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205th Infantry Brigade (United States)

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205th Infantry Brigade
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205th Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1921-1942
1963-1994
2006-Present
CountryUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
RoleInfantry, Training
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQFort Benjamin Harrison

The 205th Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 103rd Division. It was active from 1921 to 1942 and then from 1963 through 1994, and then reformed in 2006.

It was initially formed within the Organized Reserve Corps in Arizona and New Mexico, including the 409th and 410th Regiments. Its sister brigade within the 103rd Division was the 206th Brigade in Colorado, which included the 411th and 412th Regiments.

Lineage

  • Constituted 1921-06-24 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 103rd Division
  • Organized in November 1921 at Warren, Arizona
  • Redesignated 1925-03-23 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Brigade
  • Redesignated 1936-08-24 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Infantry Brigade
  • Converted and redesignated 1942-02-11 as the 103rd Reconnaissance Troop (less 3rd Platoon), 103rd Division (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 206th Infantry Brigade, concurrently converted and redesignated as the 3rd Platoon, 103rd Reconnaissance Troop, 103rd Division)
  • Troop ordered into active military service 1942-11-15 and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, as the 103rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, an element of the 103rd Infantry Division
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1943-08-08 as the 103rd Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
  • Inactivated 1945-09-22 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
  • Redesignated 1947-04-15 as the 103rd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
  • Activated 1947-04-28 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Organized Reserves redesignated 1948-03-25 as the Organized Reserve Corps.
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1949-11-25 as the 103rd Reconnaissance Company
  • Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 1952-07-09 as the Army Reserve.
  • Inactivated 1959-05-18 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Converted and redesignated (less 3rd Platoon) 1963-02-01 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Infantry Brigade, and relieved from assignment to the 103rd Infantry Division; concurrently activated at Fort Snelling, Minnesota (3d Platoon, 103rd Reconnaissance Company concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 206th Infantry Brigade -- hereafter separate lineage)
  • Inactivated 1994-09-15 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
  • Withdrawn 1997-10-24 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently activated at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
  • Inactivated 1999-10-06 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
  • Headquarters activated 2006-12-01 at Indianapolis, Indiana

Honors

Campaign participation credit

  1. Rhineland,
  2. Ardennes-Alsace,
  3. Central Europe

Decorations

  • None

Cold War

The Brigade was organized as a separate infantry brigade in Minnesota and Iowa. It was later assigned as a roundout element for the 6th Infantry Division (Light) in Alaska.

Present

In December 2006, the 205th Infantry Brigade was activated using the personnel and assets of 3rd Brigade, 85th Division (Training Support) and assumed the mission to train Army Reserve and National Guard units.

Organization

The unit is composed of:[1]

References

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