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After Operation Desert Storm, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry On June 15 1992, the Battalion was inactivated

Than later on December 16 1992 reactivated at Fort Polk, Louisiana

Once again the Unit was inactivated on December 15 1995 at Fort Hood, Texas. At that time it was relieved from assignment to the 2nd Armored Division

Campaigns & Awards

Finally, it was assigned February 16 1996 to the 1st Armored Division. It was activated at Fort Riley, Kansas as the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry on March 29 1996, along with Charlie Battery and 1-4th Air Defense Artillery

The 41st Infantry spearheaded the advance of XIX Corps, First US Army, across France and Belgium in August and September 1944. Finally, the 41st Infantry reached the German Border.

Constituted May 15, 1917 in the Regular Army as Alpha Company, 41st Infantry

The Third Presidential Unit Citation was earned after the 2nd Armored Division stopped the largest Geraman tank counter-attack and 41st Infantry breached a 15 foot wide, 10 mile long anti-tank ditch and led the way for the final, dramatic 10 day attack

In March 2008, the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry was inactivated along with the rest of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.

Organized June 20, 1917 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment

41st Infantry was assigned to 10th Division on July 9, 1918 and Later on in February 18, 1919 relieved from that assignment

Units 1st attempt to deploy

The Fourth Presidential Unit Citation was earned In December 1944, after the Germans created a bulge in the American lines near Celles, Belgium the 41st Infantry led the attack as 2nd Armored Division broke the nose of the entire German offensive

1st Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment Unit History

The 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry was reorganized and redesiganted as the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment and reactivated at Fort Bliss in July 2009, as part of the reorganized 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.

The Unit prepared for deployment to Europe to fight in World War I In October 1918, the regiment sent an advance party to France to prepare for the deployment, however, the war ended in November so the regiment did not deploy

Straight and Stalwart

The regiment was deactivated on September 22nd 1921 As part of the general demobilization after the War

The Unit was reactivated on July 15, 1940 as Alpha Company, 41st Infantry (Armored) at Fort Benning, Georgia as an element of the 2d Armored Division

Campaigns & Awards

From 1940 to 1942, the Regiment trained hard in preparation for combat as part of 2nd Armored Division

In October 1942, the Regiment set sail from Newport News, Virginia as a part of Major General Patton's North African Invasion Force this invasion was known as Operation Torch

On January 1st 1942 the unit was redesignated as Alpha Company, 41st Armored Infantry. Also in 1942, Colonel Sidney R. Hinds, rose from Regimental S-3 to Regimental Commander

Following a period of occupation duty in North Africa, the 41st Infantry participated as a part of 2nd Armored Division in the invasion of Sicily on July 9 1943

It was he who adopted the motto "We stand up straight, we shoot straight, we drive straight, and attempt to live straight

June 1944. The 41st Infantry would cross Omaha Beach in Normandy as a part of the greatest armada in history, Operation Overload.

41st Infantry won its first Presidential Unit Citation after stopping an enemy column consisting of over 100 vehicles of a Panzer unit

The unit was reorganized on 25 March 1946 and became Company A, 41st Armored Infantry Battalion, still an element of 2nd Armored Division

On 1 July 1963, the unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry.

The Regiment won its second Presidential Unit Citation by repelling another strong enemy counterattack on July 20, 1944 consisting of approximately 600 men and 10 tanks

On 22 March 1983, the Battalion was issued its first M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles

Campaigns & Awards

1st Battalion, 41st Infantry was call back to action when Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny nation of Kuwait

On 15 February 1991,Task Force 1-41st Infantry began firing on the enemy

Task Force 1-41st Infantry traveled over 200 kilometers in 72 hours and destroyed 65 armored vehicles and 10 artillery pieces, while capturing 300 prisoners. For these heroic actions, the Task Force was awarded the Valorous Unit Award.

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