947 at Sedalia, Missouri; 4 April 1947 at Kansas City
  • 1 April 1963 – Kansas portion becomes Headquarters 69th Infantry Brigade
  • 13 May 1968 – ordered to federal service Topeka
  • 13 December 1969 – released from service and reverted to state control
  • 25 August 1984 – Organized as Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division, and headquartered at Fort Leavenworth[3]

World War I