6th Military Police Detachment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=6th Military Police Detachment


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dates=1943-01-25— 1969-06-09
1983-10-01– 1992-10-15
2001-06-16— Present.
country=USA
allegiance=Regular Army
branch=Military Police
type=Separate Detachment
role=Criminal Investigation
size=Detachment
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current_commander=
garrison=Fort Rucker, Alabama
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
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patron=
motto=
colors=Yellow and Green
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battles= Normandy;
Northern France;
Rhineland;
Central Europe.
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Lineage

*Constituted 1942-12-26 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Section, Criminal Investigation
*Activated 1943-01-25 at Fort Custer, Michigan
*Reorganized and redesignated 1944-03-19 as the 6th Criminal Investigation Section
*Reorganized and redesignated 1944-11-15 as the 6th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section
*Reorganized and redesignated 1944-12-29 as the 6th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment
*Allotted 1951-06-22 to the Regular Army
*Reorganized and redesignated 1954-02-10 as the 6th Military Police Detachment
*Reorganized and redesignated 1957-06-24 as the 6th Military Police Platoon
*Redesignated 1959-02-10 as the 6th Military Police Detachment
*Inactivated 1969-06-09 in Germany
*Activated 1983-10-01 in Germany
*Inactivated 1992-10-15 in Germany
*Activated 2001-06-16 at Fort Rucker, Alabama

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

*World War II - EAME:
# Normandy;
# Northern France;
# Rhineland;
# Central Europe

Decorations

*None

References