Category:120th Infantry Brigade Heraldry

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

On a dark blue vertical rectangular embroidered device, arched at the top and bottom, a white embattled pale, arched at top and bottom, embattled on the left and right side, bearing a red bayonet, point up; all within a ⅛ inch (.32 cm) white border. Overall dimensions are 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in length.

COMBAT SERVICE IDENTIFICATION BADGE: A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.

Flag blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units. The embattled pale suggests tank tracks, denoting the 120th Infantry’s lineage as an armored unit. Red symbolizes the Brigade’s striking capabilities.
The bayonet signifies close combat, illustrating the Brigade’s mission.

The 3rd Armored Infantry Group, Army of the United States, was authorized a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia on 1943-03-26, but it was never designed nor issued.
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-03-30 for Headquarters, 3rd Armored Group.
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-09-14 for Headquarters, 12th Tank Group
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-12-13 for Headquarters, 12th Armored Group.
The authorization was redesignated on 1997-10-24 in the Regular Army for Headquarters, 120th Infantry Brigade.
The authorization was finally fulfilled when the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was issued on 2007-04-04.
(TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-920).

A silver color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a dark blue band arched charged with three silver caltrops between a Gutte de Sang background enclosed by a black scroll doubled inscribed at top “OUR OUTFITS” and at bottom “IN THE FIGHT” in silver.

Dark blue, the color traditionally used by the Infantry unit, denotes the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the unit.
The arched band refers to the unit’s World War II campaign in the Battle of the Bulge.
The caltrops represent the defensive success by the Allies to protect Bastogne, Belgium from the Germans.
The field of Gutte de Sang symbolizes the Battle of Ardennes, Siege of Bastogne, one of the bloodiest conflicts during World War II.

The 3rd Armored Infantry Group, Army of the United States, was authorized a Distinctive Unit Insignia on 1943-03-26, but it was never designed nor issued.
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-03-30 for Headquarters, 3rd Armored Group.
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-09-14 for Headquarters, 12th Tank Group
The authorization was redesignated on 1943-12-13 for Headquarters, 12th Armored Group.
The authorization was redesignated on 1997-10-24 in the Regular Army for Headquarters, 120th Infantry Brigade.
The authorization was finally fulfilled when the Distinctive Unit Insignia was issued on 2007-02-09.

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