Beschreibung

BeschreibungUSA War College Device.png	English: U.S. Army War College Device[1]
Datum	7. Januar 1931
Quelle	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Urheber	United States Army Institute of Heraldry
Genehmigung (Weiternutzung dieser Datei)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse Diese Bilddatei zeigt eine Fahne, ein Wappen, ein Siegel oder andere amtliche Insignien, die durch das United States Army Institute of Heraldry (Heraldisches Institut der Armee der Vereinigten Staaten) erstellt wurden. Sie ist gemeinfrei (public domain) in den Vereinigten Staaten, aber ihre Verwendung wird durch den Titel 18, Bundesrecht der Vereinigten Staaten, Abschnitt 704 [1] und die Bundesrichtlinien (Code of Federal Regulations, 32 CFR, Teil 507) [2], [3] beschränkt. Vor einer kommerziellen Verwendung dieses Bildes muss eine Genehmigung des Institute of Heraldry eingeholt werden. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/−

Blazon

• Shield: Argent, an American eagle displayed, holding in the dexter talon an olive branch, in the sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows, on its breast the escutcheon of the United States all Proper; on a chief Azure three five-pointed stars of the first (Argent).

• Crest: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure) a dexter mailed hand Sable, holding a torch inflamed Proper.

• Motto: PRUDENS FUTURI (Provident for the Future).

Symbolism

• Shield:

1. The American eagle in natural colors (Proper) bearing the emblems of the National coat of arms, on the silver (Argent) shield, is significant of the national character of the War College.
2. The escutcheon on the eagle's breast in its proper colors serves to balance the design and complete the trio of national colors by the addition of red.
3. The three stars are symbols of the three combatant arms of the service.

Crest: The crest, the torch of enlightenment in the grasp of the mailed fist, needs no special explanation.

Motto: The motto is translated "Provident for the Future."

Background

1. The device was originally approved for the Army War College, Washington Barracks, District of Columbia, on 6. Dezember 1910.
2. It was reassigned on 14. Juli 1950 for the Army War College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
3. On 1. August 1951 the device was reassigned for the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Notes

1. ↑ Coats Of Arms are awarded to TO&E Regiments and Separate Battalions. The same item when awarded to TDA Units is known as a Device