628th Tank Battalion (United States)
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The 628th Tank Battalion was an armored battalion
of the United States Army
active during the Cold War
, formed in 1946 and merged into the 103rd Armor Regiment
in 1959.
It was formed in May 1946 in the Pennsylvania National Guard
by redesignating the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion
, then organised in May 1949 as part of the 28th Infantry Division.
The battalion, along with the rest of the 28th Division, was activated for service due to the Korean War
in September 1950; after training, the division was placed under the command of Seventh Army and stationed in West Germany
. It was stood down in June 1954, and the battalion returned to the National Guard.
In 1959, under the new Combat Arms Regimental System, the battalion joined with elements of the 110th Infantry Regiment and the 108th and 166th Field Artillery Battalions to form the 103rd Armor Regiment
.
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
active during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, formed in 1946 and merged into the 103rd Armor Regiment
103rd Armor Regiment (United States)
The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion...
in 1959.
It was formed in May 1946 in the Pennsylvania National Guard
Pennsylvania National Guard
The Pennsylvania National Guard is composed of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It is one of the largest National Guards in the nation. It has the largest Army National Guard of all the states and the fourth largest Air National Guard. These forces are...
by redesignating the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion
628th Tank Destroyer Battalion
The 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. It was redesignated the 628th Tank Battalion after the end of the war, and today exists as the 103rd Armor Regiment.-Early service:...
, then organised in May 1949 as part of the 28th Infantry Division.
The battalion, along with the rest of the 28th Division, was activated for service due to the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
in September 1950; after training, the division was placed under the command of Seventh Army and stationed in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. It was stood down in June 1954, and the battalion returned to the National Guard.
In 1959, under the new Combat Arms Regimental System, the battalion joined with elements of the 110th Infantry Regiment and the 108th and 166th Field Artillery Battalions to form the 103rd Armor Regiment
103rd Armor Regiment (United States)
The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion...
.