194th Armor Regiment | |
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Active | 1959 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Armor |
Motto(s) | The Arm of Decision |
Engagements | Iraq War |
Insignia | |
Distinctive unit insignia |
The 194th Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the Minnesota National Guard. The sole combat element of the regiment is 1st Combined Arms Battalion, [1] a unit of the 34th Infantry Division of the United States Army.
The 194th Armor Regiment traces its lineage back to the 194th Tank Battalion that saw service in the Pacific Theater of World War II. as well as the 194th Heavy Tank Battalion of the postwar Minnesota National Guard.
In February 1941 Brainerd's 34th tank company was made A Co. of the 194th. It was at the Battle of Bataan. The men would make the Bataan Death March, 29 died as prisoners of war.
On 22 February 1959, the regiment was created on the basis of the 194th Tank Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment. [2] The designation, unit type, and subordination of the battalions of the regiment has changed several times since the creation of the regiment.
1-194 Armor has served overseas in Bosnia, Kosovo, Honduras, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. [3]
The second battalion of the regiment had the following assignments. [4]
1st Battalion served on the Kabul Airport perimeter line during the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan alongside a number of active duty units, having been pulled forward from Operation Spartan Shield. [5]