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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. [2]
'193rd Infantry Brigade, Task Forces Bayonet. 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry; 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry. Detach from 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) C Company, 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment (Airborne), Detach from 82nd ABN Div
The light division was deemed unnecessary for World War II and the 71st Infantry Division was converted back to a regular infantry division. The 5th was sent to Europe in January 1945 with the rest of the division and was in the front lines a month later. Initially taking defensive positions, the 5th was soon on the offensive, driving into Germany.
Following the advent of the armored division, infantry divisions became officially designated by "Infantry Division" (with the 25th Infantry Division being the first constituted by the adjutant general as such). All of the 1917–1941 (non-cavalry) divisions, with the exceptions of the 10th through 20th and 101st Divisions, would be ...
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 61st Infantry was relieved from the 5th Division on 15 August 1927 and assigned to the 8th Division, and reassigned to the 5th Division on 1 October 1933. The regiment conducted a mobilization test from 13–26 October 1935 at Lexington.
The 735th Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion that participated in the European Theater of Operations with the United States Army in World War II.The battalion entered combat in Normandy in July 1944 with the 5th Infantry Division and fought across France with the 95th Infantry Division.
The Division reached the banks of the Elbe at Tangermunde, 12 April—45 miles from Berlin. On 16 April, the 5th moved to Klotze to wipe out the Von Clausewitz Panzer Division and again drove to the Elbe, this time in the vicinity of Dannenberg. The division mopped up in the Ninth Army sector until VE-day.