1st Battalion, 6th Marines

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The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and participation in major conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Label Occurrences
1st Battalion, 6th Marines canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
conflict Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decorations French Croix de Guerre ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
motto Semper Fidelis ⓘ
nickname 1/6 ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
Battle of Hue ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of Soissons ⓘ
Battle of Tarawa ⓘ
Battle of Tinian ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Tinian

operations in Helmand Province ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Marine Corps Forces Command ⓘ
partOf 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marines
primaryMission locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ
primaryWeaponSystems crew-served weapons ⓘ
individual small arms ⓘ
role close combat operations ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
secondaryMission repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
size battalion ⓘ
specialization amphibious assault ⓘ
mechanized infantry operations ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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

6th Marines → hasBattalion → 1st Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ