205th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States)

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unit_name= 205th Military Intelligence Brigade


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dates= 12 July 1944-presently inactivating
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*Tet Offensive
Task Force Eagle
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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notable_commanders=Thomas Pappas
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identification_symbol_2_label=The U.S. Army's 205th Military Intelligence Brigade and its three battalions have a history dating back to World War II. The brigade has been in a continuous active service since 1944. The brigade was constituted on 12 July 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 205th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. It was allotted to the Regular Army on October 6, 1950. The unit served during World War II in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. It was reorganized and redesignated as the 205th Military Intelligence Detachment on 25 June 1958.

In Vietnam, the 205th took part in the Tet Offensive; the Tet 69/Counteroffensive; and the Summer-Fall Campaign of 1969. In October 1983, the Detachment was consolidated with Headquarters, 135th Military Intelligence Group and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 205th Military Intelligence Group. On 16 October 1985, the 205th MI Group was redesignated the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade.

More than two thirds of the brigade deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina with Task Force Eagle in December 1995, redeploying to Germany in November 1996. The brigade continues to provide intelligence support to V Corps, and to the ongoing Joint and Combined Operations in the Balkans, from principal operating bases in Germany and Italy.

The 205th Military Intelligence Brigade also took part of Operation Iraqi Freedom where it was involved in the Abu-Ghraib prison abuse scandal. The Brigade executed two deployments in support of OIF (OIF 1 (2003-04), and OIF 4 (2005-06)).

The Germany-based 5th US Corps (V Corps), began transformation and reorganization in 2007. As part of that reorganization, the 205th cased its colors during an inactivation ceremony on 21 June 2007.

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Thomas Pappas former commander of the 205th MI Brigade, received an official letter of reprimand for his leadership role at the Abu Ghraib detention facility during the period covered in the detainee-abuse scandal. The LOR effectively ended his career, and he retired after leaving command.

External links

* [http://www.205mi.wiesbaden.army.mil/ 205th MI BDE website]