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The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", [1] or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps. It was deactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division; 1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade; 18th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 198th Infantry Brigade; 199th Infantry Brigade; 18th Engineer Brigade (combat ...
The division was formed on 23 October 1965 from the 4th "Đồng Nai" Regiment and the newly formed 5th Regiment, which was drawn from local forces. [ 1 ] : 156 The division later comprised the 274th Regiment (Vietnamese: 4th "Đồng Nai" Regiment) and 275th Regiment (Vietnamese: "Cá Gô" 55 Regiment) plus supporting units.
The base was located on Highway 1 approximately 8 km northwest of Quảng Trị and 8 km southeast of Đông Hà beside the Thạch Hãn River. [1]Following a series of artillery and rocket attacks on Đông Hà Combat Base, the Marines' major logistics and aviation support base in northern Quảng Trị Province, throughout the year, the Marines decided that Đông Hà was too vulnerable to ...
3rd Marine Division 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Charlie 2 (also known as C-2 , Combat Base C-2 , C-2 Strongpoint and Firebase Charlie 2 ) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase north of Đông Hà in central Vietnam .
The woods were used by the Viet Cong (VC) as a base area during the Vietnam War. During Operation Circle Pines from 29 March to 5 April 1966, the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment attacked the woods and discovered that the VC had built extensive bunker and tunnels systems with some of the tunnels three or four levels deep. [1]
On 22 October 1969 control of the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) passed from the 3rd Marine Division to XXIV Corps and the 1st Brigade assumed responsibility, together with the ARVN 1st Infantry Division for the defense of Quảng Trị Province as the 3rd Marine Division withdrew from South Vietnam in Operation Keystone Cardinal.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation to protect civilians and assist in accelerated pacification program: PAVN Base Area 101 southeast of Quảng Trị City: 134: 13 Jun 21 – Aug 5: Operation Green Ax [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Pleiku ...