US Army 210th Field Artillery Brigade Patch

Description

US Army 210th Field Artillery Brigade Subdued Patch. Good condition. Shipped with USPS First Class.
The 210th Field Artillery Brigade was constituted on 4 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Group. It was activated on 24 January 1944 at Camp Maxey, Texas and, following the end of World War II, it was inactivated on 26 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
The unit was redesignated on 17 September 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Artillery Group, and allotted to the Regular Army. On 15 October 1958, it was activated in Germany as part of VII Corps Artillery, and stationed in Ansbach, Germany. In 1971, the unit headquarters moved to Herzo Base in Herzogenaurach, Germany. On 15 March 1972 the unit was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Group, then redesignated again on 16 September 1980 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade.
At various times during its years in Germany, the 210th used 155mm and 8-in howitzers; 175mm and 280mm guns; Corporal, Sergeant, Honest John and Lance missiles; and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System. At various times, the battalions assigned included the 3rd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery; 3rd and 5th Battalions, 17th Field Artillery; 2nd Battalion, 28th Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 36th Field Artillery; 3rd Battalion, 37th Field Artillery; 3rd Battalion, 39th Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 68th Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 75th Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 80th Field Artillery and 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery.
In December 1990, the brigade deployed from Germany to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm. The brigade was direct support to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment until 26 February 1991, when it began to provide fire support to the 1st Infantry Division. The brigade redeployed to Germany in May 1991. After the war, the entire brigade, including the brigade headquarters and headquarters battery, received the Valorous Unit Award.
In January 1992, the brigade moved from Germany to Fort Lewis, Washington, assuming control of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery. At that time the unit maintained a 'string' relationship with the XVIII Airborne Corps as rapid deployable artillery to the pacific theatre. The 210th Field Artillery Brigade then inactivated on 15 April 1996.
On 30 November 2006, the 210th was activated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Fires Brigade in Korea by reflagging the existing HHB, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery.