5th Infantry Division (United States)

5th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
	5th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1917–1921; 1939–1946; 1947–1992
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	"Red Diamond", "Red Devils"
Motto(s)	We Will
Engagements	World War I St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; World War II Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Vietnam War Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69 Counteroffensive; Summer–Fall 1969; Winter–Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Operation Just Cause Panama 1989–1990;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Bernard W. Rogers
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps. It was inactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division.

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