👉 Impawning is a term used in the context of the United States Army, specifically by the 1st Infantry Division during World War II. Impawnment was an operational strategy employed to allow units of the division to remain on the battlefield without being directly engaged or destroyed. It involved the division's forces moving into an area and then conducting operations within that territory until they were able to withdraw to their assigned positions. Impawning allowed the division to avoid direct combat with enemy forces, which was beneficial for