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15th Infantry Division
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 (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Infantry Division (Belgium)
The 15th Infantry Division ''(15de Infanterie Divisie)'' was an infantry division of the Belgian Army that fought in the Battle of Belgium against the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. World War II Source: After the Phony wars, the Germans have had enough time to gather a sufficient amount of their forces near the Rhineland and smashed into Belgium and the Netherlands. The 15th Division was one of the weaker formations in the Belgian army. It was made up entirely of older reserve regiments which was armed with antiquated weapons of world war one vintage. Moreover, its regiments lacked the fourth heavy weapons battalion that was customary in the regiments of the active army and those of newer reserves. The division was stationed behind the Albert Canal line between Herentals and Massenhoven. To compensate for its weaker units, its lines were somewhat shorter than those of its neighbouring divisions. As the Belgian front at the Canal collapsed near Liège, the 15th Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |