It continued in this assignment until late 1984. The 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry subsequently was assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Ferris Barracks, Erlangen, Germany. Though the 5-46th left Vietnam when the Americal Division cased its colors in the fall of 1971, the 1-46th deployed to Da Nang with the rest of the 196th. But the 1-46th was placed under operational control of the 196th Infantry Brigade (Light) and later became fully a part of the 196th Brigade. Both initially deployed to Vietnam with the 198th Infantry Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas. : 309 Men of Company "D", 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry, move out from Landing Zone Buff at the start of a short range recon patrol, 9 December 1968ĭuring the Vietnam War, the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry and the 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry were part of the Americal Division. The 4th Battalion, 46th Infantry was deployed to help suppress the April 1968 Chicago riots. Landing at Normandy in 1944, the 46th Infantry led the 5th Armored Division in five campaigns earning the nickname "Victory’s Spearpoint".įor their repeated courage under fire, the 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry, was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, those nation's highest awards for gallantry in action. The 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment currently conducts Infantry One Station Unit Training under the 197th Infantry Brigade.ĭuring World War II, the 46th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 5th Armored Division. The 46th Infantry Regiment ("The Professionals" ) is a unit in the United States Army that served in World War II and Vietnam.
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