52nd Infantry Division (United States)
- 52nd Infantry Division (United States)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 52nd Infantry Division
caption= 52nd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
dates= 1945 - 1947
country= USA
branch= Army National Guard
type= Infantry
role=
size= Division
command_structure=
garrison= Based in California
motto=
nickname= Argonauts
battles=
notable_commanders= US Infantry
previous=51st Infantry Division
next=62nd Infantry Division
Allotted to the California National Guard immediately following World War II, the 52nd Infantry Division was reflagged the 49th Infantry Division in 1947 to commemorate California's centennial (named after the forty-niners).
Source: Wilson, John B. (1997). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: Center of Military History.
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