SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA[edit]

Summary[edit]

• On a blue powder keg-like background with a 1/8 inch white border 2 1/2 inches in height and 2 3/16 inches in width two bayonets in saltire throughout scarlet fimbriated white.

Symbolism:[edit]

• The blue background and the bayonets are symbolic of infantry while the position of the bayonets in saltire simulates the numerical designation of the organization.

Background:[edit]

• The insignia was originally approved for the 10th Light Division on 7 Jan 1944;

• The insignia was amended for the 10th Infantry Division on 15 Nov 1984;

• Redesignated the 10th Mountain Division on 13 Feb 1985.

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