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21st Infantry Division (United States)
21st Division or 21st Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 21st Infantry Division (France) * 21st Division (German Empire) * 21st Reserve Division (German Empire) * 21st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS ''Skanderbeg'', Germany * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna, Kingdom of Italy * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) * 21st Division (South Vietnam) * 21st Division (Spain) * 21st Division (United Kingdom) * 21st Infantry Division (Iran) *21st Division (People's Republic of China) Cavalry divisions * 21st Cavalry Division (United States) Armoured divisions * 21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany Aviation divisions * 21st Air Division (United States) See also * 21st Brigade (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Infantry Division (France)
The 21st Infantry Division (french: 21e Division d'Infanterie, 21e DI) was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II. World War 1 During World War I, the division was composed of the 64th, 93rd and 137th Infantry Regiments, the 97th Territorial Infantry Regiment, and the 65th Infantry Regiment (until November 1917). It was originally part of the French XI Corps (France), 11th Corps (CA). The division fought in the Battle of the Ardennes, the Meuse, First Battle of the Marne, First Marne, First Battle of the Aisne, First Aisne, Second Battle of Champagne, Battle of Verdun, Verdun, Second Battle of the Aisne, Second and Third Battle of the Aisne, Third Aisne and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It was involved in some of the worst fighting at Verdun in June 1916, with officers reporting several units had formulated protests at being sent back into the battle. Following the disastrous opening of the Nivelle Offensive in April 1917, on 3 May the division refused orders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Division (Spain)
The 21st Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role. History The unit was created on April 3, 1937, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector. It was made up of 76th, 79th and 80th mixed brigades, with its headquarters in Jaén. As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps. Command ; Commanders * Antonio Gómez de Salazar; * Martín Calvo Calvo Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...; * Carlos Cuerda Gutiérrez; * Luis Bárzana Bárzana; * Eloy Marín Villanueva; ; Commissars * Rafael Bonilla Pérez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Air Division (United States)
The 21st Air Division (21st AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, being stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on 23 September 1983. History World War II Initially established in 1942 as the 21st Bombardment Wing, the organization functioned as a staging wing for Second Air Force, and later as a command, processing heavy bombardment crews and aircraft for overseas movement, and then processing men returning from overseas, from 1942–1946. Air Force Reserve From December 1946, it performed routine training duties in the Air Force Reserve through 27 June 1949 when it was inactivated due to budget reductions. Strategic Air Command Reactivated as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command in February 1951 at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas. The 21st Air Division controlled B-47 Stratojet medium bombardment wings at Forbes and Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941–1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK). 1941–1942 The Italian army group in North Africa was routed by the British Commonwealth Western Desert Force in Operation Compass 9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 under General Wavell. The German Armed Forces High Command ('' Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'') decided to send a "blocking force" to Libya to support the Italian army, commanded by the future Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The German blocking force at first was based only on Panzer Regiment 5, which was put together from the second regiment of the 3rd Panzer Division. These elements were organized into the 5th Light Division when they arrived in Africa from 10 February – 12 March 1941. On 2 March 1941, the first 8.8 cm "88" dual purpose anti-aircraft/anti-tank guns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Cavalry Division (United States)
The 21st Cavalry Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard located in the north eastern United States. The division was composed of personnel from the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Army National Guards. The division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units after the First World War. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. History The division was constituted in 1921 and assigned to the First Army. Not all authorized units were active during the division's lifetime. The division did not participate in the First Army maneuvers in 1935, 1939, and 1940. The 21st was inactivated on 1 October 1940 and disbanded on 1 November 1940. The division staff personnel were reassigned to the serve as the Brigade Staff for the 102nd Coast Artillery Brigade (Anti-Aircraft) and the Headquarters Battery was manned by personnel from the division headquarters troop and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
