89th Infantry Division (Rolling W)

The 89th Infantry Division, known as the “Rolling W,” was a unit of the United States Army activated during World War I in 1917. Although it saw limited combat in World War I, the division was reactivated for World War II and landed in France in January 1945. The 89th Infantry Division participated in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns, crossing the Rhine River and helping to liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald. The division earned distinction for its rapid advances and humanitarian efforts before being inactivated in December 1945.