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  • 52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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  • The 52nd Infantry Regiment ("Ready Rifles") is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The charges on the canton of the regiment's coat of arms represent the 11th Infantry from which this regiment was formed in 1917. Its first combat service was in World War I in the Gerardmer Sector in Alsace, a short distance west of Colmar. The bend from the arms of Alsace has been charged with the 6th Division shoulder sleeve insignia to show that the regiment was with that Division in France.
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Branch
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  • Infantry colors
Role
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  • 200
Nickname
  • "Hellcat"
  • “Ready Rifles”
Country
Current Commander
  • CPT Chase S. Baker
Type
identification symbol label
  • Colors
  • 4492800.0
Caption
  • Coat of arms
  • Guidon
Dates
  • 1917
  • 1942
  • 1950
  • 2000
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Colors
  • Blue and white
Specialization
Unit Name
  • 52
  • 4492800.0
Battles
Motto
  • "Fortis et Certus"
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  • Distinctive unit insignia
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  • The 52nd Infantry Regiment ("Ready Rifles") is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The charges on the canton of the regiment's coat of arms represent the 11th Infantry from which this regiment was formed in 1917. Its first combat service was in World War I in the Gerardmer Sector in Alsace, a short distance west of Colmar. The bend from the arms of Alsace has been charged with the 6th Division shoulder sleeve insignia to show that the regiment was with that Division in France. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 52d Infantry Regiment on 29 June 1921. It was redesignated for the 52d Armored Infantry Regiment on 29 September 1942. The insignia was redesignated for the 52d Armored Infantry Battalion on 6 January 1944. It was redesignated for the 52d Infantry Regiment on 31 October 1958.