The 3rd Infantry Division is a division of the U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps assigned to the Corps Rapid Deployment American contingent on the USFORSCOM. This is one of the most famous formations and decorated military history of the United States. She is currently quartered at Fort Stewart, Ga., has a workforce of about 20,000 men and is commanded by Maj. Gen. Anthony "Tony" Cucolo.
Designated as the spearhead of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the "Marne Division" is the first unit to make its entry into Baghdad. She is also the first division to be performed four rounds of operation. His organization four combat brigades, a combat aviation brigade and various other support units.
Sheet of the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Activation Date: November 21, 1917 - Present.
• Country: United States of America.
• Branch: United States Army.
• Type: Mechanized Infantry Division.
• Employees: approximately 20,000 men.
• Subordinate to: XVIII Airborne Corps, FORSCOM.
• Garrison Fort Stewart and Hunter AAF (Aviation Brigade) Georgia.
• Nickname: Marne Division.
• Motto: "Rock of the Marne."
• Badge distinctive round:
• Commitments:
- First World War (1917-1918): Marne, Chateau-Thierry.
- WWII: Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Germany.
- Korean War: Chosin Reservoir.
- Global war against terrorism: Operation Iraqi Freedom .
• Current Commander: Maj. Gen. Anthony "Tony" Cucolo.
• Former Commanders Notable: Joseph T. Dickman, John P. Lucas, Lucian K. Truscott, John W. O'Daniel.
• Combat Brigades:
- 1st Brigade Combat Raider.
- 2nd Brigade Combat Spartan .
- 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Sledgehammer .
- 4th Brigade Combat Infantry Vanguard (IBCT).
- Combat Aviation Brigade.
History (1917-2011).
The 3rd Infantry Division is one of the most decorated in the history of the United States. It pays very dearly for this distinction, however, with more than 50,000 of its soldiers out of action during its history. Fifty-one of its members were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military decoration.
1 ° World War (1917-1918).
She is on 21 November 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina, to be part of the expeditionary forces sent to France. It stands for the first time in combat during the night of July 14, 1918. Engaged in supporting force during the German offensive of the Aisne-Marne, or "Second Battle of the Marne, Paris, and it protects is placed on the banks of the Marne.
Covering the retreat of the French Army under the command of Major-General Joseph Dickman T, the 3rd Division is positioned in the area of Chateau-Thierry. Its 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments German rout, and she earns the nickname Rock of the Marne .
She then took part in the offensive against General Franco-American (18 July to 6 August 1918). On this occasion, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, the commander of American forces in France, will say later that the actions of this division are among the most brilliant and heroic Military History of the United States. During the Great War, two of its members are awarded the Medal of Honor.
During the Great War, the Marne Division posted 3177 killed in action and 12,940 wounded.
Majors Division (1917-1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (November 28, 1917).
- BG JA Irons (11 February 1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (February 13, 1918).
- BG JA Irons (27 February 1918).
- BG Charles Crawford (March 8, 1918).
- BG JA Irons (10 March 1918).
- BG Charles Crawford (March 19, 1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (April 12, 1918).
- BG FW Sladen (18 August 1918).
- MG Beaumond B. Buck (August 27, 1918).
- BG Preston Brown (October 18, 1918).
- MG Robert L. Howze (November 19, 1918).
2 ° World War (1942-1945).
infanteire The 3rd Division is one of the few American divisions engaged against the Axis powers on all the major theaters of operation in the Euro-Mediterranean during the Second World War.
The Marne Division delivers its first combat in North Africa in the Western Task Strength. She participates November 8, 1942 in Operation Torch and landed at Fedala. She then takes half of French Morocco.
Eight months later, July 10, 1943, the 3rd Division participated in Operation Husky in Sicily and landed. She fought hard and advance to Palermo. Then finally take Messina, Aug. 16. It concludes that the conquest of the island.
During the invasion of Italy, the U.S. division participated in Operation Avalanche . She arrived September 18, 1943 in Salerno, and incorporated into the 5th U.S. Army, a book of bloody fighting to cross the Volturno and to Cassino advance.
After a brief rest, the Marne Division is designated to participate in Operation Shingle , the Allied landings at Anzio-Nettuno, January 22, 1944. It fought hard in the pocket for the next four months. February 29, it repels an attack by three German divisions.
In May 1944, the Gustav Line and the German front at Cassino in disintegrating, she participated in the breakthrough and the general Allied advance toward Rome. The division trains extensively to then take part in Operation Anvil-Dragon .
On 15 August 1944, she landed in the Bay of Saint-Tropez, southern France, and progresses along the Rhone to the north and the Vosges. She reached the left bank of the Rhine near Strasbourg, November 27. After standing in a defensive position, she participated in the final cleaning of the German pocket of Colmar, in January-February 1945.
The 3rd Infantry Division crossed the Rhine in force March 26, 1945. It captured Nuremberg after bloody street fighting on April 20. She then takes Augsburg and Munich, 27 and 30 April. It reached the outskirts of Salzburg, the Austrian border, when the conflict ends. Losses incurred
during this conflict: 4922 killed and 18,766 wounded in battle, 636 died from their injuries.
Photo below: GIS Division of the Marne the streets of Nuremberg, 20 April 1945.
Majors Division (1940-1946).
- MG Charles F. Thompson (July 1940 - August 1941).
- BG Charles P. Hall (August 1941 - September 1941).
- MG John P. Lucas (September 1941 - March 1942).
- MG Jonathan W. Anderson (March 1942 - March 1943).
- MG Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. (March 1943 - February 1944).
- MG John W. O'Daniel (February 1944 - December 1945).
- William G. R. Schmidt (July 1945 - August 1946).
Trivia.
The 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy (June 20, 1924 to May 28, 1971), the most decorated soldier and the most famous American military history, belonged to the 1st Battalion 15th Regiment of this division. Among the decorations awarded include the Medal of Honor (Medal of Honor), the Distinguishid Service Cross (Cross of Merit), the Legion of Merit , two Silver Star (Silver Star) two Bronze Star (Bronze Star), three Purple Heart (medal awarded to injured), French Legion d'Honneur, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm, and Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm. And numerous other citations and awards the presidency.
3 ° Korean War (1950-1953).
During the Korean conflict, the 3rd Division is designated Fire Brigade ("Fire Brigade"), because of its readiness to respond to a crisis. In 1950, the Division HQ installed at Fort Benning, Georgia, with its 15th Infantry Regiment. The 7th Regiment was quartered at Fort Devens.
The division was sent to Japan in 1950 as "Reserve Command Far East," and it is first expected that it would be used after the war ended, as troops of occupation . In September, the 3rd Division was yet engaged in the Korean conflict. She receives staffing the 65th Infantry Regiment, the latter incorporating in its ranks many South Korean soldiers. This 65th Regiment is a unit a little special for the U.S. Army as consisting exclusively foreign volunteers un-American. The Borequeeners (1) landed at Wonson, then headed north towards Hungman and Majon-dong.
Photo below: Borequeeners Hispanic Hill 167, Korea, 1952.
At Majon-dong, they established a defensive line and book their baptism of fire. The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Infantry Regiment are placed on their left flank, and the 15th Regiment between 7th and 65th. The 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment was formed as a Dog Task Force, commanded by Assistant Divisional Commander, Brigadier-General Armistead D. Mead, and given assistance sent to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Chinghung-ni.
In December 1950, after the offensive and the Chinese Army entered the conflict, the TF-Dog 7th Regiment protects the retirement of the 1st Marine Division from Chosin Reservoir to Hungman.
General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of United Nations forces in Korea, ordered the immediate dispatch of reinforcements to contain the Chinese offensive. Hungman around the port, the 10th U.S. Corps establishes defensive perimeter with the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Corps and with the South Korean. In February 1951, the Chinese offensive eventually loses steam. In July, it was finally stopped.
The front stabilized, the 8th U.S. Army moved into defensive, and engage in peace talks between on the one hand, the United States and South Korea, and also China and North Korea. The 3rd Infantry Division will conduct support missions and patrols until the conflict ended in August 1953.
Photo below: GIs of the 3rd Division on patrol at night, April 17, 1951, on the banks of the Imjin River.
During that conflict, the Marne Division behaved are worth, especially during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, of Chorwon-Kumwha and "Jackson Heights (Jackson Heights ). She sees herself ten Battle Stars awarded (or Commitment Stars ) and eleven Medal of Honor (Medal of Honor), seven assigned to the 7th Infantry Regiment: Jerry K. Crump (6-7 September 1951), John Essebagger, Jr. (April 25, 1951), Charles L. Gilliland (April 25, 1951), Clair Goodblood (24-25 April 1951), Noah O. Knight (23-24 November 1951), Darwin K. Kyle (February 16, 1951), Leroy A. Mendonca (July 4, 1951), and Hiroshi H. Miyamura (24-25 April 1951). From 1950 to 1953, she lost 2160 killed and 7939 wounded in combat.
Majors Division (1950-1953).
- MG Robert H. Soule (August 1950 - October 1951).
- MG Thomas J. Cross (October 1951 - May 1952).
- MG Robert L. Dulaney (May 1952 - October 1952).
- MG George W. Smythe (October 1952 - May 1953).
- Eugene W. G. Ridings (May 1953 - October 1953).
(1) The 65th Infantry Regiment The Borinqueeners , named after a small island of Puerto Rico meaning "The Land of the Brave Lord." Currently composed entirely of Puerto Ricans, the regiment during its history absorbed various contingents of Mexican nationality, Cuban or other Latin American countries.
4 ° 1953-2000.
From April 1958 to April 1996, Marne Division is stationed in West Germany in the area of operation of the U.S. VII Corps, near the Czech border. It is scattered in several cities, including Würzburg (Division HQ and troop support), Schweinfurt (1st Brigade), Kitzingen (2nd Brigade) and Aaschaffenburg (3rd Brigade).
In August 1961, just days after the building of the Berlin Wall, a reinforced company of the 7th Infantry Regiment was ordered to put on war footing and to perform in battle the stretch of motorway Aschaffenburg-West Berlin. This mission helps to affirm the ability of the U.S. Army to deploy safely and advance particular through East Germany to reach Berlin.
In November 1990, the 3rd Infantry Division participates in its first war operation since 1953. After the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, 6000 men and women are deployed with the Marne the 1st Armoured Division as part of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 1,000 other soldiers from the division were sent to southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, to assist and provide humanitarian assistance to Kurdish refuge.
At the end of spring 1991, it sends a contingent of officers and noncommissioned officers of the rank, with a military police company, to form the Task Force Victory . Stationed in Kuwait, the TF-Victory provides management and support divisional level in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, who shared the same barracks. This contingent returns within the division, in the operations area of U.S. V Corps in Germany in early September 1991.
Under the plan to reduce active divisions of the U.S. Army after the end of the Cold War, the 24th Division was deactivated 15 February 1996 and uses the colors of the 3rd Division. This new Marne Division relocates to Fort Stewart, Fort Benning and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. She repeatedly demonstrated its capacity for rapid deployment while maintaining the presence of a battalion, then a Task Force of the size of a brigade in Kuwait. It also sends contingents of troops in Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo, mission peace, and acts within the United Nations resolutions.
In 1996-1997, Detachment "Tactical Operation Center (RTOC) from the 3rd Infantry Division, which technically is part of the Georgia National Guard was mobilized to participate in Operation Joint Endeavor , a multinational force to IFOR / SFOR NATO in the Balkans. During this period, the posting serves RTOC-3ID in Tuzla, Bosnia, and Camps Dallas Angela Camp, under the authority of the 1st Infantry Division, then in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, under the command of the 1st Armoured Division.
Majors Division (1953-2000).
- MG Charles DW Canham (November 1953 - November 1954).
- G. Haydon L. Boatner (December 1954 - October 1955).
- MG George E. Lynch (October 1955 - February 1957).
- BG Frederick R. Zierath (March 1957).
- Roy G. E. Lindquist (March 1957 - August 1958).
- MG John S. Upham, Jr. (August 1958 - April 1960).
- MG Albert Watson II (April 1960 - April 1961).
- MG William W. Dick, Jr. (April 1961 - April 1962).
- BG Morris O. Edwards (April-June 1962).
- Frank T. G. Mildren (June 1962 - March 1964).
- MG Albert O. Connor (March 1964 - February 1966).
- BG Jack S. Blocker (February-April 1966).
- MG Robert H. Schellman (April 1966 - August 1967).
- BG Lawrence V. Greene (August-October 1967).
- George G. P. Seneff, Jr. (October 1967 - March 1969).
- MG George M. Seignious II (March 1969 - February 1970).
- MG Robert C. Taber (February 1970 - April 1971).
- MG Marshall B. Garth (April 1971 - September 1972).
- Sam S. G. Walker (September 1972 - June 1974).
- G. Edward C. Meyer (June 1974 - August 1975).
- Pat W. G. Criz (August 1975 - October 1977).
- G. R. Dean Tice (October 1977 - October 1979).
- MG Robert L. "Sam" Wetzel (October 1979-1981).
- G. Fred K. Mahaffey (1981-1983).
- Howard G. G. Crowell, Jr. (1983-1985).
- MG George R. Stotser (1985-1987).
- BG HS Krawciw Nicholas (1987-1989).
- G. Wilson A. Shoffner (1989-1991).
- BG Richard F. Keller (1991-1993).
- Leonard G. D. Holder (1993-1995).
- MG Montgomery C. Meigs (July 1995 - February 1996).
- MG Joseph De Francisco (June-August 1996).
- MG John W. Hendrix (August 1996 - October 1997).
- MG James C. Riley (October 1997 - December 1999).
- MG Walter L. Sharp (December 1999 - December 2001).
5 ° Global war against terrorism (2001-Present).
5.1. Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In March 2003, deployment capabilities and combat the 3rd Infantry Division were put to work again, this time in view of the entire world press. It is indeed the spearhead of the Allied Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of the operation Iraqi Freedom, fighting alongside other American divisions, in particular the two brigades of helicopters of the 101st Airborne Division to Baghdad, arriving in early April.
Marne Division is also the first U.S. Army unit to enter the enemy capital. The 1st Brigade cleans and secures the Saddam International Airport, where the division is seen awarded the first Medal of Honor since the Korean War, while the 2nd Brigade hurtling full speed in Baghdad, along the wide avenue that cuts the city in two, towards the Palace, apartments Deprived of Saddam Hussein, which earned him the nickname Thunder Run ("Rolling Thunder"). The 2nd Brigade was then redeployed to Falludja summer 2003. The division then left Iraq and returned to the United States in August.
In early 2004, the 3rd Infantry Division began a major reorganization. Its three maneuver brigades are converted into four smaller groups, designated "Units of Action". Each is composed of four battalions of infantry, armored, cavalry and artillery. Former Brigade becomes the 4th Engineer Brigade at Fort Stewart. Units of Action undergo intensive training and simulated battle hard pushed to the National Training Center (NTC) in the Mojave Desert in California, and "Accelerated Training Center Interarmes (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana , in preparation for his second deployment to Iraq.
In January 2005, the 3rd Infantry Division is the first division of the U.S. Army to conduct a second stay in this country. divisional HQ is located at Camp Liberty, and takes control of the "Multi-National Division, Baghdad (MND-B), which is responsible for the entire region around the capital. The 1st and 3rd Brigades are under the authority of the 42nd Infantry Division (New York ARNG) and the 101st Airborne Division, in the "Multi-National Division, North (MND-North), in Tikrit.
In preparation for his second deployment Officer, 4th Brigade was reorganized under the new "Table of Organization and Equipment Modified" (MTOE), a new system more modular brigade and was redesignated "Brigade Combat". The 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment (ARNG California) as one of the infantry battalion classic component. Detachments of the 29th Brigade Combat (Hawaii ARNG) form the second, the 2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry Regiment.
The 3rd Infantry Division was redeployed to Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in January 2006. On 17 November, the Defense Department announced that it will make a third tour in Iraq in 2007. On this occasion, it assumes control of the "Multi-National Division Center (MND-C), installed a new command south of Baghdad, to fight against the insurgents and Al Qaeda.
To support operations in the capital, the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment is detached from the 3rd Division and assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division, which is itself subordinate to the 1st Cavalry Division. In 2008, when All American and First Cav returns in the U.S., the 3-7 CAV passes under the authority of the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, which is under the control of 25th Infantry Division. The squadron will remain subject to command until his return to Fort Stewart.
The 3rd Infantry Division took command of the "Multi-National Division, North (MND-North) in October 2009, and became the first division of the U.S. Army to begin a fourth deployment in Iraq. She remained there until September 2010, with the success of Operation New Dawn and transfer of command of combat operations to the new Iraqi army.
From March 20, 2003 to September 24, 2010, the losses of the 3rd Infantry Division amounted to 436 killed.
Photo below: Two soldiers (Capt. David J. Smith and 2nd-Lt. Mike Barth) belonging to the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct a patrol during an exercise at the NTC at Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 21, 2007. The configuration of the Mojave desert and its climate is quite similar to those in the Middle East.
5.2. Reallocation and reorganization of the 1st and 4th Brigades.
In autumn 2008, the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division was designated to serve on a new force, which must take place to any request for assistance from U.S. federal authorities, under the command of USNORTHCOM, the unified combatant command (COCOM) which has responsibility under the North American continent. She still quartered at Fort Stewart, and began a drive to respond to attacks from weapons of mass destruction, attacks, operations of policing in rural Hurbain, or to reinforce police in case of rioting or looting.
In March 2009, the 4th Brigade Combat, which is a heavy mechanized training, is transformed into a light infantry brigade. As part of this reorganization, the 4th Battalion 64th Armored Regiment abandons its Abrams tanks and is redesignated 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment.
5.3. Commanders of the division (2001-Present).
- MG Buford "Buff" Blount.
- G. William Grant Webster.
- MG Rick Lynch.
- MG Tony Cucolo (July 14, 2008).
Current organization of the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Headquarters and "Special Troops" divisional.
• 1st Brigade Combat Raider. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 1st Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Desert Cat .
- 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (RSTA) (2) Warpaint (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment Speed & Power (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Cottonbalers (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment Glory Guns (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 3rd Battalion Support [Logistics] Brigadier Ready to Roll .
• 2nd Brigade Combat Spartan . HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 2nd Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Titan.
- 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment Saber (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment Desert Rogue (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment Battleboar (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment Battleking (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 26th Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Challenger.
Below: firing station of a tank M1A1 Abrams the 3rd Infantry Division. Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2007.
• 3rd Brigade Heavy Combat (HBCT) Sledgehammer. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 3rd Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Buffalo.
- 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Blackhawk (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment Panther (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Dragon (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment Rock (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 203rd Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Eagle.
• 4th Infantry Brigade Combat (IBCT) Vanguard. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 4th Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Sentinel.
- 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment Mustang (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment China (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Baler (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment Patriot (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 703rd Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Maintain .
• Brigade Combat Aviation Falcon . HQ Hunter AAF, Georgia.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (3) Heels .
- 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [attack] Viper (AH-64D Apache Longbow ).
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [General Support] Knighthawk (UH-60A / L Black Hawk, CH-47D Chinook ).
- 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment [RSTA] (2) Lighthorse (OH-58D Kiowa ).
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [Assault] Brawler (UH-60L Black Hawk ).
- 603rd Support Battalion Aviation [Logistique] Work Horse .
(2) RSTA: Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition.
(3) HHC: Headquarter and Headquarter Company.
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Designated as the spearhead of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the "Marne Division" is the first unit to make its entry into Baghdad. She is also the first division to be performed four rounds of operation. His organization four combat brigades, a combat aviation brigade and various other support units.
Sheet of the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Activation Date: November 21, 1917 - Present.
• Country: United States of America.
• Branch: United States Army.
• Type: Mechanized Infantry Division.
• Employees: approximately 20,000 men.
• Subordinate to: XVIII Airborne Corps, FORSCOM.
• Garrison Fort Stewart and Hunter AAF (Aviation Brigade) Georgia.
• Nickname: Marne Division.
• Motto: "Rock of the Marne."
• Badge distinctive round:
• Commitments:
- First World War (1917-1918): Marne, Chateau-Thierry.
- WWII: Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Germany.
- Korean War: Chosin Reservoir.
- Global war against terrorism: Operation Iraqi Freedom .
• Current Commander: Maj. Gen. Anthony "Tony" Cucolo.
• Former Commanders Notable: Joseph T. Dickman, John P. Lucas, Lucian K. Truscott, John W. O'Daniel.
• Combat Brigades:
- 1st Brigade Combat Raider.
- 2nd Brigade Combat Spartan .
- 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Sledgehammer .
- 4th Brigade Combat Infantry Vanguard (IBCT).
- Combat Aviation Brigade.
History (1917-2011).
The 3rd Infantry Division is one of the most decorated in the history of the United States. It pays very dearly for this distinction, however, with more than 50,000 of its soldiers out of action during its history. Fifty-one of its members were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military decoration.
1 ° World War (1917-1918).
She is on 21 November 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina, to be part of the expeditionary forces sent to France. It stands for the first time in combat during the night of July 14, 1918. Engaged in supporting force during the German offensive of the Aisne-Marne, or "Second Battle of the Marne, Paris, and it protects is placed on the banks of the Marne.
Covering the retreat of the French Army under the command of Major-General Joseph Dickman T, the 3rd Division is positioned in the area of Chateau-Thierry. Its 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments German rout, and she earns the nickname Rock of the Marne .
She then took part in the offensive against General Franco-American (18 July to 6 August 1918). On this occasion, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, the commander of American forces in France, will say later that the actions of this division are among the most brilliant and heroic Military History of the United States. During the Great War, two of its members are awarded the Medal of Honor.
During the Great War, the Marne Division posted 3177 killed in action and 12,940 wounded.
Majors Division (1917-1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (November 28, 1917).
- BG JA Irons (11 February 1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (February 13, 1918).
- BG JA Irons (27 February 1918).
- BG Charles Crawford (March 8, 1918).
- BG JA Irons (10 March 1918).
- BG Charles Crawford (March 19, 1918).
- MG Joseph T. Dickman (April 12, 1918).
- BG FW Sladen (18 August 1918).
- MG Beaumond B. Buck (August 27, 1918).
- BG Preston Brown (October 18, 1918).
- MG Robert L. Howze (November 19, 1918).
2 ° World War (1942-1945).
infanteire The 3rd Division is one of the few American divisions engaged against the Axis powers on all the major theaters of operation in the Euro-Mediterranean during the Second World War.
The Marne Division delivers its first combat in North Africa in the Western Task Strength. She participates November 8, 1942 in Operation Torch and landed at Fedala. She then takes half of French Morocco.
Eight months later, July 10, 1943, the 3rd Division participated in Operation Husky in Sicily and landed. She fought hard and advance to Palermo. Then finally take Messina, Aug. 16. It concludes that the conquest of the island.
During the invasion of Italy, the U.S. division participated in Operation Avalanche . She arrived September 18, 1943 in Salerno, and incorporated into the 5th U.S. Army, a book of bloody fighting to cross the Volturno and to Cassino advance.
After a brief rest, the Marne Division is designated to participate in Operation Shingle , the Allied landings at Anzio-Nettuno, January 22, 1944. It fought hard in the pocket for the next four months. February 29, it repels an attack by three German divisions.
In May 1944, the Gustav Line and the German front at Cassino in disintegrating, she participated in the breakthrough and the general Allied advance toward Rome. The division trains extensively to then take part in Operation Anvil-Dragon .
On 15 August 1944, she landed in the Bay of Saint-Tropez, southern France, and progresses along the Rhone to the north and the Vosges. She reached the left bank of the Rhine near Strasbourg, November 27. After standing in a defensive position, she participated in the final cleaning of the German pocket of Colmar, in January-February 1945.
The 3rd Infantry Division crossed the Rhine in force March 26, 1945. It captured Nuremberg after bloody street fighting on April 20. She then takes Augsburg and Munich, 27 and 30 April. It reached the outskirts of Salzburg, the Austrian border, when the conflict ends. Losses incurred
during this conflict: 4922 killed and 18,766 wounded in battle, 636 died from their injuries.
Photo below: GIS Division of the Marne the streets of Nuremberg, 20 April 1945.
Majors Division (1940-1946).
- MG Charles F. Thompson (July 1940 - August 1941).
- BG Charles P. Hall (August 1941 - September 1941).
- MG John P. Lucas (September 1941 - March 1942).
- MG Jonathan W. Anderson (March 1942 - March 1943).
- MG Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. (March 1943 - February 1944).
- MG John W. O'Daniel (February 1944 - December 1945).
- William G. R. Schmidt (July 1945 - August 1946).
Trivia.
The 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy (June 20, 1924 to May 28, 1971), the most decorated soldier and the most famous American military history, belonged to the 1st Battalion 15th Regiment of this division. Among the decorations awarded include the Medal of Honor (Medal of Honor), the Distinguishid Service Cross (Cross of Merit), the Legion of Merit , two Silver Star (Silver Star) two Bronze Star (Bronze Star), three Purple Heart (medal awarded to injured), French Legion d'Honneur, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm, and Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm. And numerous other citations and awards the presidency.
3 ° Korean War (1950-1953).
During the Korean conflict, the 3rd Division is designated Fire Brigade ("Fire Brigade"), because of its readiness to respond to a crisis. In 1950, the Division HQ installed at Fort Benning, Georgia, with its 15th Infantry Regiment. The 7th Regiment was quartered at Fort Devens.
The division was sent to Japan in 1950 as "Reserve Command Far East," and it is first expected that it would be used after the war ended, as troops of occupation . In September, the 3rd Division was yet engaged in the Korean conflict. She receives staffing the 65th Infantry Regiment, the latter incorporating in its ranks many South Korean soldiers. This 65th Regiment is a unit a little special for the U.S. Army as consisting exclusively foreign volunteers un-American. The Borequeeners (1) landed at Wonson, then headed north towards Hungman and Majon-dong.
Photo below: Borequeeners Hispanic Hill 167, Korea, 1952.
At Majon-dong, they established a defensive line and book their baptism of fire. The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Infantry Regiment are placed on their left flank, and the 15th Regiment between 7th and 65th. The 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment was formed as a Dog Task Force, commanded by Assistant Divisional Commander, Brigadier-General Armistead D. Mead, and given assistance sent to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Chinghung-ni.
In December 1950, after the offensive and the Chinese Army entered the conflict, the TF-Dog 7th Regiment protects the retirement of the 1st Marine Division from Chosin Reservoir to Hungman.
General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of United Nations forces in Korea, ordered the immediate dispatch of reinforcements to contain the Chinese offensive. Hungman around the port, the 10th U.S. Corps establishes defensive perimeter with the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Corps and with the South Korean. In February 1951, the Chinese offensive eventually loses steam. In July, it was finally stopped.
The front stabilized, the 8th U.S. Army moved into defensive, and engage in peace talks between on the one hand, the United States and South Korea, and also China and North Korea. The 3rd Infantry Division will conduct support missions and patrols until the conflict ended in August 1953.
Photo below: GIs of the 3rd Division on patrol at night, April 17, 1951, on the banks of the Imjin River.
During that conflict, the Marne Division behaved are worth, especially during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, of Chorwon-Kumwha and "Jackson Heights (Jackson Heights ). She sees herself ten Battle Stars awarded (or Commitment Stars ) and eleven Medal of Honor (Medal of Honor), seven assigned to the 7th Infantry Regiment: Jerry K. Crump (6-7 September 1951), John Essebagger, Jr. (April 25, 1951), Charles L. Gilliland (April 25, 1951), Clair Goodblood (24-25 April 1951), Noah O. Knight (23-24 November 1951), Darwin K. Kyle (February 16, 1951), Leroy A. Mendonca (July 4, 1951), and Hiroshi H. Miyamura (24-25 April 1951). From 1950 to 1953, she lost 2160 killed and 7939 wounded in combat.
Majors Division (1950-1953).
- MG Robert H. Soule (August 1950 - October 1951).
- MG Thomas J. Cross (October 1951 - May 1952).
- MG Robert L. Dulaney (May 1952 - October 1952).
- MG George W. Smythe (October 1952 - May 1953).
- Eugene W. G. Ridings (May 1953 - October 1953).
(1) The 65th Infantry Regiment The Borinqueeners , named after a small island of Puerto Rico meaning "The Land of the Brave Lord." Currently composed entirely of Puerto Ricans, the regiment during its history absorbed various contingents of Mexican nationality, Cuban or other Latin American countries.
4 ° 1953-2000.
From April 1958 to April 1996, Marne Division is stationed in West Germany in the area of operation of the U.S. VII Corps, near the Czech border. It is scattered in several cities, including Würzburg (Division HQ and troop support), Schweinfurt (1st Brigade), Kitzingen (2nd Brigade) and Aaschaffenburg (3rd Brigade).
In August 1961, just days after the building of the Berlin Wall, a reinforced company of the 7th Infantry Regiment was ordered to put on war footing and to perform in battle the stretch of motorway Aschaffenburg-West Berlin. This mission helps to affirm the ability of the U.S. Army to deploy safely and advance particular through East Germany to reach Berlin.
In November 1990, the 3rd Infantry Division participates in its first war operation since 1953. After the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, 6000 men and women are deployed with the Marne the 1st Armoured Division as part of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 1,000 other soldiers from the division were sent to southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, to assist and provide humanitarian assistance to Kurdish refuge.
At the end of spring 1991, it sends a contingent of officers and noncommissioned officers of the rank, with a military police company, to form the Task Force Victory . Stationed in Kuwait, the TF-Victory provides management and support divisional level in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, who shared the same barracks. This contingent returns within the division, in the operations area of U.S. V Corps in Germany in early September 1991.
Under the plan to reduce active divisions of the U.S. Army after the end of the Cold War, the 24th Division was deactivated 15 February 1996 and uses the colors of the 3rd Division. This new Marne Division relocates to Fort Stewart, Fort Benning and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. She repeatedly demonstrated its capacity for rapid deployment while maintaining the presence of a battalion, then a Task Force of the size of a brigade in Kuwait. It also sends contingents of troops in Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo, mission peace, and acts within the United Nations resolutions.
In 1996-1997, Detachment "Tactical Operation Center (RTOC) from the 3rd Infantry Division, which technically is part of the Georgia National Guard was mobilized to participate in Operation Joint Endeavor , a multinational force to IFOR / SFOR NATO in the Balkans. During this period, the posting serves RTOC-3ID in Tuzla, Bosnia, and Camps Dallas Angela Camp, under the authority of the 1st Infantry Division, then in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, under the command of the 1st Armoured Division.
Majors Division (1953-2000).
- MG Charles DW Canham (November 1953 - November 1954).
- G. Haydon L. Boatner (December 1954 - October 1955).
- MG George E. Lynch (October 1955 - February 1957).
- BG Frederick R. Zierath (March 1957).
- Roy G. E. Lindquist (March 1957 - August 1958).
- MG John S. Upham, Jr. (August 1958 - April 1960).
- MG Albert Watson II (April 1960 - April 1961).
- MG William W. Dick, Jr. (April 1961 - April 1962).
- BG Morris O. Edwards (April-June 1962).
- Frank T. G. Mildren (June 1962 - March 1964).
- MG Albert O. Connor (March 1964 - February 1966).
- BG Jack S. Blocker (February-April 1966).
- MG Robert H. Schellman (April 1966 - August 1967).
- BG Lawrence V. Greene (August-October 1967).
- George G. P. Seneff, Jr. (October 1967 - March 1969).
- MG George M. Seignious II (March 1969 - February 1970).
- MG Robert C. Taber (February 1970 - April 1971).
- MG Marshall B. Garth (April 1971 - September 1972).
- Sam S. G. Walker (September 1972 - June 1974).
- G. Edward C. Meyer (June 1974 - August 1975).
- Pat W. G. Criz (August 1975 - October 1977).
- G. R. Dean Tice (October 1977 - October 1979).
- MG Robert L. "Sam" Wetzel (October 1979-1981).
- G. Fred K. Mahaffey (1981-1983).
- Howard G. G. Crowell, Jr. (1983-1985).
- MG George R. Stotser (1985-1987).
- BG HS Krawciw Nicholas (1987-1989).
- G. Wilson A. Shoffner (1989-1991).
- BG Richard F. Keller (1991-1993).
- Leonard G. D. Holder (1993-1995).
- MG Montgomery C. Meigs (July 1995 - February 1996).
- MG Joseph De Francisco (June-August 1996).
- MG John W. Hendrix (August 1996 - October 1997).
- MG James C. Riley (October 1997 - December 1999).
- MG Walter L. Sharp (December 1999 - December 2001).
5 ° Global war against terrorism (2001-Present).
5.1. Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In March 2003, deployment capabilities and combat the 3rd Infantry Division were put to work again, this time in view of the entire world press. It is indeed the spearhead of the Allied Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of the operation Iraqi Freedom, fighting alongside other American divisions, in particular the two brigades of helicopters of the 101st Airborne Division to Baghdad, arriving in early April.
Marne Division is also the first U.S. Army unit to enter the enemy capital. The 1st Brigade cleans and secures the Saddam International Airport, where the division is seen awarded the first Medal of Honor since the Korean War, while the 2nd Brigade hurtling full speed in Baghdad, along the wide avenue that cuts the city in two, towards the Palace, apartments Deprived of Saddam Hussein, which earned him the nickname Thunder Run ("Rolling Thunder"). The 2nd Brigade was then redeployed to Falludja summer 2003. The division then left Iraq and returned to the United States in August.
In early 2004, the 3rd Infantry Division began a major reorganization. Its three maneuver brigades are converted into four smaller groups, designated "Units of Action". Each is composed of four battalions of infantry, armored, cavalry and artillery. Former Brigade becomes the 4th Engineer Brigade at Fort Stewart. Units of Action undergo intensive training and simulated battle hard pushed to the National Training Center (NTC) in the Mojave Desert in California, and "Accelerated Training Center Interarmes (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana , in preparation for his second deployment to Iraq.
In January 2005, the 3rd Infantry Division is the first division of the U.S. Army to conduct a second stay in this country. divisional HQ is located at Camp Liberty, and takes control of the "Multi-National Division, Baghdad (MND-B), which is responsible for the entire region around the capital. The 1st and 3rd Brigades are under the authority of the 42nd Infantry Division (New York ARNG) and the 101st Airborne Division, in the "Multi-National Division, North (MND-North), in Tikrit.
In preparation for his second deployment Officer, 4th Brigade was reorganized under the new "Table of Organization and Equipment Modified" (MTOE), a new system more modular brigade and was redesignated "Brigade Combat". The 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment (ARNG California) as one of the infantry battalion classic component. Detachments of the 29th Brigade Combat (Hawaii ARNG) form the second, the 2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry Regiment.
The 3rd Infantry Division was redeployed to Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in January 2006. On 17 November, the Defense Department announced that it will make a third tour in Iraq in 2007. On this occasion, it assumes control of the "Multi-National Division Center (MND-C), installed a new command south of Baghdad, to fight against the insurgents and Al Qaeda.
To support operations in the capital, the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment is detached from the 3rd Division and assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division, which is itself subordinate to the 1st Cavalry Division. In 2008, when All American and First Cav returns in the U.S., the 3-7 CAV passes under the authority of the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, which is under the control of 25th Infantry Division. The squadron will remain subject to command until his return to Fort Stewart.
The 3rd Infantry Division took command of the "Multi-National Division, North (MND-North) in October 2009, and became the first division of the U.S. Army to begin a fourth deployment in Iraq. She remained there until September 2010, with the success of Operation New Dawn and transfer of command of combat operations to the new Iraqi army.
From March 20, 2003 to September 24, 2010, the losses of the 3rd Infantry Division amounted to 436 killed.
Photo below: Two soldiers (Capt. David J. Smith and 2nd-Lt. Mike Barth) belonging to the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct a patrol during an exercise at the NTC at Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 21, 2007. The configuration of the Mojave desert and its climate is quite similar to those in the Middle East.
5.2. Reallocation and reorganization of the 1st and 4th Brigades.
In autumn 2008, the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division was designated to serve on a new force, which must take place to any request for assistance from U.S. federal authorities, under the command of USNORTHCOM, the unified combatant command (COCOM) which has responsibility under the North American continent. She still quartered at Fort Stewart, and began a drive to respond to attacks from weapons of mass destruction, attacks, operations of policing in rural Hurbain, or to reinforce police in case of rioting or looting.
In March 2009, the 4th Brigade Combat, which is a heavy mechanized training, is transformed into a light infantry brigade. As part of this reorganization, the 4th Battalion 64th Armored Regiment abandons its Abrams tanks and is redesignated 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment.
5.3. Commanders of the division (2001-Present).
- MG Buford "Buff" Blount.
- G. William Grant Webster.
- MG Rick Lynch.
- MG Tony Cucolo (July 14, 2008).
Current organization of the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Headquarters and "Special Troops" divisional.
• 1st Brigade Combat Raider. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 1st Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Desert Cat .
- 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (RSTA) (2) Warpaint (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment Speed & Power (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Cottonbalers (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment Glory Guns (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 3rd Battalion Support [Logistics] Brigadier Ready to Roll .
• 2nd Brigade Combat Spartan . HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 2nd Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Titan.
- 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment Saber (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment Desert Rogue (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment Battleboar (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment Battleking (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 26th Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Challenger.
Below: firing station of a tank M1A1 Abrams the 3rd Infantry Division. Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2007.
• 3rd Brigade Heavy Combat (HBCT) Sledgehammer. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 3rd Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Buffalo.
- 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Blackhawk (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment Panther (M1A1 Abrams ).
- 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Dragon (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment Rock (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 203rd Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Eagle.
• 4th Infantry Brigade Combat (IBCT) Vanguard. HQ Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- 4th Battalion "Special Troops" Brigadier Sentinel.
- 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment Mustang (M3A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment China (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Baler (M2A3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment Patriot (M109A6 Paladin ).
- 703rd Support Battalion [Logistics] Brigadier Maintain .
• Brigade Combat Aviation Falcon . HQ Hunter AAF, Georgia.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (3) Heels .
- 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [attack] Viper (AH-64D Apache Longbow ).
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [General Support] Knighthawk (UH-60A / L Black Hawk, CH-47D Chinook ).
- 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment [RSTA] (2) Lighthorse (OH-58D Kiowa ).
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment [Assault] Brawler (UH-60L Black Hawk ).
- 603rd Support Battalion Aviation [Logistique] Work Horse .
(2) RSTA: Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition.
(3) HHC: Headquarter and Headquarter Company.
Sources également disponibles:
1° 3rd Infantry Division (United States) (en.wikipedia.org).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
2° 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Rock of The Marne" (globalsecurity.org).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/3id.htm
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