3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

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The 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit
infantry battalion
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith United States awards and decorations
surface form: United States Navy and Marine Corps awards
conflictParticipated Gulf War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
country United States of America
decoratedWith Croix de Guerre
surface form: French Croix de Guerre with Palm

French Fourragere
Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
formedPartOf American Expeditionary Forces
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
garrisonLocation North Carolina
hasSubunit Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
surface form: India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
motto Fortes Fortuna Juvat
nickname 3/6
Teufelhunden
notableDeployment Anbar Governorate
surface form: Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Helmand Province, Afghanistan
notableEngagement Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Hue
surface form: Battle of Hue City

Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Soissons
Battle of Tarawa
Invasion of Tinian
surface form: Battle of Tinian

Meuse–Argonne Offensive
surface form: Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
partOf 2nd Marine Division
6th Marines
surface form: 6th Marine Regiment

II Marine Expeditionary Force
primaryMission locate close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
role ground combat element
secondaryMission repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat
translationOfMotto Fortune Favors the Brave
type infantry

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6th Marines hasBattalion 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines hasSubunit 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines hasSubunit 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines hasSubunit 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines