17th Infantry Division (United States)

June 2015 July 2020 17th Division 17th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia 1917–19 USA United States USA Infantry Division Camp Kearny, California Henry Clay Hodges Jr.Terry AllenHolt. 2005. p. 629. The 17th Division of the United States Army was formed twice during the First World War. It was then recreated a third time as a Second World War 'phantom division' as part of Fortitude South II.Holt. 2005. p. 903. First World War The 17th Division first appeared on the rolls of the U.S. Army as a National Guard division. After being activated as a National Guard division, it was quickly redesignated the 38th Division. US Infantry Divisions 16th Division 18th Division The 17th Division was reestablished in 1918 as a war service (National Army) division. The 17th Division included the 33rd Infantry Brigade (September 1918 – February 1919), with the 5th and 83rd Regiments, and the 34th Brigade with the 29th and 84th Regiments.McGrath, 2009, p. 167. It also included the 17th Field Artillery Brigade. The 5th Infantry Regiment was assigned on 27 July 1918 to the 17th Division and relieved on 10 February 1919. The 17th Division was intended to be a replacement and school division. The 17th Division did not go overseas and demobilized in January 1919 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.Beamish, 2005, p. 566. Second World War 17th Infantry Division (deception) WWI17D.png 200px 1944 Operation Fortitude US United States United States Army Infantry Division 25px XXXIII Corps Birmingham, Staffordshire (fictional) In 1943-44 it was decided to 'reform' the 17th Infantry Division as a military deception. The division was depicted as arriving in England in June 1944, where it came under the control of US XXXVII Corps, US 14th Army, initially the division was located around Birmingham, Staffordshire prior to the division moving to Hatfield Peverel in Essex during July 1944. Depicted as one of the assault divisions in the Pas de Calais landings it would have landed to the left of the US 59th Infantry Division and been followed by the US 25th Armored Division of the US XXXIII Corps.Hesketh. 1999. p. 418. In the aftermath of Fortitude South II was depicted as moving to the region around Brighton-Burgess Hill during August 1944 where it was notionally placed under the command of US XXXIII Corps. In October 1944 the division moved to South Wales and was disposed of by announcing that it had been disbanded to provide replacements for other units. In addition to the usual divisional support units the 17th Infantry Division was notionally composed of: 293rd Infantry Regiment 336th Infantry Regiment 375th Infantry Regiment Notes 30e References https://books.google.com/books?id=sg1IKgmKdnUC America's Part in the World War: A History of the Greatness of Our Country's Achievements Beamish Richard J. Kessinger Publishing 2005 9781417957187 https://books.google.com/books?id=KWrLJj-iTlAC The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army McGrath John J. DIANE Publishing 2009 9781428910225 The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War Thaddeus Holt Holt Thaddeus Phoenix 2005 0-75381-917-1 Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign Hesketh Roger St Ermin's Press 1999 0-316-85172-8 017th Infantry Division, U.S. Category:Operation Quicksilver (deception plan) formations Category:Military units and formations established in 1917 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:United States Army divisions of World War I