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USMC 5th Marine Brigade WWI Patch — USMC Embroidered Patch
The Follow-On Force — 5th Marine Brigade, AEF
While the 4th Marine Brigade earned immortal fame at Belleau Wood, a second Marine brigade was preparing to add its weight to the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front. This patch represents the 5th Marine Brigade — the follow-on force that embodied the Marine Corps' commitment to putting every available rifleman into the fight against the Kaiser's armies in the final months of the Great War.
The 5th Marine Brigade was organized in France in 1918 as part of the growing American commitment to the Western Front, formed around the 11th and 13th Marine Regiments along with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. The Brigade was assigned to the 2nd Division as a replacement and reinforcement formation. While the 5th Brigade did not see the same level of intense combat as the 4th Brigade at Belleau Wood, it represented the massive expansion of the Marine Corps during World War I — from a small expeditionary force to a major combat arm capable of fielding multiple brigades. The Brigade's Marines served in the Meuse-Argonne sector and contributed to the final Allied offensives that brought Germany to the armistice on November 11, 1918.
Perfect For: WWI Marine Corps historians, AEF collectors, descendants of 5th Marine Brigade personnel, 11th and 13th Marine Regiment heritage enthusiasts, and anyone who values the complete story of Marines in the Great War.
Every Marine to the fight — 5th Marine Brigade, AEF.
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