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Join if you're an avid fan of history, both the highs and lows of the two greatest of scale wars that encompassed the world. Join if you're a huge fan of seeing games of this medium being released on steam and feel free to discuss both history and the games on steam.

Discussion of History's greatest and most important wars, that encompassed the world and changed global politics quicker then any previous event. May the heroes and villians never be forgotten, and the history - the most important part, be shared via games good and bad.

Whether your political beliefs differ from anyone else, would appreciate it you wouldn't make a scene. You are more then allowed to disagree with somebody, but be thoughtful and politely critical. Take both sides. There were no right or wrong sides, just perspectives and beliefs. Good and Evil is subjective.
The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. Headquartered mostly in Oklahoma City, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. They trace their lineage from frontier militias that operated in the Southwestern United States throughout the late 1800s.

The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and in Monte Cassino. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 drive into Germany that ended the War in Europe.
After brief inactivation and subsequent reorganization as a unit restricted to Oklahomans, the division returned to duty in 1951 for the Korean War. It joined the United Nations troops on the front lines during the stalemate of the second half of the war, with constant, low-level fighting and trench warfare against the People's Volunteer Army of China that produced little gain for either side. The division remained on the front lines in such engagements as Old Baldy Hill and Hill Eerie until the end of the war, returning to the U.S. in 1954.
The division remained a National Guard formation until its inactivation in 1968 as part of a downsizing of the Guard. Several units were activated to replace the division and carry on its lineage. Over the course of its history, the 45th Infantry Division sustained over 25,000 battle casualties, and its men were awarded nine Medals of Honor, twelve campaign streamers, the Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.