25th Armored Division (United States)

25th Armored Division
25th Armored Division shoulder sleeve insignia
ActiveOperation Quicksilver
CountryUSA
BranchUnited States Army
TypeArmored division
Rolediversion phantom formation

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]

  1. ^ (Hesketh 1999, p. 244)
  2. ^ (Holt 2005, p. 905)