Engineer Combat Battalion
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engineer-combat-battalion-205-16828688
title:
Engineer Combat Battalion
text:
An Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) was a designation for a battalion-strength combat engineer unit in the U.S. Army, most prevalent during World War II. They are a component of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Also known as "Combat Engineer Battalions", they were typically divided into four companies: A, B, C, and Headquarters and Service (H&S). Best known for pontoon bridge construction and clearing hazards in amphibious landings, their duties also included serving as sappers deployin
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encyclopedia
description:
Military unit of US Army Corps of Engineers
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer_Combat_Battalion
date created:
2015-03-13T14:08:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T23:17:56Z
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