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117th Division (People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 117th Division or 117th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 117th Division (People's Republic of China) * 117th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 117th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 10 July 1944 in Xinxiang as a type-C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 114th, 115th and 118th divisions. The nucleus for the forma ... * 117th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) {{mil-unit-dis sl:Seznam divizij po zaporednih številkah (100. - 149.)#117. divizija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Division (People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 117th Division or 117th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 117th Division (People's Republic of China) * 117th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 117th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 10 July 1944 in Xinxiang as a type-C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 114th, 115th and 118th divisions. The nucleus for the forma ... * 117th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) {{mil-unit-dis sl:Seznam divizij po zaporednih številkah (100. - 149.)#117. divizija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Infantry Division (German Empire)
The 117th Infantry Division (''117. Infanterie-Division'') was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on April 2, 1915, and organized over the next several weeks. It was part of a wave of new infantry divisions formed in the spring of 1915. The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was formed primarily from the excess infantry regiments of regular infantry divisions that were being triangularized. The division's 233rd Infantry Brigade staff had been the staff of the 23rd Reserve Infantry Brigade of the 12th Reserve Division, which came to the new division along with the 22nd Reserve Infantry Regiment. The 11th Reserve Infantry Regiment had been part of the 11th Reserve Division. The 157th Infantry Regiment came from the 12th Infantry Division. The division was recruited in Silesia. Combat chronicle The 117th Infantry Division began fighting on the Western Front in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 10 July 1944 in Xinxiang as a type-C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 114th, 115th and 118th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 14th Independent Infantry Brigade. The division was initially assigned to the Twelfth Army. Action Although slated for the Battle of West Henan–North Hubei, the ''117th division'' was reassigned to the 44th army and sent to Taonan in April 1945. During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the ''117th division'' was tasked with the defense of Liaoyuan and has surrendered to Red Army in Gongzhuling Gongzhuling () is a county-level city under the administration of Changchun. It is located in central Jilin province of Northeast China, halfway between Siping and Changchun, along the main railway line in the Northeast. Major employers in the ci .... The last soldiers were returned to Japan only in 1963. See also * List of Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The Soviet 117th Rifle Division was a rifle division that served during the Second World War. Originally formed in 1939 destroyed and reformed during the war. History First Formation Formed on 23 August 1939 in the Volga Military District, under the command of Colonel Spiridon Chernyugov. On 22 June 1941 the division was still located in the district. The division was assigned to the 21st Army moving from the Volga Military District to Gomel in the Western Special Military District when the war started. The army was to attack north from Gomel area into the flank and rear of the German advance. On 5–6 July 1941 the division attacked across the Dnepr River at Zhlobin as part of the 63rd Rifle Corps and 21st Army. Of the 12,000 men assigned to the division and despite the support of the 546th Corps Artillery Regiment the division lost almost 20% of its strength in the space of two days. By 12 July the division was retreating back behind the Dnepr River. By early September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |