411 Engineer Brigade
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches
(3.18cm) in height consisting of a blue rectangle with
silver grid lines within a silver border and bearing two
silver fleurs-de-lis one at either side of two crossed
silver bayonets at center, in turn surmounted by the
handle of an upright pickaxe its head above the bayonet
points bearing a scarlet fleur-de-lis the handle bearing
two more; inclosing the device at sides and bottom a
scarlet scroll passing behind the bayonet handle at
left, in front of the pick handle at center and the
bayonet handle at right and inscribed with the worlds "PLAN
BUILD PROTECT" in silver letters.
- Symbolism:
Scarlet and silver (white) are the Engineer colors. The
fleurs-de-lis, common symbols in European heraldry, are
used to denote the unit's five campaigns, two in the
blue area signifying Normandy and Northern France and
three on the pickaxe representing the Rhineland,
Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. The unit's
Meritorious Unit Commendation, is symbolized by the
scarlet scroll. The mission of the Brigade, embodied in
the words of the motto, is indicated by the simulated
blueprint in the background for planning, the pickaxe
for construction and the bayonets for protection.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 Jan 1971.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: A
square 2 inches (5.08cm) in length on each side with one
point up and a white border 1/8 inch (.32cm) in width
enclosing a scarlet field divided vertically by a white
bar indented on both sides between two white right
angles, their apexes coincident with the center
indentations of the vertical bar, and their legs
terminating at the border.
- Symbolism:
Scarlet and white are the colors used for the Corps of
Engineers. The sawtoothed bar at center and the right
angles are suggestive of the construction mission of the
unit. The X-shape formed by the two right angles refers
to the military symbol for a brigade. The unit's
numerical designation is roughly indicated by the four
sides of the square, with a Roman numeral XI formed by
the two right angles and the vertical bar at center.
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 Dec 1973.
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