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163rd Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 163rd Infantry Division (german: 163. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army infantry division in World War II. Formed in November 1939, it was engaged in the Operation Weserübung, invasion of Norway the following year. It fought alongside the Finnish Army during Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union. During this time, the division's transit through neutral Sweden caused the Midsummer crisis, Midsummer Crisis of 1941. The division spent most of the war in Finland, before being returned to Germany. It was destroyed in March 1945 in Pomerania by the First Polish Army (1944–1945), First Polish Army, subordinated to the Red Army, Soviet 1st Belorussian Front. History The 163rd Infantry Division was raised in November 1939. In April 1940 it was employed in the Operation Weserübung, invasion of Norway, landing at Oslo, Kristiansand, Capture of Arendal, Arendal, and Stavanger. It was troops from this division that was present on the heavy cruiser Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
