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8th Infantry Division

1918-1992 United States Army formation
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Summary

8th Infantry Division is an United States Army infantry division[1]. It draws 1,297 Wikipedia views per month (united states army infantry division category, ranking #16 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Part of the series: United States Army infantry divisions by unit number[4]
  • Military branch: United States Army[5]
  • Part of: United States Army[6], Infantry Branch[7]
  • Has use: infantry warfare[8]
  • Commons category: 8th Infantry Division (United States)[9]
  • Inception: 1917[10]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1992[11]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[12], World War I[13], Battle of Hürtgen Forest[14]
  • Different from: 8th Infantry Division[15]
  • Military size designation: military division[16]

Why It Matters

8th Infantry Division has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Tvpuppy · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → 8th Infantry Division (United States)
    Part of the series → United States Army infantry divisions by unit number
    Part of → United States Army, Infantry Branch
    Conflict → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Commons category: 8th Infantry Division (United States)"
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