al ions , ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁Supp ly ▁Battalion , ▁and ▁cut ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁from ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁flexible ▁and ▁bal anced ▁division , ▁with ▁roughly ▁equivalent ▁inf antry ▁and ▁tank ▁batt al ions . ▁These ▁forces ▁could ▁be ▁combined ▁or ▁custom - tail ored ▁by ▁the ▁command ▁to ▁meet ▁any ▁situation . ▁The ▁additional ▁inf antry ▁strength ▁would ▁prove ▁particularly ▁useful ▁in ▁future ▁campaign s ▁in ▁the ▁largely ▁mountain ous ▁combat ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁campaign . ▁The ▁division ▁continued ▁in ▁combat ▁to ▁the ▁Po ▁Valley ▁until ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁Italy ▁surrender ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁In ▁June , ▁the ▁division ▁moved ▁to ▁Germany ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁forces . ▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁▁ ▁Total ▁battle ▁cas ual ties : ▁ 7 , 0 9 6 ▁Kil led ▁in ▁action : ▁ 1 , 1 9 4 ▁W ounded ▁in ▁action : ▁ 5 , 1 6 8 ▁Miss ing ▁in ▁action : ▁ 2 1 6 ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁war : ▁ 5 1 8 ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Old ▁Ir ons ides ▁division ▁captured ▁ 4 1 ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁and ▁ 1 0 8 , 7 4 0 ▁prisoners . ▁▁ 7 2 2 ▁division ▁soldiers ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁and ▁another ▁ 9 0 8 ▁received ▁the ▁Bron