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5th Ranger Infantry Battalion
Shoulder sleeve patch of the 5th Ranger Battalion
ActiveSeptember 1, 1943 – October 22, 1945 (1943-09-01 – 1945-10-22)
Country5th Ranger Battalion United States
Branch5th Ranger Battalion United States Army
TypeLight infantry
Special operations force
RoleDirect action
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Special operations
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Battle of Normandy
  • Battle for Brest
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Battle of Huertgen Forest

The 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion was a Ranger battalion activated during World War II on 1 September 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. By this time, while in maneuvers on the United States, they were commanded by the Major Owen Carter. Later, when they moved to England, they were commanded by Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Max Schneider,[1] former executive officer of the 4th Ranger Battalion, who led the 5th Rangers as part of the Provisional Ranger Group commanded by Colonel James Earl Rudder.

  1. ^ Glassman, Henry S., "Lead the Way, Rangers", History of the Fifth Ranger Battalion, Page 13.

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