96th Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentStatus Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_Tank
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Knox
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the mechanized cavalry transformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 96th Cavalry
gptkbp:insignia Cavalry Shield
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:motto Courage and Honor
gptkbp:nickname The Iron Horse
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkb:Normandy_Invasion
gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Operation Dragoon
Battle of Aachen
Crossing of the Rhine
Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reform 1947
gptkbp:successor gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:symbol Horse
gptkbp:traditions Cavalry Charge
gptkbp:training Armored Warfare
gptkbp:type Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:unitHistory Activated in 1941
Deactivated in 1945
Reactivated in 1947
Assigned to various divisions
Participated_in_Cold_War_operations
Served_in_Korea