100th Infantry Division (United States)

100th Training Division
100th Training Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1918 – 1919
1921 – 1946
1946 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeTraining
SizeDivision
Part ofUnited States Army Reserve Command
Garrison/HQFort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.
Nickname(s)Century[1]
Sons of Bitche
Motto(s)"Success in Battle"[2]
"Soldiers of the Century"[3]
"Train 'em Tough!"[4]
ColorsBlue and red
EngagementsWorld War I

World War II

Commanders
Notable
commanders
Withers Burress
Andrew Tychsen
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 100th Training Division (Leader Development) (formerly the 100th Infantry Division) is a division of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky. It currently serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve. It has been known as the "Century Division" owing to its "100th" designation.

Throughout its long history, the division has taken on numerous roles. Serving as the 100th Infantry Division until the 1950s, the division then briefly became the 100th Airborne Division before becoming the 100th Division (Training). Since this transformation, the division has primarily taken on numerous training roles for other Army units.

It was originally activated in mid-1918, too late to join the fighting in World War I. The division is best known for its exploits during World War II as the 100th Infantry Division. Fighting in the European Theater, the division advanced through France and Germany through the end of the war, fending off heavy German counterattacks along the way. World War II would be the only war the division would see active combat in before taking on a role as a training unit.

  1. ^ "Regular Army / Army Reserve Special Designation Listing". United States Army. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ Order of Battle, p. 374.
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