326th Engineer Battalion (United States)

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| unit_name = 326th Engineer Battalion

| image = 326 Eng Bn DUI.png

| caption = 326th Engineer Battalion's distinctive unit insignia[https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3388&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services 326TH ENGINEER BATTALION, Distinctive Unit Insignia], U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, last accessed 6 April 2020

| dates = 23 July 1918–present

| country = {{Flagu|United States|size=23px}}

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| branch = {{army|United States|size=23px}}

| size = Battalion

| command_structure = 17px 101st Airborne Division

| garrison = Fort Campbell, Kentucky

| garrison_label = Headquarters

| nickname = "Sapper Eagles" (special designation)

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| colors = {{legend2|#000000|Black|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

| colors_label = Color of Beret

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| battles = World War II

• Normandy (with arrowhead)
• Northern France
• Rhineland (with arrowhead)
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe

Vietnam

• Counteroffensive, Phase III
• Tet Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive, Phase IV
• Counteroffensive, Phase V
• Counteroffensive, Phase VI
• Tet 69/Counteroffensive
• Summer-Fall 1969
• Winter-Spring 1970
• Sanctuary Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive, Phase VII
• Consolidation I
• Consolidation II

Southwest Asia

• Defense of Saudi Arabia
• Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

War on Terrorism

• Campaigns to be determined

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| website = [https://home.army.mil/campbell/101st 101st Airborne Division official homepage]

| commander1 =

| commander1_label = Commander

| commander2 =

| commander2_label = Command Sergeant Major

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| identification_symbol = File:US Army 326th Bde Eng Bn Trimming.svg

| identification_symbol_label =Background trimming[https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN6028_DAPam670-1_Web_FINAL.pdf U.S. Department of the Army Pamphlet 670-1, Uniform and Insignia Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia], Army.mil, dated 25 May 2017, last accessed 6 April 2020

| identification_symbol_2 = File:Former US Army 326th Engineer Battalion Beret Flash.svg

| identification_symbol_2_label =Former beret flash of the battalion worn on dark-blue berets from 1974-1979[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOZGkh_621o All American Legacy Podcast Ep 25 - The French Hat], 82nd Airborne Division Official YouTube Channel, dated 26 June 2017, last accessed 24 March 2020[https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064748798653/search/?q=On%20episode%2025%20of%20the%20All%20American%20Legacy%20Podcast On episode 25 of the All American Legacy Podcast, we mention the blue beret of the 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s. Well, here is the proof.], 82nd Airborne Division official Facebook page, dated 28 June 2017, last accessed 13 January 2022

| identification_symbol_3 = File:Combat service identification badge of the 101st Airborne Division.png

| identification_symbol_3_label = Combat service identification badge

}}

The 326th Engineer Battalion (Sapper Eagles)[https://web.archive.org/web/20080620035307/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/eng/0326enbn.htm Lineage And Honors Information, 326TH ENGINEER BATTALION (SAPPER EAGLES)], History.Army.mil, dated 17 April 2014, last accessed 6 April 2020 is one of three air assault engineer battalions in the United States Army.[https://home.army.mil/campbell/101st 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT) "Rendezvous With Destiny"], U.S. ARMY FORT CAMPBELL official homepage, last accessed 6 April 2020 The 326th is part of the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Bastogne")(♣), 101st Airborne Division and has been a part of the 101st since World War I.