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121st Infantry Division (France)
In military terms, 121st Division or 121st Infantry Division may refer to: * 121st Infantry Division (German Empire) * 121st Infantry Division (Germany) * 121st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *121st Rifle Division The 121st Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II. Formed in September 1939 in Belarus, the division participated in the Soviet invasion of Poland later that month and in the June 1940 occupation of Lithuani ... (Soviet Union) * 121st Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) {{mil-unit-dis sl:Seznam divizij po zaporednih številkah (100. - 149.)#121. divizija ... [...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 Infantry Division (Germany)
The 121st Infantry Division (german: 121. Infanterie-Division) was a German Wehrmacht division in World War II. It was a part of the German XXVIII Army Corps. In September 1941 the formation, on arriving in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg; engaged in the siege of Leningrad. By October 1941 it was down to 40% of its authorized strength and 3 infantry battalions had to be disbanded due to high casualties. In 1944 it was involved in the retreat from Leningrad through the Baltic states wherein it fought in the Battle of Pskov. It remained in the Courland pocket until the end of the war. Commanding officers *General der Artillerie Curt Jahn, 5 October 1940 – 6 May 1941 *Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle, 6 May 1941 – 8 July 1941 *General der Artillerie Martin Wandel, 8 July 1941 – 11 Nov 1942 *General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 11 November 1942 – March 1944 *Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau, March 1944 – 1 June 1944 *Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler, 1 June 1944 – 27 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 16 January in Tianjin as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and the leftovers of 28th division. The division was initially assigned to the 3rd army. Action 30 March 1945 the ''121st division'' formation was complete and it was assigned to the 58th army. The division travelled overland to south Korea and was transferred to Jejudo island in June 1945. The ''121st division'' was still building a defenses on the eastern part of the island by the time of the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. The ''121st division'' has returned to Japan via Sasebo, Nagasaki is a Core cities of Japan, core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Rifle Division
The 121st Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II. Formed in September 1939 in Belarus, the division participated in the Soviet invasion of Poland later that month and in the June 1940 occupation of Lithuania. History The division was formed between 6 and 11 September 1939 from the 99th Rifle Regiment of the 33rd Rifle Division in Mogilev, under the command of 33rd Rifle Division commander Colonel Alexander Mavrichev. It included the 383rd, 574th, and 705th Rifle Regiments, an artillery regiment and other units. The division fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland, as part of the 11th Rifle Corps of the 10th Army. The division advanced from Mogilev through Pogost, Cherven, Smilovichi, Dzerzhinsk, Novogrudok, Novoelnyu, Pruzhany, Ruzhany, Slonim, Kamenets, Vysokoye, Bielsk Podlaski, and Hajnówka. By the end of the campaign on 2 October it transferred to the 5th Rifle Corps. It relocated to Bobruisk on 8 October. After Mavrichev w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
121st Guards Rifle Division
The 121st Guards Rifle Division was formed on September 23, 1943, based on the first formation of the 342nd Rifle Division, in the 80th Rifle Corps of 3rd Army. During 1943 it shared a similar combat path to that of the 120th Guards Rifle Division, which was formed in the same Army about a week later. On November 26 it was given credit for its role in the liberation of Gomel and won that city's name as an honorific. It was soon reassigned to 13th Army and would serve under that command for the rest of the war. In 1944 the division helped form the bridgehead over the Vistula at Sandomir, and in January, 1945, joined in the breakout from this bridgehead and the subsequent advance through Poland and into Germany, earning its final honor for the capture of Wittenberg. The 121st Guards ended the war in western Czechoslovakia with a very impressive combat record. Formation The 342nd Rifle Division was raised to Guards status as the 121st Guards on September 23, 1943, based on its success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
