3/6

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3/6 is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its infantry combat role and participation in major military operations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
3/6 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
abbreviation 3/6 ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
branchRole Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element ⓘ
commandStructure II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decoratedWith French Croix de Guerre ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
higherFormation 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marines
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militarySpecialty infantry operations ⓘ
mission locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ
repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
motto Fortes Fortuna Juvat ⓘ
nickname Teufelhunden ⓘ
Thundering Third ⓘ
notableFor infantry combat operations ⓘ
participation in major U.S. military campaigns ⓘ
operatesIn expeditionary environments ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of Soissons ⓘ
Battle of Tarawa ⓘ
Battle of Tinian ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Tinian

Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan ⓘ
partOf United States Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic ⓘ
primaryWeaponSystems individual and crew-served infantry weapons ⓘ
role ground combat ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
size battalion ⓘ
translationOfMotto Fortune Favors the Brave ⓘ
unitType infantry ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → abbreviation → 3/6 ⓘ
subject linked to: 3/6