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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 ...
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 ...
101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops: Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces. 2,026: 60 Sep 10 – 19: Operation Ballard Valley [2] 1st Marine Division search and destroy operation: near Da Nang: Sep 10 – 19
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base: Route 9: estimated 75 Feb 2 – Mar 8: Operation Ivy [1]
[1]: 2 Task Force 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment was responsible for extensive security missions in AO White, Dong Ha Combat Base, Mai Loc Camp and Cam Lộ Combat Base subsectors. These missions were accomplished through extensive reconnaissance in force, and search and clear operations. [1]: 2
Relieving forces were not from 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. The relieving force sent to help the Mai Loc overrun was Troops A, B, and C of the 3/5 Cav Squadron stationed at Dong Ha. Mai Loc Camp (also known as Firebase Mai Loc and Firebase Victory ) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located west of Quảng ...
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operation: Mo Duc, Quảng Ngãi Province: 23: Oct 23 – 27: Operation Rich [1] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division combined arms assault near the Bến Hải River: DMZ, Quảng Trị Province: 308: 8 Oct 23 – Dec 6: Operation Henderson ...