82nd Inf Div Redesignated 82nd Airborne Division (1942)

When
15 Aug 2020

On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division.

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