6th Cavalry Brigade (United States)
The 6th Cavalry Brigade was a tactical formation of the United States Army which served in the Second World War before being disbanded following the end of the Cold War. Formation. On 15 August 1927 the 6th Cavalry Brigade was constituted as part of the unorganised and newly formed 3rd Cavalry Division. Until 1932 the brigade didn't maintain a headquarters and was assigned to the VII Corps Area. The brigade was organised as follows after formation: From 1928 to 1931 the brigade was redesignated as 'Regular Army Inactive' and maintained training through an affiliation  with the 14th Cavalry Regiment, and conducted training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. On 1 May 1932 the brigade was withdrawn from the VII Corps Area and subsequently allocated to the III Corps Area. During the brigade's time as part of the III Corps Area, the regiment was deemed 'inactive'. By July 1933 the brigade was organised with personnel from the Organized Reserves. On 1 June 1936 the brigade was withdrawn from the III Corps Area and allotted back to the VII Corps Area. By December 1939 the brigade was organised in Des Moines, Iowa. However, the brigade was  disbanded on 10 October 1940. By the time the brigade was disbanded, it was organised as follows: World War II. On 21 April 1942, the 6th Tank Group was constituted in the Army of the United States, continuing the lineage of the old 3rd Cavalry Brigade. On 23 April, the group was activated at Camp Bowie, Texas. On 1 February 1944 the group was redesignated as the 6th Armored Group. The group went on to fight during the Battle of Normandy, and the subsequent North West Europe Campaign, including the Crossing of the Rhine, Battle of the Bulge, and Advance  into Western Germany. On 22 October 1945 the group was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, and disbanded 2 July 1952. Cold War. On 21 February 1975 the 6th Cavalry Brigade was reconstituted at Fort Hood, Texas in the Regular Army and subsequently assigned to the III Corps. By 1989 the brigade added the suffix '(Air Combat)', and was organised as follows: While based at Fort Hood the brigade also had a small Pathfinder detachment assigned. In the autumn of 1990, two subordinate units of the brigade (including the 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment), were deployed to Saudi Arabia. These  units would go on to take part in Operation Desert Shield and later Operation Desert Storm. Modern Day. On 16 June 2005, both the 6th Cavalry Brigade and the 17th Aviation Brigade were inactivated and their assets were merged into the Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, thus ending the lineage. Heraldry. Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description Symbolism Background Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description Symbolism Background