101st Cavalry Regiment
This page is about the 101st Cavalry Regiment. The 101st Cavalry Group was its headquarters unit.
| 101st Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1920 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Allegiance | New York |
| Branch | New York Army National Guard |
| Motto | To The Utmost |
| Branch color | Yellow |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive Unit Insignia |
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| U.S. Cavalry Regiments | |
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The 101st Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the New York National Guard that has existed since 1921 and which saw service in World War II.
History
The regiment was constituted on 30 December 1920[1] from the 1st and 2nd New York Cavalry Regiments and had its headquarters in Brooklyn. The regiment was initially assigned to the 21st Cavalry Division.
The regiment was inducted into federal service in January 1941 and reorganized into the:
- 101st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), the former 1st Squadron
- 116th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), the former 2nd Squadron
- 101st Cavalry Group (Mechanized), its headquarters unit, the former regimental headquarters troop
World War II
With this organization, the group saw combat in northwest Europe during World War II with the XV and the XXI Corps of the U.S. Seventh Army in the Sixth Army Group.[2][3][4][5] Late in the war it was attached to the 12th Armored Division of XXI Corps.[6]
Among other exploits, troops of the 101st Cavalry captured German field marshal Albert Kesselring as well as the Japanese ambassador to Germany in May 1945. Following the war, the 101st Group was inactivated on 25 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts.
Post-War
The regiment was reformed as the 101st Armored Cavalry Regiment on 1 January 1950 with headquarters again at Brooklyn. On 16 March 1959, the unit was retitled the 101st Armored Regiment, an appellation that endured until 15 April 1963 when the unit was renamed the 101st Cavalry, reduced in strength to one squadron, and subordinated to the 42nd Infantry Division.Pope, pp. 13–15[7] The 1st squadron of the 101 Cavalry was disbanded in August 2006.
The 2nd squadron remains and is headquartered in Niagara Falls, NY. 2nd Squadron is the reconnaissance squadron of the 27th IBCT, and they consist of A Troop (Mounted), B Troop (Mounted), and C Troop (Dismounted).
Reading
- Clay, Steven E., U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 (Vol. 2), Fort Leavenworth: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2010.
- Pope, Jeffrey L. and Kondratiuk, Leonid E., Armor-Cavalry Regiments, Washington: National Guard Bureau, 1995.
- 101st Cavalry Regiment World War Two
- WITH THE 101st CAVALRY IN WORLD WAR II 1940-1945
- Official History of the 101st Cavalry Group, Part I
- Official History of the 101st Cavalry Group, Part II
References
- ↑ Clay, p. 628
- ↑ 101st Cavalry Regiment World War Two
- ↑ WITH THE 101st CAVALRY IN WORLD WAR II 1940-1945
- ↑ Official History of the 101st Cavalry Group, Part I
- ↑ Official History of the 101st Cavalry Group, Part II
- ↑ Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division April 1945: "Large enemy areas were surrounded and cleared by the fast moving task forces, supported by the 101st Cav. Group, now attached to the division."
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "101st Cavalry Regiment".