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Panama Canal Division information


Panama Canal Division
Active1921–1932
CountryPanama Canal Division United States
BranchPanama Canal Division United States Army
Part ofPanama Canal Department

The Panama Canal Division was a unit of the United States Army, established in order to ensure the United States could adequately defend the Canal Zone in Panama. When it was authorized in 1920, similar divisions were organized to defend Hawaii and the Philippines.

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