Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 November 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS BATTERY
212th FIRES BRIGADE
Constituted 3 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Field Artillery Group
Activated 20 April 1944 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Inactivated 30 April 1946 in Germany
Redesignated 17 September 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Artillery Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 15 October 1958 in Germany
Redesignated 15 March 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Field Artillery Group
Redesignated 16 July 1980 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Field Artillery Brigade
Inactivated 15 January 2007 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Redesignated 16 January 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 212th Fires Brigade
Activated 16 August 2011 at Fort Bliss, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Central Europe
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History