52nd Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 52nd Infantry Regiment was one of the higher-numbered U.S. infantry lineages associated with the Army's twentieth-century growth and repeated reorganizations. It belongs to the generation of units shaped more by modern mobilization and overseas commitments than by the old Regular Army frontier tradition.
Its history survives through the Army's lineage system even though the regiment did not remain a continuously prominent field regiment across every era. Like many comparable units, it reflects the Army's need for expandable structure in wartime and adaptable organization in peacetime.
The 52nd Infantry stands as a reminder that the Army's institutional depth depended not only on famous regiments, but also on the many lineages maintained for future expansion and later specialized missions.
Battalion Page
A dedicated battalion subpage now collects the regiment's known battalion icons and short battalion sketches for the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions. Open the 52nd Infantry Regiment Battalions page.