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U. S. ARMY 9TH ARMORED DIVISION (PHANTOM) -  The 9th Armored Division (the "Phantom Division") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.  In honor of their World War II service, the 9th was officially nicknamed the "Phantom Division."  The division was activated on July 15, 1942 at Fort Riley, KS.   It reached the United Kingdom in September 1944.

U. S. ARMY 8TH ARMORED DIVISION (THUNDERING HERD) - The 8th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that served in the European Theater of World War II.  The nickname, the "Thundering Herd", was coined before the division went to Europe in late 1944.  It was also known as the "Iron Snake" late in the war, after a correspondent for Newsweek likened the 8th to a "great ironclad snake" as it crossed the Rhine River in late March 1945. The division is also sometimes referred to as Tornado – its wartime tactical call sign.

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U. S. ARMY 7TH ARMORED DIVISION (LUCKY SEVENTH) -  The 7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh") was an armored division of the United States Army that saw distinguished service on the Western Front, from August 1944 until May 1945, during World War II.  The division was activated on March 1, 1942, reorganized on September 20, 1943 and arrived in England in June 1944.  Throughout most of its existence the 7th Armored Division was commanded by Major General Lindsay McDonald Silvester, an infantryman who had distinguished himself in World War I.

U. S. ARMY 6TH ARMORED DIVISION (SUPER SIXTH) -  The 6th Armored Division ("Super Sixth") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.  It was formed with a cadre from the 2nd Armored Division.  6th AD was formed under the 1942 Table of Organization and Equipment.

U. S. ARMY 5TH ARMORED DIVISION (VICTORY) -  The 5th Armored Division ("Victory") was an armored formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1956.  The 5th Armored "Victory" Division was activated on October 10, 1941, and reached the United Kingdom in February 1944.

U. S. ARMY 4TH ARMORED DIVISION (NAME ENOUGH) -  The 4th Armored Division of the United States Army was an Armored Division that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II.  The 4th Armored Division, unlike most other U.S. armored divisions during World War II, didn't officially adopt a nickname for the division during the war.

U. S. ARMY 3RD ARMORED DIVISION (SPEARHEAD) -  The 3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead") was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941, and was active in the European Theater of World War II.  The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War, and participated in the Persian Gulf War. On January 17, 1992, in Germany, the division ceased operations.  In October 1992, it was formally deactivated as part of a general drawing down of forces at the end of the Cold War.

U. S. ARMY 2ND ARMORED DIVISION (HELL ON WHEELS) -  The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army.  The division played an important role during World War II in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily and the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and the invasion of Germany.  During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in West Germany.  After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was deactivated in 1995.