| 48th Armored Division | |
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Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 48th Armored Division |
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| Active | 1 November 1955–1968 |
| Country | USA |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Armor |
| Garrison/HQ | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nickname | Hurricane |
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The 48th Armored Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from September 1946 until 1968. Most of its units were located within the Florida Army National Guard and the Georgia Army National Guard.
On 13 October 1945, the War Department published a postwar policy statement for the entire Army, requesting a 27-division Army National Guard structure with 25 infantry divisions and 2 armored divisions. Once the process of negotiation was complete, among the new formations formed, for the first time in the National Guard, were armored divisions. As a result, the 48th "Hurricane" Infantry Division was formed in September 1946. Originally an infantry unit, on 1 November 1955 the division was redesignated as an armored division. When the 51st Infantry Division was inactivated in 1963, its units were assigned to the 48th Armored Division. In a 1968 reorganization, the 48th and 49th Armored Divisions were disbanded.