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The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Red Arrow") is an infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) in the United States Army National Guard. [1] It was formed from the inactivated 32nd Infantry Division in 1967.
In 1967, the 32nd Division—by then made up entirely of Wisconsin units—was inactivated and reorganized as the non-divisional 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade. In 1971, the brigade was converted to mechanized infantry. In 1997, the 32nd reorganized from a separate to a divisional brigade, reducing in the process the staff of its headquarters ...
The 32nd Infantry Regiment is a battalion within the United States Army.Of the original regiment, only the 1st Battalion remains as an active duty unit. The 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment is a light infantry battalion assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, garrisoned at Fort Drum, New York.
The 32nd Infantry Brigade is the largest unit in the Wisconsin National Guard. Formed in 1967 from the inactivated 32nd Infantry Division, the Red Arrow Brigade consists of three battalions of light infantry, one squadron of cavalry, as well as support and engineer units.
At times, the battalion was part of the 32nd Infantry Division (later 32nd Infantry Brigade) and the battalion was also a non-divisional unit for some periods. In late 2001, the 632nd Armor Regiment was inactivated as a result of a reorganization of the 32nd Infantry Brigade.
On 10 August 1962 the entire 32nd Division was released from federal service and returned to Wisconsin where they once again reverted to the Wisconsin Army National Guard. On 30 December 1967 the 32nd Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 32nd Infantry Brigade, a non-divisional separate brigade.
The infantry brigade combat team, as of 2014, contains 4,413 soldiers and is organized around three battalions of infantry. ... 45 (32) [16] [17] [18] [19]
30th Infantry Division – "Old Hickory"; a nickname given by the Germans-"Roosevelt's SS" This is today's 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team. 31st Infantry Division – "Dixie"; 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow"; "shot through a line denoting that it pierced every battle line it ever faced"; This is today's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.