Battle Honours

The longest serving infantry division in the U.S. Army -- the 1st Infantry Division -- which fought in every major campaign in Western Europe during World War II in which American forces were engaged.

From the moment British Airborne was formed it was destined to be an elite fighting force, taking part in commando raids and large-scale airborne landings.

A look at the armored units who landed in Normandy to spearhead the Allied advance into Nazi occupied Europe and break open the Third Reich's defenses in the face of minefields and camouflaged anti-tank guns.

The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles, parachuted into their first battle on D-Day, June 6, 1944, proving its worth as one of the most accomplished and toughest combat formations ever fielded by the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Army Rangers were specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos; a select few joined their British counterparts in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid of 1942.

The 8th United States Army Air Force flew some of World War II's most daring raids over Germany and mainland Europe.