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The 385th Infantry Regiment was part of the 76th Infantry Division of the US Army during World War II and fought in Germany, including the Siegfried Line. The 385th's 2nd Battalion crossed the Nims River at Niederweis taking the town while the 1st Battalion attacked south between Nims and the Prum toward Irrel. 3rd Battalion was the first of the regiment to span the Sauer and go into action in Germany. The first days of combat were a series of pillboxes and prepared defenses until the Line had been breeched and the Regiment began moving at an ever accelerated speed. ==Lineage== Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army (USA) as the 385th Infantry and assigned to the 97th Division * Demobilized 30 November 1918. * Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 385th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Division, (later redesignated as the 76th Infantry Division). * Organized in December 1921 with Headquarters at Providence, Rhode Island. * Ordered into active military service 15 June 1942 and reorganized at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. * Disbanded 31 August 1945 in Germany. * Reconstituted 7 October 1946 in the Organized Reserves as the 385th Infantry and assigned to the 76th Infantry Division. * Activated 17 December 1946 with Headquarters at Providence, Rhode Island, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve). * Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1959 as the 385th Regiment, an element of the 76th Division (Training), with Headquarters at Providence, Rhode Island. * (Location of Headquarters changed 1 April 1960 to Warwick, Rhode Island). * Reorganized 31 January 1968 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Training). * Reorganized 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 76th Division (Institutional Training). * Reorganized 16 October - 16 November 1996 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 98th Infantry Division (Institutional Training). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「385th Infantry Regiment (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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