25th Armored Division | |
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Active | Operation Quicksilver |
Country | USA |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Armored division |
Role | diversion phantom formation |
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The US 25th Armored Division was a 'phantom division' created in 1944 as part of Fortitude South II to replace the real US 5th Armored Division when that unit was deployed to Normandy.[1][2]