Back الفرقة الحادية عشرة المحمولة جوا Arabic 11th Airborne Division (Vereinigte Staaten) German لشکر ۱۱ هوابرد Persian 11e division aéroportée French הדיוויזיה המוטסת ה-11 HE 第11空挺師団 (アメリカ軍) Japanese 제11공수사단 Korean 11th Airborne Division NB 11-я воздушно-десантная дивизия Russian 11. zračnodesantna divizija (testna) Slovenian

11th Airborne Division

This article is about the U.S. division. For the German division, see 11th Parachute Division (Germany).

11th Airborne Division
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1943–1958
1963–1965
2022–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeAirborne and Air Assault
RoleArctic Warfare
SizeDivision
Part of I Corps
Alaskan Command
Garrison/HQJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska
Nickname(s)"Arctic Angels"[1]
"Angels" (special designation) (hist.)[2]
EngagementsWorld War II Occupation of Japan
Korean War
Website11thairbornedivision.army.mil
Commanders
Commanding GeneralMG Brian S. Eifler
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Vern B. Daley
Deputy Commanding General, SupportBG Thomas E. Burke
Deputy Commanding General, OperationsBrigadier General Robert W. McBride, Canadian Army
Notable
commanders		Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Swing
Lt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither
Maj. Gen. Wayne C. Smith
Insignia
Division's distinctive unit insignia
The division's WWII airborne background trimming (Type 2)
Current division trimming; a combination of the WWII and U.S. Army Alaska trimmings

The 11th Airborne Division ("Arctic Angels"[1]) is a United States Army airborne formation based in Alaska.

First activated on 25 February 1943, during World War II, it was held in reserve in the United States until June 1944 when it was transferred to the Pacific Theater where it saw combat in the Philippines. On 30 August 1945 the division was sent to southern Japan as part of the occupation force where it remained for four years. One parachute infantry regiment was detached for service in the Korean War, but on 30 June 1958 the division was inactivated.

In the summer of 2022 the U.S. Army Alaska headquarters was redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division, and the two Brigade Combat Teams in Alaska, the 1st Brigade Combat Team and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, were transferred to the 11th Airborne Division and redesignated as the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 11th Airborne Division.[4]

  1. ^ a b Babb, Carla (6 June 2022). "Army Resurrects WWII-Era Airborne Division in Alaska". VOA. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/abdcomp.html Archived 13 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Airborne Divisions in World War II
  4. ^ "Army Creating Second Paratrooper Division as Service Forges New Identity for Arctic Troops". Military.com. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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