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4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)
Encyclopedia
The 4th Cavalry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Knox
, Kentucky
. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve
& National Guard
units that are based East of the Mississippi River
. The brigade was originally formed as an element of the 2nd Cavalry Division
but was inactivated after the division was broken up. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 85th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Army
Activated 1 September 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas
Inactivated 26 October 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Disbanded 5 August 1952
Reconstituted 24 October 1997 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 4th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 16 October 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Activated 1 December 2006 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
& National Guard
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
units that are based East of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. The brigade was originally formed as an element of the 2nd Cavalry Division
2nd Cavalry Division (United States)
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but was inactivated after the division was broken up. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 85th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Army
Organization
The unit is composed of:- HHC, 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Battalion, 337th Regiment CS/CSS
- 2nd Battalion, 340th Regiment CS/CSS
- 1st Squadron, 409th Regiment (Cavalry)
- 2nd Squadron, 409th Regiment (Cavalry)
- 1st Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery) (MLRS)
- 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery)
- 3rd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Engineer)
- 1st Battalion, 411th Regiment (Logistics Support)
Lineage
Constituted 25 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 4th Tank Destroyer GroupActivated 1 September 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas
Inactivated 26 October 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Disbanded 5 August 1952
Reconstituted 24 October 1997 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 4th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 16 October 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Activated 1 December 2006 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Campaign participation credit
World War II- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe