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15th Army (other)
15th Army or Fifteenth Army may refer to: * 15th Army (Wehrmacht), a formation of the German Army during World War II * Fifteenth Army (Japan), a formation of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II * Japanese Fifteenth Area Army, a formation of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II * 15th Army (People's Republic of China), former name of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's 15th Airborne Corps * 15th Army (RSFSR) * 15th Army (Soviet Union) * 15th Army Group, a combined formation of the United Kingdom and United States armies during World War II * Fifteenth United States Army, a formation of the United States Army during World War II See also *XV Corps (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Group (other) *15th Wing (other) *15th Brigade (other) *15th Regiment (other) *15 Squadron (other) 15 Squadron or 15th Squadron may refer to: Aviation squadrons * No. 15 Squadron PAF, a unit of the Pakistan Air Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army (Wehrmacht)
The 15th Army (German: 15. ''Armee'') was a field army of the German army in World War II. History The 15th Army was activated in occupied France on 15 January 1941 with General Curt Haase in command. It was tasked with occupation and defensive duties in the Pas de Calais area. The Allies landed further west, in Operation Overlord, during June 1944. Afterwards, the 15th Army was withdrawn to the Netherlands, where it fought the Allies during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. It suffered defeat against the First Canadian Army in the Battle of the Scheldt during which the Army Headquarters at Dordrecht was subject to a mass attack by Hawker Typhoons of the Second Tactical Air Force on 24 October 1944. Two generals and 70 other staff officers were killed in the attack. During October 1944 the 15th Army continued to resist against the Canadian First Army and British Second Army as they pushed west from the Nijmegen/ Eindhoven salient in Operation Pheasant. The Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifteenth Army (Japan)
The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was involved in the invasion of Burma in December 1941 and served in that country for most of its war service. History The Japanese 15th Army was formed on November 9, 1941, as a component of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group for the specific task of invading the British colony of Burma. To do this the army, then based in Indo-China, needed to transit through Thailand. On December 8, 1941, the 33rd and 55th Divisions of the army spearheaded by the Imperial Guard invaded Thailand overland from what is now Cambodia. The invasion was supported by landings on the coast to the south of Bangkok by the army's 143rd Infantry Regiment. Fighting lasted only a few hours before the Thai government ceded access. Under Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida, the IJA 15th Army invaded the southern Burmese province of Tenasserim. The Fifteenth Army consisted initially of the highly regarded 33rd Infantry Division and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Fifteenth Area Army
The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the closing stages of World War II. History The Japanese 15th Area Army was formed on February 1, 1945 under the General Defense Command as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in central Honshū during Operation Downfall (or in Japanese terminology). It was transferred to the newly formed Japanese Second General Army on April 8, 1945. The Japanese 15th Area Army was responsible for the Kansai and Chugoku regions of Honshū and the island of Shikoku. It was headquartered in Osaka. The 15th Area Army leadership also held equivalent posts in the Central District Army, and had the honor of receiving their appointments personally from Emperor Hirohito rather than the Imperial General Headquarters. The 15th Area Army consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. In addition, the Japanese had organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army (People's Republic Of China)
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps () is an airborne corps under direct command of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It was reorganized and renamed from the 15th Airborne Corps in May 2017 and now comprises six airborne brigades and a special operations brigade. The PLAAF Airborne Corps is China's primary strategic airborne unit and part of the newly formed rapid reaction units (RRUs) of the Chinese military which is primarily designated for airborne and special operation missions. Its role is similar to that of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps/82nd Airborne Division/101st Airborne Division and Russian Airborne Forces. Only one of the PLAAF Airborne Corps' former three divisions (or just 2 to 3 of the current 7 brigades that form the corps) can deploy to any part of China within 48 hours due to limited airlift capabilities. In the late 1990s the airlift capability of the PLAAF consisted of 10 IL-76 heavy lift, Yu-8, and Yu-7 transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Airborne Corps
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps () is an airborne corps under direct command of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It was reorganized and renamed from the 15th Airborne Corps in May 2017 and now comprises six airborne brigades and a special operations brigade. The PLAAF Airborne Corps is China's primary strategic airborne unit and part of the newly formed rapid reaction units (RRUs) of the Chinese military which is primarily designated for airborne and special operation missions. Its role is similar to that of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps/ 82nd Airborne Division/ 101st Airborne Division and Russian Airborne Forces. Only one of the PLAAF Airborne Corps' former three divisions (or just 2 to 3 of the current 7 brigades that form the corps) can deploy to any part of China within 48 hours due to limited airlift capabilities. In the late 1990s the airlift capability of the PLAAF consisted of 10 IL-76 heavy lift, Yu-8, and Yu-7 transports, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army (RSFSR)
The 15th Army was a field army of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and Polish-Soviet War, which existed between 7 June 1919 and 26 December 1920. History The 15th Army was formed on 7 June 1919 by transformation of the Army of Soviet Latvia which existed since 4 January 1919. The Army of Soviet Latvia was operationally subordinated to the command of the Northern Front , and on 19 February 1919, became part of the newly formed Western Front. The army headquarters was stationed in Daugavpils. The 15th Army conducted in July 1919 defensive battles against Estonian troops and withdrew under the onslaught of enemy forces from the territory of Latvia, except Latgale. In August 1919 the 15th Army conducted the Pskov operation and liberated Pskov. In September-October 1919, she defended Petrograd against the forces of Nikolai Yudenich, and led in October-November a counter-offensive towards Luga, Volosovo, Gdov and Yamburg, thus participating in the defeat of Yudenich's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army (Soviet Union)
The 15th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War. The 15th Army, as part of the 8th Army, took part in the Winter War from February 12 to March 13. Reformed at Birobidzhan, Soviet Union, from the 2nd Red Banner Army in June 1940. It formed in July 1940 as part of the Far Eastern Front. Until August 1945 the army defended the Far Eastern borders of the USSR. On August 5 it was incorporated into the newly created 2nd Far Eastern Front. On August 9, during the Soviet–Japanese War, the 15th Army, consisting of shock troops, participated in the Sungari operation. Its advance units entered Harbin on August 20. Through the end of August the 15th Army destroyed the scattered pieces of the Japanese Kwantung Army. Conducted border operations through mid-1945. Participated in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and the crossing of the Amur River in August 1945. Composition April 1943 * 34th Rifle Division * 39th Rifle Division *Novoye Fortified Area * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army Group
The 15th Army Group was an Army Group in World War II, composed of the British Eighth and the U.S. Fifth Armies, which apart from troops from the British Empire and U.S.A., also had whole units from other allied countries/regions; like two of their Corps (from Free France and Poland), one Division (from Brazil) and multiple separate brigades (Italian and Greek), besides supporting and being supported by the local Italian partisans. It operated in the Italian Campaign between 1943–45. History The 15th Army Group was activated in 1943 in Algiers, North Africa, to plan the invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. Its main forces for this job were the U.S. Seventh Army, under Lieutenant General George Patton, and the British Eighth Army, under General Bernard Montgomery. Following the capture of Sicily, the army group became responsible for the invasion of mainland Italy for which the U.S. Seventh Army was replaced by the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifteenth United States Army
The Fifteenth United States Army, commonly known as Fifteenth Army, was a field army of the United States in the European Theater of World War II. It was the last United States field army to see service in northwestern Europe during the war and was commanded by General George S. Patton until his death in December 1945. The Fifteenth Army served two separate missions while assigned to the area. During the later stages of the war its mission was the training and rehabilitation of units and acting as a defensive line against counterattacks. After World War II its mission was to carry out occupation duties and to gather historical information related to the European Theater of Operations. Fifteenth Army was inactivated at Bad Nauheim, Germany, in 1946. Formation Fifteenth Army was first activated August 21, 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, by a transfer of a group of personnel from the Fourth United States Army. No general officer was included in the transfer. Major General John P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XV Corps (other)
15th Corps, Fifteenth Corps, or XV Corps may refer to: * XV Corps (British India) *XV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *15th Army Corps (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I * XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps, a unit of the Bavarian Army and the Imperial German Army during World War I *XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht), Germany *XV Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht), Germany *XV Corps (India) * XV Corps (Ottoman Empire), a unit in World War I * XV Corps (United States), a unit in World War II * XV Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War * XV Corps (United Kingdom), a unit in World War I *15th Rifle Corps, a Soviet unit World War II * XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps, a German unit in World War II See also * List of military corps by number *15th Army (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Group (other) *15th Wing (other) The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Division (other)
In military terms, 15th Division or 15th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 15th Infantry Division (Belgium) * 15th Infantry Division (France) * 15th Motorized Infantry Division (France) * 15th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Prussian/German Army, later 15th Infantry Division * 15th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 15th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 15th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), formed on 1 October 1934 in Würzburg under the cover name ''Artillerieführer V'' * 15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 15th Infantry Division (Greece), (Greek: XV Μεραρχία Πεζικού (XV ΜΠ); ''XV Merarchía Pezikoú''), an infantry division of the Hellenic Army * 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian), an Infantry Division of the Waffen SS during World War II * 15th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army * 15th Infantry Division (I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Group (other)
15th Group may refer to: * No. 15 Group RAF, a formation of the UK Royal Air Force * 15th Carrier Air Group, a formation of the United Kingdom Royal Navy * 15th Army Group, a formation of the United States and United Kingdom armies during World War II See also * XV Corps (other) * 15th Army (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Wing (other) The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardment Training Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15 Wing Moose Jaw, a Canadia ... * 15th Brigade (other) * 15th Regiment (other) * 15 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
