Postwar Service
After a tour of occupation duty, the division returned to the United States for inactivation. Most of its elements, however, remained as occupation forces after redesignation as the United States Constabulary.
The division was reactivated at various times, before it was finally deactivated in May 1971 by reflagging the unit as the 1st Armored Division.
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