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12th Infantry Division
12th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 12th Division (Australia) * 12th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 12th Infantry Division (Germany), a German military unit that fought during World War II * 12th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece), a Greek unit based at Alexandroupoli, Thrace * 12th Infantry Division Sassari (Kingdom of Italy) * 12th Indian Division – British Indian Army during World War I * 12th Infantry Division (India) * 12th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army * 12th Division (North Korea), was a division of the Korean People's Army * 12th Infantry Division (Pakistan), is a Pakistani Army infantry division currently based in Murree, Punjab * 12th Infantry Division (Poland), was a tactical unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period * 12th Amurskaya Rifle Division, was a military formation of the Red Army during World War II * 12th (Eastern) Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Division (Australia)
Northern Territory Force was an Australian Army force responsible for protecting the Northern Territory during World War II. Most units assigned to the Northern Territory Force were based near Darwin and were responsible for defending the important naval and air bases in and around the town against a feared Japanese invasion. Northern Territory Force was briefly renamed the 12th Division in late 1942 but this was short-lived. Australian Army units were rotated through northern Australia during the war and six infantry brigades served as part of Northern Territory Force between 1942 and 1945. The formation was reduced over the course of the war as the strategic situation in the Pacific turned in the Allies' favour, although remnants remained until the end of the war. In early 1946, it was converted back to the 7th Military District. History In mid-1942, the strategic situation in the Pacific was desperate for the Allies with the Fall of Singapore in February 1942 and the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th (Eastern) Division
The 12th (Eastern) Division was an infantry division raised by the British Army during the First World War from men volunteering for Kitchener's New Armies. The division saw service in the trenches of the Western Front from June 1915 to the end of the war. Formation and First World War The 12th (Eastern) Division, was one of the first Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It was formed within Eastern Command as a result of Army Order No. 324 of 21 August 1914, as part of the K1 wave of divisions. It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. One of its most notable actions was the Battle of Épehy where there is a memorial cross to the 12th Division. In the First World War, the division's insignia was the Ace of Spades, which has since been adopted by the present 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Order of Battle 35th Brigade * 7th (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment * 7th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Regiment (other)
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The 12th Regiment may refer to many military units. * 12th Infantry Regiment (South Korea) * 12th Regiment Royal Artillery * 12th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Commonwealth) * 12th Infantry Regiment (USAFIP-NL) * 12th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 12th Cavalry Regiment (United States) * 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (American Civil War) * 12th Armoured Regiment (Australia) * 12th Armoured Regiment (India) The 12th Armoured Regiment, is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment was raised as an all-class regiment on 1 October 1984 by Lt Col L.R. Vaid at Kapurthala with Vijayanta tanks. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Wing (other)
12th Wing may refer to: * CFB Shearwater (12 Wing Shearwater), a unit of the Canadian Air Force * F 12 Kalmar, a unit of the Swedish Air Force * 12th Flying Training Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * Twelfth Army (other) * XII Corps (other) * 12th Division (other) * 12th Brigade (other) * 12th Regiment (other) * 12th Battalion (other) 12th Battalion may refer to: * 12th Battalion (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 12th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, a unit of the Canadian Army * 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion, a unit of the Canadian Army * 12th Philipp ... * 12 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XII Corps (other)
12th Corps, Twelfth Corps, or XII Corps may refer to: * 12th Army Corps (France) * XII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army * XII (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army * XII Corps (India) * XII Corps (North Korea) * XII Corps (Ottoman Empire) * XII Corps (Pakistan) * 12th Rifle Corps (Soviet Union) * XII Corps (United Kingdom) * XII Corps (United States) * XII Army Corps (Wehrmacht), a German unit World War II * XII Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War See also *List of military corps by number * 12th Army Corps * 12th Army (other) * 12th Battalion (other) * 12th Brigade (other) * 12th Division (other) * 12th Group (other) * 12th Regiment (other) The 12th Regiment may refer to many military units. * 12th Infantry Regiment (South Korea) * 12th Regiment Royal Artillery * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelfth Army (other)
Twelfth Army or 12th Army may refer to: Germany * 12th Army (German Empire), a unit in World War I * 12th Army (Wehrmacht), a unit in World War II Russia * 12th Army (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I * 12th Army (RSFSR), a Red Army unit in the Russian Civil War * 12th Army (Soviet Union), a unit of the Soviet Army Other countries * Twelfth Army (Japan), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * Twelfth Army (United Kingdom), a unit of the British Army * Twelfth Army (Italy), a unit in World War I * 12th Army (Austria-Hungary), a unit in World War I See also * XII Corps (other) * 12th Division (other) * 12th Wing (other) * 12th Brigade (other) * 12th Regiment (other) * 12th Battalion (other) 12th Battalion may refer to: * 12th Battalion (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 12th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, a unit of the Canadian Army * 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion, a unit of the Canadian Army * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Air Division (United States)
The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Eighth Air Force, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 31 July 1990. History The division was established as the 12th Pursuit Wing in the Panama Canal Zone on 20 November 1940. The organization commanded pursuit groups and squadrons for Sixth Air Force until 6 March 1942. It was reassigned to Eighth Air Force in England during November 1942 as a bombardment wing, but never made operational . All personnel and equipment were withdrawn in January 1943, and the organization did not serve in combat. Reactivated in 1951, the 12th Air Division was an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command. It conducted training for worldwide bombardment operations. From 1963–1984 and 1988–1990. It maintained an intercontinental ballistic missile capability, conducted staff assistance visits, and monitored programs such as retention, domestic actions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Armored Division (United States)
The 12th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. It fought in the European Theater of Operations in France, Germany and Austria, between November 1944 and May 1945. The German Army called the 12th Armored Division the "Suicide Division" for its fierce defensive actions during Operation Nordwind in France, and they were nicknamed the "Mystery Division" when they were temporarily transferred to the command of the Third Army under General George S. Patton Jr., to cross the Rhine River. The 12th Armored Division was one of only ten U.S. divisions (and only one of two U.S. armored divisions) during World War II that had African-American combat companies integrated into the division. The group was known as Compnay D. One of the African American soldiers, Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr. was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in combat during World War II, and was later awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend (Germany)
The SS Division Hitlerjugend or 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" (german: 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend") was a German armoured division of the Waffen-SS during World War II. The majority of its junior enlisted men were drawn from members of the Hitler Youth, while the senior NCOs and officers were from other Waffen-SS divisions. The division committed several war crimes while en route to and during the early battles of the Allied Normandy landings, including the Ascq and Normandy massacres, and several massacres, arsons and rapes in cities Plomion, Tavaux, Bouillon, Godinne, Hun, Rivere, Warnant and Namur. It first saw action on 7 June 1944 as part of the German defensive operations at Caen, and suffered great casualties during the Battle of the Falaise Pocket. In December 1944, the division was committed against the US Army in the Ardennes offensive. After the operation's failure, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the division was sent to Hungary to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Division (United States)
Philippine Division, or from 1946–1947 the 12th Infantry Division, was the core U.S. infantry division of the United States Army's Philippine Department during World War II. On 31 July 1941, the division consisted of 10,473 troops, mostly enlisted Filipinos, known as the Philippine Scouts who formed the 45th and 57th US Infantry Regiments. All of the division's enlisted men, with the exception of the 31st Infantry Regiment, and various military police and headquarters troops, were Philippine Scouts. In October 1941, as part of the U.S. Army Forces Far East, plans were made to "triangularize" the division. The 34th Infantry was detached from the 8th Infantry Division and moved to a port of embarkation in December 1941, along with two battalions of 105mm field artillery. The Philippine Division was to have two complete U.S. regimental combat teams in place by January 1942 to provide General Douglas MacArthur with a modern, trained mobile reaction force, while freeing up Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Division (United States)
The 12th Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, active in 1918–1919. Established at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, training was interrupted by the World War I Armistice and the division was quickly afterwards disestablished. The division was organized on July 12, 1918. The Regular 36th Infantry and 42d Infantry were ordered to Camp Devens in the latter part of July to become part of the 12th Division. (The 42nd Infantry had been assigned to the division on 5 July 1918). A certain number of non-commissioned officers and privates was taken from each company of the two regiments and assigned to the 73rd Infantry and 74th, both war-raised National Army, as a nucleus. The 12th Field Artillery Brigade, which was to become the divisional artillery, was organized and trained at Camp McClellan, Ala. It never actually joined the division at Camp Devens. It consisted of the 34th, 35th, and 36th Field Artillery Regiments and a trench mortar battery. By 1 September 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th (Eastern) Infantry Division
The 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, which fought briefly in the Battle of France during the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a European power and its occupation of Czechoslovakia, the British Army increased the number of divisions within the Territorial Army by duplicating existing units. The 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division was formed in October 1939, as a second-line duplicate of the 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division. It was intended that the division would remain in the United Kingdom to complete training and preparation, before being deployed to France within twelve months of the war breaking out. The division was dispersed to defend Kent and guard strategically important and vulnerable locations. In France, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was suffering from a manpower shortage among rear-line units. To boost morale, provide additional labour for the rear echelon of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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