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The 6th Armored Division (313 words) |
 | "Super Sixth" became the nickname of the 6th Armored Division while the division was training in the United States, apparently to symbolize the division's spirit. |
| The "Super Sixth" was subsequently assigned to General George S. Patton's Third Army, and took part in the Allied counteroffensive to stop the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge. |
| The 6th Armored Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the U.S. Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. |
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British 6th Airborne Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (917 words) |
| From June to August the Division successfully defended the area to the east of the Orne river. |
| The 6th Airborne was rushed to Belgium shortly afterward to assist in repulsing the attack. |
| Thus, the Division's move was halted and the 5th Brigade was employed in operations in Malaya and Singapore to assist in the disarmament of the Japanese occupation forces there. |
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