 Once in France the 501st began training for an invasion of Japan.On 20 August 1945, the 501st was disbanded, ahead of the inactivation of the 101st Division in November 1945.The 501st was reconstituted on 1 August 1946 at Fort Benning, GA, as the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion but was inactivated there on 23 November 1948.