22 апр. 2016 г. · The 501st Regiment ceased to exist as a tactical unit and was redesignated as the 501st Infantry, a parent regiment under the combat arms regimental system.

The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (501st PIR) was activated in Toccoa, Georgia in November 1942 where the young paratroopers to be were given basic ...

The 501st was specifically tasked to drop 4 miles south of Veghel and seize railroad and highway bridges over the Aa River and the Willems Canal. Though Lt Col ...

17 дек. 2021 г. · His outfit, the 501st Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, was the first to engage the enemy at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

On 1st October 1940, the 501st Parachute Battalion was officially activated at Fort Benning, Georgia under the command of Major William Miley.

3 дня назад · The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment's genesis can be traced back to the early days of the US Army's airborne forces. It was constituted during ...

30 июн. 2009 г. · "Unit History: 1st Battalion (Airmobile), 501st Infantry, Fort Campbell, Kentucky." Fort Campbell, KY: 1970? 22 p. #603-501.1970a.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 501st Parachute Battalion on 1941-03-1941. It was redesignated for the 501st Parachute Infantry ...

17 июн. 2014 г. · The 501st PIR played a key role in all of the division's engagements, including Operation Overlord in Normandy and Operation Market Garden in ...