50th Infantry Regiment
Not yet constituted / organized
This timeline begins in 1916. The cited organization had not yet been constituted or organized during this interval; its formation follows.
First division shown20th Division (World War I)31 Jul 1918
Separate unit histories4 documented elementsDated lineages and service notes below
Page cutoff8 September 2026Last-documented status is explicitly marked
One regiment, separate assignments
The common row follows the regiment. After its reorganization, battle groups and battalions could hold different assignments at the same time. A deployment or temporary attachment does not by itself change the assigned division. The common row closes on 20 Sep 1943; later service belongs to the separate element rows. Battalion rows follow headquarters lineages, often descended from lettered companies, rather than assuming that the old regimental battalions continued unchanged.
Division patches
Representative division patches. Patterns could change over time; an image does not imply that the exact version was worn throughout every period. Divisions without a verified asset remain identified by name.
At a glance
Assignments across time
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- Division assignment
- 1st Infantry
- 2d Infantry
- 8th Infantry
- Separate headquarters
- Training / academy
- Inactive
- Unverified / last documented
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Look up the dated rows below. Service notes with incomplete dates are excluded; last-documented results do not certify a current assignment.
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Division timeline
Deployments, operations and credited campaign service appear inside assignment cards. Award years establish credited service, not exact tour dates. Some service notes identify only company-sized elements. This is a sourced selection, not a complete movement log.
Assignment ends are exclusive: the next period starts on that date. *Striped final bars mean last documented, with later status unverified through the page cutoff. Unknown intervals are not treated as inactive.
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1 Jan 1916 – 15 May 1917
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15 May 1917 – 31 Jul 1918
50th Infantry Regiment
Assignment not established
The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.
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31 Jul 1918 – 28 Feb 1919
50th Infantry Regiment
20th Division (World War I)
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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28 Feb 1919 – 31 Dec 1921
50th Infantry Regiment
No assigned division
The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.
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31 Dec 1921 – 31 Jul 1922
50th Infantry Regiment
Inactive
The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased.
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31 Jul 1922 – 8 Jan 1942
50th Infantry Regiment
Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately.
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8 Jan 1942 – 15 Feb 1942
50th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 6th Armored Division
The unit was inactive but retained the division assignment shown. Paper assignments and Reserve-officer training are not active combat service.
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15 Feb 1942 – 20 Sep 1943
50th Infantry Regiment
6th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Jul 1957 – 1 Sep 1967
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
2d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Sep 1967 – 16 Dec 1970
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
No assigned division
The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.
Deployments & overseas operations
1968-1969
Vietnam
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Credited overseas service
The Army lineage lists a unit decoration for service in these years. These are credited service years, not exact deployment and return dates.
Source1969-1970
Vietnam
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Credited overseas service
The Army lineage lists a unit decoration for service in these years. These are credited service years, not exact deployment and return dates. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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16 Dec 1970 – 15 Mar 1983
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
2d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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15 Mar 1983 – 28 Aug 1987
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Inactive
The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased.
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28 Aug 1987 – page cutoff*
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Last documented: TRADOC · Training
Institutional or training service. This is a command relationship, not a maneuver-division assignment. The source establishes this last recorded status, not uninterrupted service through 2026. The striped bar extends to the page cutoff to keep the later research gap visible.
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20 Sep 1943 – 19 Sep 1945
44th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
6th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1944-1945
Western Europe
44th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor · Deployment / campaign service
The Company A predecessor lineage records Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe service. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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19 Sep 1945 – 5 Sep 1950
44th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 6th Armored Division
The unit was inactive but retained the division assignment shown. Paper assignments and Reserve-officer training are not active combat service.
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5 Sep 1950 – 16 Mar 1956
44th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
6th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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16 Mar 1956 – 1 Jul 1957
44th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 6th Armored Division
The unit was inactive but retained the division assignment shown. Paper assignments and Reserve-officer training are not active combat service.
Service note · dates incomplete
50th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor · Armored successor
The 50th Armored Infantry Battalion served with the 6th Armored Division and inactivated on 18 September 1945.
Service note · dates incomplete
9th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor · Armored successor
The former 2d Battalion became the 9th Armored Infantry Battalion in September 1943. Its 6th Armored Division service ended with inactivation on 18 September 1945.
Sources and scope
Army Center of Military History lineage certificates provide the dated backbone. Regimental associations and secondary histories supplement individual operations and battalions. Where the evidence stops, the page says so. A page cutoff is not a claim that every unit directory was current on that date.
Earlier battalions are covered by common regimental service; separately dated lineages and substantiated later battalions receive their own rows or notes. A unit graphic alone is not evidence of a battalion assignment. Reserve, training and inactive organizations are distinguished from active combat units.
- Army Center of Military History: 1st Battalion 50th Infantry Regiment
- 50th Infantry Regiment history (Wikipedia; secondary)
Patch artwork
Unmodified artwork from Wikimedia Commons; individual file pages identify the artist and license. Insignia represent the divisions, not regimental affiliation badges.
- 6th Armored Division · file and credit · public domain
- 2d Armored Division · file and credit · public domain
