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121st (West Riding) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
121st may refer to: * 121st (Western Irish) Battalion, CEF, a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War *121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW) is an aerial refueling organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard * 121st Engineer Battalion, one of the first American units to land in Normandy on D-Day during World War II * 121st Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon * 121st Infantry Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 121st International Olympic Committee Session, 2009-10-02 in Denmark, when the 2016 Summer Olympics location will be decided * 121st meridian east, 121° east of Greenwich, a line of longitude through Asia, the Indian Ocean and Australia * 121st meridian west, 121° west of Greenwich, a line of longitude through North America and the Pacific Ocean *121st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a volunteer regiment recruited during the American Civil War * 121st Pennsylvania Regiment, a regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st (Western Irish) Battalion, CEF
The 121st (Western Irish) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in New Westminster, British Columbia, the unit was authorized on 22 December 1915 and began recruiting in that city. After sailing to England on in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 16th Reserve Battalion on January 10, 1917. The 121st (Western Irish) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Woodbury McLelan. The 121st Battalion is perpetuated by The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own).Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. The perpetuation has been passed down through the following units as a result of reorganizations and amalgamations: * 1920–1936: 1st Battalion (121st Battalion, CEF), The Irish Fusiliers of Canada * 1936–1946: Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) * 1946–1958: 65th Light Anti-Aircraft Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Air Refueling Wing
The 121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. Overview The 121st Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 Stratotanker mission is to provide the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard. This unique aircraft enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and allied nation aircraft. The KC-135 is capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. Units The 121st Air Refueling Wing consists of the following units: * 121st Operations Group ** 166th Air Refueling Squadron * 121st Maintenance Group * 121st Mission Support Group * 121st Medical Group Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Engineer Battalion (United States)
The 121st Engineer Combat Battalion was one of the first American units to land in Normandy on D-Day during World War II. History The 121st Engineer Combat Battalion was created in 1918 in the District of Columbia National Guard. One of its most distinguished members was General Earle G. Wheeler, who began his military career as a Private in C Company in 1926, and later rose to General (4-star) serving as Chief of Staff of the Army and later as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 121st was mobilized into Federal service in 1940 as part of the 29th Infantry Division, made up of units from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The 121st staged at Fort Meade, Maryland for movement to England. At the same time, the 37th Infantry Division from the Ohio National Guard, was staging at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The 37th has also been alerted for movement to England, and had sent its 112th Engineer Combat Battalion ahead as part of the advance party. Orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Fighter Squadron
The 121st Fighter Squadron (121 FS) is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Wing located at Joint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland. The 121st is equipped with the Block 30 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. The squadron is a descendant organization of the 121st Observation Squadron, established on 10 July 1940. It is one of the List of observation squadrons of the United States Army National Guard, 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II. Heraldry In the early 1960s, the 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron developed and approved a fuselage insignia, an iron fist and jet fighter superimposed on a national shield. It was thought that the unit had no previous insignia, but the designers were incorrect. A Maryland Terrapin originally flew with the District of Columbia Air National Guard and, many years later, was reinstated as the unit's insignia. The original design, approved in 1943, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Infantry Division (German Empire)
The 121st Infantry Division (''121. Infanterie-Division'') was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on March 25, 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 60th Infantry Regiment was formerly part of the 31st Infantry Division, the 7th Reserve Infantry Regiment came from the 9th Reserve Division, and the 56th Reserve Infantry Regiment came from the 13th Reserve Division. The division was mainly composed of Westphalians. Combat chronicle The 121st Infantry Division initially fought on the Western Front in World War I, entering the line in the Woëvre region at the beginning of May 1915. It remained in that area until M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st International Olympic Committee Session
The 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session was held on October 1–9, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, during which Rio de Janeiro was selected as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The city of Copenhagen was chosen on February 8, 2006 by the 118th IOC Session held in Turin, Italy to stage the 13th Olympic Congress, together with the meetings of the Executive Board and the 121st IOC Session. The other candidates were Athens (Greece), Busan (South Korea), Cairo (Egypt), Riga ( Latvia), Singapore (Singapore), Taipei ( Chinese Taipei). Convened on the initiative of President Jacques Rogge, the 13th Olympic Congress brought together all the constituent parties of the Olympic Movement to study and discuss the current functioning of the Movement and define the main development axes for the future. The programme for the meeting was: * October 1–2: Part I of the IOC Session. The 2016 host city was announced on October 2: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). * October 3–5: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Meridian East
The meridian 121° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 121st meridian east forms a great circle with the 59th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st meridian east passes through: : See also *120th meridian east The meridian 120° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. In mean solar time this offset is the ... * 122nd meridian east References {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2017 e121 meridian east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Meridian West
The meridian 121° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 121st meridian west forms a great circle with the 59th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st meridian west passes through: : See also *120th meridian west The meridian 120° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 120th meridian west forms a great ... * 122nd meridian west {{geographical coordinates, state=collapsed w121 meridian west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 121st New York Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Onesers" or "Upton's Regulars", was a volunteer regiment recruited during the American Civil War from Otsego County and Herkimer County, New York. The Hon. Richard Franchot was appointed colonel of the regiment and authorized to establish his headquarters at Richfield Springs, Otsego County. He proceeded without delay to organize the regiment, and on August 23, 1862, the regiment was mustered into the service of the Union Army. The command at that time consisted of 39 officers and 946 enlisted men. The 121st Regiment proceeded to Washington, arriving there on the morning of September 3, and was assigned provisionally to a brigade under Colonel Gibson with headquarters at Fort Lincoln. On the march to the South Mountain and Antietam battlefields the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps and remained with the command during its entire term of service. Colonel Richard Franchot resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Pennsylvania Regiment
The 121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of the Union Army during the United States Civil War. History This regiment, chiefly recruited in the city of Philadelphia, and in the county of Venango, was organized at camp of rendezvous, near Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, early in September 1862, with the following field officers: * Chapman Biddle, of Philadelphia, colonel; * Elisha W. Davis, of Venango County, lieutenant colonel; * Alexander Biddle, of Philadelphia, major; Soon after its organization, it was ordered to Washington, D.C., and upon its arrival, went into camp at Arlington Heights. Arms and equipment were not delivered until some weeks after its arrival, but drill and instruction were immediately commenced, and prosecuted with vigor, the regiment becoming noted for good discipline at the drills and reviews of General Silas Casey's Provisional Brigade, to which it was then attached. On October 1, 1862, the regiment moved to Frederick, Maryla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Regiment Of Foot (1762)
The 121st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ..., formed in 1762 and disbanded in 1764. References External links * {{Regiments of Foot Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1762 Military units and formations disestablished in 1764 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Regiment Of Foot (1794)
The 121st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ..., formed in and disbanded in . References External links * Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1794 Military units and formations disestablished in 1796 1794 establishments in Great Britain 1796 disestablishments in Great Britain {{UK-mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
