3rd Battalion, 6th Marines

3rd Battalion 6th Marines
3rd Battalion 6th Marines
	3/6 Insignia
Active	August 14, 1917 – August 20, 1919; June 14, 1922 – August 10, 1922; June 12, 1924 – November 10, 1928; November 1, 1940 – March 27, 1946; October 17, 1949 – present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Light Infantry
Role	The mission of the Marine Corps rifle squad is to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver and/ or repel enemy assault by fire and close combat.
Part of	6th Marine Regiment; 2nd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nickname(s)	"Teufel Hunden" (Devil Dogs)
Motto(s)	“Discipline”
Engagements	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood; Battle of Soissons; Battle of Saint-Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne offensive; World War II Battle of Guadalcanal; Battle of Tarawa; Battle of Saipan; Battle of Tinian; Battle of Okinawa; Operation Just Cause; Operation Desert Storm; War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Inherent Resolve;
Commanders
Current; commander	LtCol Mark P. Paige

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (3/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "Teufelhunden", it consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.

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