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- The 106th Cavalry Regiment (formerly organized as a group) was a mechanized cavalry unit of the United States Army in World War II recognized for its outstanding action. The group was organized in 1921 as part of the Illinois National Guard and during the Spanish–American War and World War I was known as the 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. It underwent a number of reorganizations before World War II. Like other Guard units during the inter-war years, the 106th held weekly or monthly drills and yearly training. Readiness for war in 1940 led to the mechanization of the unit and induction into Federal service at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 25 November 1940. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the 106th trained at Camp Hood, Texas until the spring of 1944 when they deployed to Europe. Upon arriving in England, the group was reorganized into the 106th and 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons along with a Group Headquarters. When they were moved to Europe, they were often in the lead of other units. Lightly armed, they scouted ahead to fix enemy locations. For the next year and a half, they fought through France, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria, earning five campaign streamers and two Croix de Guerre from Charles de Gaulle, President of the Provisional French government. The regiment led the Allied advance across the Rhine and were the first unit to attack a town south of the Siegfried Line or West Wall. In late 2006, the 33rd Brigade Combat Team of the Illinois Army National Guard was formed and the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry was included in the reorganization. (en)
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- 106th Group:French Croix de guerre with Palm
- 121st CRS:Fourragère
- 121st CRS:French Croix de guerre with Palm
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- Anywhere at Any Time
- Utcumque Ubique
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- Reconnaissanceandsurveillance
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- Military duty during World War II mentioned in Despatches (en)
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- 106 (xsd:integer)
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- French Croix de guerre of World War II with one gilt palm (en)
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- 1942 (xsd:integer)
- 2006 (xsd:integer)
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- Distinctive unit insignia (en)
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- Anywhere at Any Time (en)
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- Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (en)
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- Colonel Vennard Wilson
Colonel Paul Hastings (en)
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- Reconnaissance and surveillance (en)
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- U.S. Cavalry Regiments (en)
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- The 106th Cavalry Regiment (formerly organized as a group) was a mechanized cavalry unit of the United States Army in World War II recognized for its outstanding action. The group was organized in 1921 as part of the Illinois National Guard and during the Spanish–American War and World War I was known as the 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. It underwent a number of reorganizations before World War II. Like other Guard units during the inter-war years, the 106th held weekly or monthly drills and yearly training. Readiness for war in 1940 led to the mechanization of the unit and induction into Federal service at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 25 November 1940. (en)
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- 106th Cavalry Regiment (en)
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