70th Infantry Division (United States)

70th Infantry Division
70th Infantry Division
	70th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1943–1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Trailblazers (special designation)
Engagements	World War II Rhineland; Central Europe;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	John E. Dahlquist, Allison J. Barnett, Thomas W. Herren, Stanley W. Connelly
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 70th Infantry Division ("Trailblazers"^[1]) was a unit of the United States Army in World War II, spearheading the Seventh United States Army's drive into Germany, south of Saarbrücken.

Activated at Camp Adair, Oregon, in 1943, the 70th Division served throughout World War II in the European Theater of Operations, the division was inactivated in October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey following its return to the United States.

The name "Trailblazers" originated from the pioneers moving west into Oregon and "blazing" trails through the thick evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest. The 70th Infantry Division adopted the "Trailblazer" title when they were activated in 1943. They became known as the Trailblazer Division.

^ ^a ^b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[SUD-1] "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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