52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 52nd Infantry Regiment | |
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Coat of arms
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| Active | 1917- |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Nickname(s) | "Ready Rifles" (special designation) |
| Motto(s) | "Fortis et Certus" (Brave and True) |
| Infantry colors | Blue and white |
| Engagements |
World War I World War II Vietnam War Iraq Campaign Afghanistan |
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| U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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| Previous | Next |
| 51st Infantry Regiment | 53rd Infantry Regiment |
| Company C, 52d Infantry Regiment | |
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Guidon
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| Active | 1917-21 1942-45 (1943-45 as C/60 AIB) 1950-72 (1953-59 as C/560 AIB) (1959-66 as HHC/3 BG/52 IN) 2000 – present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Long Range Surveillance |
| Role | Long Range Surveillance |
| Size | Company |
| Nickname(s) | "Chaos" |
| Engagements |
World War I World War II Vietnam Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
CPT Michael D. Hauser, Previous: Edward M. Cecil, Daniel W. Baker, Bradley J. Goodyear, Matthew Acosta, Chase S. Baker |
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.
The regiment was first activated 16 June 1917, at Chickamauga, Georgia. The unit first saw combat in Meuse-Argonne, in Northern France, and in Alsace, France, during World War I.
After the 52nd Infantry Regiment's activation in 1917, the regiment was assigned to the Sixth Infantry Division. The Sixth Division was organized in November 1917 as a square division consisting of the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, and the 54th Infantry Regiments, the 16th, 17th and 18th Machine-Gun Battalions and the 3rd, 11th and 78th Field Artillery Regiments. The units of the division gathered in New York and left for France in July 1918. After marching and training all over western France, the Sixth was assigned on 31 August to the Vosges sector. There, a chain of lofty wooded peaks had stalemated both the French and German armies. Their mission was the defense of a 21-mile front. The division engaged in active patrols in no man's land and behind the German lines. In addition infantry platoon strongpoints defended against German raiding parties which launched their attacks using liquid fire and grenades.
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