106th Infantry Division

The 106th Infantry Division, known as the "Golden Lion Division," was activated in March 1943 during World War II. It deployed to Europe in late 1944 and entered combat during the Battle of the Bulge, where two of its regiments were encircled and forced to surrender in December 1944, marking one of the largest American mass surrenders of the war. Despite this setback, the remaining units of the division regrouped and continued to fight through the final months of the European campaign. The division was inactivated in October 1945 after returning to the United States.