66th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 66th Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1943–1946 |
| Country | .png){kind=small} United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto | None |
| U.S. Infantry Regiments | ||||
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The 66th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.[1]
History
For a brief period (1932–1940), the 66th Armored Regiment was designated as the 66th Infantry Regiment.[2] The second iteration of the 66th Infantry Regiment was not descended from this organization.[3]
Lineage
The regiment was constituted 10 July 1943 in the Regular Army as the 66th Infantry and assigned to the 71st Infantry Division.[4] It was activated 15 July 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado and deactivated 5–9 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.[1][4] It was relieved from the 71st Division and allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953.[5] It has since broken up and its elements re-designated as elements of the 13th Armored Division as follows:
- 66th Infantry (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as the 266th Armored Infantry Battalion.
- 1st Battalion as the 267th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Battalion as the 268th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Battalion as the 269th Armored Infantry Battalion
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References
- 1 2 The Army Almanac. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1950. p. 510.
- ↑ Blaker, Gordon A. (2001). Iron Knights: The United States 66th Armored Regiment. Burd Street Press.
- ↑ "Infantry Lineages". U.S. Army Center of Military History. United States Army. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- 1 2 Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 163.
- ↑ "Infantry Lineages". U.S. Army Center of Military History. United States Army. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
