2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment

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The 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment is a U.S. Army airborne infantry battalion renowned for its parachute assault capabilities and combat service as part of the 82nd Airborne Division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit
airborne infantry battalion
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith 82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED
XVIII Airborne Corps NERFINISHED
branch United States Army
commandStructure United States Army Forces Command NERFINISHED
conflict Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED
Normandy campaign NERFINISHED
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED
Operation Husky NERFINISHED
Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED
Operation Just Cause NERFINISHED
Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED
Operation Neptune NERFINISHED
Operation Urgent Fury NERFINISHED
Vietnam War
World War II
country United States of America
decorations French Croix de Guerre NERFINISHED
Netherlands Military William Order (unit award via regiment/division) NERFINISHED
Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED
garrison Fort Bragg NERFINISHED
Fort Liberty NERFINISHED
higherFormation XVIII Airborne Corps NERFINISHED
motto H-Minus
nickname Panther Battalion NERFINISHED
notableFor airborne infantry combat service
parachute assault capabilities
notableOperation airborne assault into Grenada in 1983
airborne assault into Normandy on D-Day
airborne assault into Panama in 1989
airborne assault into Sicily in 1943
parentUnit 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
partOf 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED
505th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED
primaryMission to deploy by parachute and conduct combat operations on short notice
role light infantry
rapid deployment force
size battalion-sized formation
specialization airborne operations
parachute assault operations
tradition parachute assault from U.S. Air Force aircraft
type airborne infantry

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3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division subunit 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment