File:VII Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia.png
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DescriptionVII Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia.png |
English: VII Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia |
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Source | US Army Institute of Heraldry | ||||
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English: United States Army |
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- Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a heptagon with one angle up and divided into two areas at its horizontal axis, the upper area of white enamel and the lower area of ultramarine blue enamel, bearing throughout a gold spearhead issuing from base and surmounted above an ultramarine blue enamel fleur-de-lis by a seven-pointed scarlet enamel star (of the same shape as that which appears on the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of the VII Corps); the upper point slightly elongated and coinciding with the point of the spearhead; the shape of the spearhead where it passes under the star being defined by gold fimbriations; that part of the star which lies upon the spearhead bearing a gold five-pointed star above a gold lion passant guardant; all between at top four gold five-pointed stars in the white area (two to either side of the seven-pointed scarlet star, the vertical axis of the gold stars coinciding with imaginary "radials" extending from the center of the seven-pointed star and through the angles formed by its points).
Symbolism[edit]
- The design was suggested by the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of the VII Corps.
- The scarlet seven-pointed star alludes to the Corps numerical designation.
- The blue fleur-de-lis refers to the organization of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, VII Corps, on 1918-08-19 at Remiremont, France and the service of the Corps in World War I.
- The five five-pointed stars allude to the five campaigns the VII Corps participated in during World War II.
- The spearhead, star and lion (taken from the coat of arms of Normandy) symbolize the assault and landing at Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944-06-06, this assault spearheading the American landings on the Normandy beaches.
- The four other stars refer to the subsequent campaigns of Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe.
- The heptagon reiterates the Corps numerical designation and the colors blue and white are those authorized for all Corps.
Background[edit]
- The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1969-09-30.
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