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156th Infantry Division
In military terms, 156th Division or 156th Infantry Division may refer to: * 156th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 156th Division (People's Republic of China) * 156th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 156th Infantry Division (German: ''156. Infanteriedivision'') was a German Army infantry division in World War II. History The 156th Infantry Division was raised in April 1945, where it was sent to the eastern front, which was approaching ... * 156th Infantry Division Vicenza (Italian, World War II) {{Mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
156th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 28 February 1945 in Kurume, Fukuoka as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th. Action The ''156th division'' was assigned to 57th army. The division spent time from 5 May 1945 until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 building a coastal defenses in Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ... without engaging in actual combat. The 453rd infantry regiment was in Sumiyoshi (between Miyazaki and Shintomi), the 454th - in Miyazaki proper, 455th - in Kiyotake (on southern outskirts of Miyazaki), and 456th infantry regiment - in Kunitomi inland. See also * List of Japanese Infantry Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
156th Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 12th Infantry Division was a division of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century. Originally, it was the 156th Division (), which was created in November 1948 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 6th Independent Division, PLA Northeastern Field Army. PLA Period The 156th Division was a Korean-Chinese unit, composing of both Chinese and Korean soldiers and formed part of 43rd Corps. Under the flag of 156th division it took part in the Chinese Civil War. On June 25, 1949, the division was disbanded and reorganized as Jiujiang and Nanchang military sub-district. In February 1950, all Korean soldiers from 156th Division regrouped in Nanchang and moved to North Korea, where it was re-organized as 7th Division(later 12th Division) of the Korean People's Army. Its divisional HQ was re-organized as HQ, 2nd Forestry Engineering Division. As of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
156th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 156th Infantry Division (German: ''156. Infanteriedivision'') was a German Army infantry division in World War II. History The 156th Infantry Division was raised in April 1945, where it was sent to the eastern front, which was approaching westwards to the German border. It was known before as Division Nr. 156 (December 1939 - October 1942), Division Baltzer (November - December 1942) and 156. Reserve-Division (October 1942 - February 1944). Commanders * Generalleutnant Max Noack (1 September 1939 - 15 August 1942) * Generalleutnant Richard Baltzer (15 August 1942 - 8 July 1943) * Generalmajor Johannes Nedtwig (8 July 1943 - September 1943) * Generalleutnant Richard Baltzer (September 1943 - 27 December 1943) * Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt Otto Elfeldt (10 October 1895 – 23 October 1982) was a German general during World War II and a POW at Trent Park. He was also a recipient of the German Cross in Gold of Nazi Germany. Career He was commander of the 302nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |