Trivia On A German and an American Infantry Division

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Did you know that the WWII German 79th Infantry Division and the American 79th Infantry Division used the same exact Symbol for their Division!

 

Yes the Cross of Lorraine.

 The German

The Cross of Lorraine (Lothringer Kreuz) was designated as the symbol. Unteroffizier Werner Psaar stated that since the division's first combat was mainly in the Lorraine region, this is what led to the symbol.

 

The American

"Cross of Lorraine Division"

The insignia of the 79th Division is a gray Lorraine cross on a blue shield with a gray border; it was adopted during World War I. Having distinguished itself at Montfaucon, in Lorraine, the division selected the Cross of Lorraine, a symbol of triumph since the 15th Century, as its insignia.