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27th Brigade (other)
27th Brigade or 27th Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 27th Brigade (Australia), an infantry brigade during the Second World War * 27th British Commonwealth Brigade, an amalgamated brigade of the British Commonwealth * 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France), a unit of the French Army * 27th (Bangalore) Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 27th Indian Infantry Brigade of the British Indian Army in the Second World War * 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 27 Brigade, Taiwanese guerrilla force active after the 228 Incident Units of the United Kingdom: * 27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade * 27th Armoured Brigade * 27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 27th Brigade Royal Field Artillery See also * 27th Army (other) * 27th Battalion (other) * 27th Division (other) * XXVII Corps (other) 27 Corps, 27th Corps, Twenty Seventh Corps, or XXVII Corps may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Brigade (Australia)
The 27th Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army. The brigade was the last Second Australian Imperial Force infantry brigade raised for service during World War II. Initially assigned to the 9th Division, the brigade was transferred to the 8th Division shortly after it was raised. Training was undertaken around Bathurst, New South Wales throughout early 1941, before the brigade was sent to British Malaya in August 1941 to reinforce the 22nd Brigade, which had been dispatched earlier in the year. Following the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the brigade went into action in January 1942, taking part in the fighting along the western side of the Malay Peninsula. Its main action during this period came around Muar before the withdrawal to Singapore. In February, the brigade took part in the short lived Battle of Singapore. When the garrison surrendered on 15 February, the majority of the brigade's personnel were taken prisoner. They subsequently spent the remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th British Commonwealth Brigade
The 27th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw service in the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War. In Korea, the brigade was known as 27th British Commonwealth Brigade due to the addition of Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Indian units. Unit history First World War It was originally formed in August 1914 as the 27th Brigade and was part of the 9th (Scottish) Division, the first of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War. It was originally composed of the 11th and 12th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Scots, 6th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers and the 10th (Service) Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's).p.70 Rikhye, Ravi ''Order of Battle of the British Army 1914'' Richard A Rinaldi 15 Jul 2008 Second World War In 1939 this brigade was reformed, as the 27th Infantry Brigade, in the Territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France)
The 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (french: 27 Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne, 27 BIM) is a mountain infantry formation of the French Army. The brigade is subordinated to the 1st Armored Division and specializes in mountain warfare. History It is heir to the traditions of *the 1st Alpine Division FFI, created in September 1944 *renamed the 27th Alpine Division and finally 27th Alpine Infantry Division in December 1944 *the 27th Alpine Brigade in December 1962 *the 27th Alpine Division in August 1976 *the 27th ''division d'infanterie de montagne'' (27th DIM) in July 1994. With the end of conscription, all of the French Army's divisions were downsized and the 27th became a brigade in 1999. After the liberation of the Combe de Savoie and the Grésivaudan, Colonel Jean Vallette d'Osia became the commander of the 1st Alpine Division of the French Forces of the Interior (''1ere Division alpine FFI'') in September 1944, which unified the mountain units created in the French Resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th (Bangalore) Brigade
The Bangalore Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 27th (Bangalore) Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War. As part of Indian Expeditionary Force B, it was sent to assault Tanga in German East Africa. With the failure of the Battle of Tanga, its units joined the defences of British East Africa and it was broken up. The brigade was reformed in India in 1917 for internal security duties and to aid the expansion of the Indian Army in the last year of the war. It, too, was disbanded in 1926. A 2nd Bangalore Brigade also existed from 1904 to 1911. 1st Bangalore Brigade The Kitchener Reforms, carried out during Lord Kitchener's tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India (1902–09), completed the unification of the three former Presidency armies, the Punjab Frontier Force, the Hyderabad Contingent and other local forces into one Indian Army. Kitchener identified the Indian Army's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 27th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in March 1941, at Secundarabad in India and assigned to the 6th Indian Infantry Division. The brigade was used as Line of Communication troops in Iran and Iraq. Between July 1942 and July 1943 it was commanded by Alan Barker. Formation *1st Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment April 1941 to June 1945 *4th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment April 1941 to January 1943 and August 1943 to June 1944 *5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment April 1941 to May 1942 and December 1942 to January 1943 and February to August 1945 *159th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery June 1942 to January 1943 * 4th/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment February 1943 to February 1944 *87th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery March 1944 to May 1945 *3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment May to August 1944 *27th Field Company, Indian Engineers September 1942 See also * List of Indian Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Empire") is an infantry brigade combat team of the New York Army National Guard, one of the brigades that make up the 42nd Infantry Division. The state mission of the 27th Infantry Brigade is to maintain a manned, trained and equipped force capable of rapid deployment to any area within New York to aid civil authorities. The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is also tasked with overseas deployment missions and must be capable to respond to any threat, foreign or domestic. History After World War I the 27th Infantry Division was reactivated back in the New York National Guard for peacetime service, climaxed by participation in the First Army maneuvers of 1940. Composition of the Twenty-Seventh Division between the wars * Fifty-third Infantry Brigade ** 105th Infantry ** 106th Infantry * Fifty-fourth Infantry Brigade: ** 107th Infantry ** 108th Infantry * Fifty-second Field Artillery Brigade: ** 104th Field Artillery (75mm) ** 105th Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27 Brigade
27 Brigade () was a guerrilla force formed in Taichung, Taiwan, shortly after the outbreak of February 28 Incident. It was organized by Hsieh Hsueh-hung, a leading figure of Taiwanese Communist Party during the Japanese Administration Era, and was led by local Taichung scholar . The total strength of the brigade remains disputed, with sources putting it as low as 30 and as many as 4,000; however, it is agreed that the bulk of the force was made up of young students and discharged soldiers who had fought in World War II for the Empire of Japan. One source also claims that the 27 Brigade discovered a secret weapon cache left by the Japanese that contained enough weapons and ammunition to arm "three whole divisions," which remains disputed today. On 15 March 1947, when the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (27 AA Bde) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army in the Second World War that served in The Blitz and later converted to infantry. Origin German air raids by Zeppelin airships and Gotha bombers on London and other British cities during the First World War had shown the need for strong anti-aircraft (AA) defences in any future war. When the Territorial Army (TA) was reformed in 1922 it included a number of dedicated AA units of the Royal Artillery (RA) and Royal Engineers (RE). Two formations were organised in London District to command these units, provisionally known as the 2nd and 3rd London Air Defence Brigades, but soon numbered 26th and 27th. Both brigades were based at the Duke of York's Headquarters in Chelsea. 3rd AD Bde's units were initially based at Lytton Grove, Putney, taking over buildings previously used by the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders). The 27th (London) Air Defence Brigade comprised: * 53rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Armoured Brigade
The 27th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army that served in the Second World War and played a crucial role in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 and the following Battle of Normandy until disbandment in late 1944. Origin The 27th Armoured Brigade was formed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 1940 by the conversion of the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade as a constituent of the new 9th Armoured Division. The brigade was used to experiment with Hobart's Funnies, specialised armoured vehicles and on 8 September 1942 it was transferred to the 79th Armoured Division, which concentrated the various specialised armoured units. On 20 October 1943 the 27th Armoured Brigade became an independent GHQ formation and was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division to spearhead I Corps during its landing at Sword Beach on D-Day in June 1944. Order of battle * 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (left 31 January 1944) * 13th/18th Royal Hussars (left 29 July 1944) * 1st E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 27th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw service in the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War. In Korea, the brigade was known as 27th British Commonwealth Brigade due to the addition of Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Indian units. Unit history First World War It was originally formed in August 1914 as the 27th Brigade and was part of the 9th (Scottish) Division, the first of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War. It was originally composed of the 11th and 12th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Scots, 6th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers and the 10th (Service) Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's).p.70 Rikhye, Ravi ''Order of Battle of the British Army 1914'' Richard A Rinaldi 15 Jul 2008 Second World War In 1939 this brigade was reformed, as the 27th Infantry Brigade, in the Territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
XXVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... It was originally formed with 119th, 120th and 121st Batteries, and attached to 5th Infantry Division. In August 1914, it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 5th Division throughout the war. 37th (Howitzer) Battery joined the brigade in May 1916. External linksRoyal Field Artillery Brigades Notes References {{reflist, 2[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Army (other)
27th Army may refer to: *Twenty-Seventh Army (Japan) *27th Army (People's Republic of China) *27th Army (Soviet Union) See also * 27th Battalion (other) * 27th Brigade (other) * XXVII Corps (other) * 27th Division (other) * 27th Regiment (other) 27th Regiment may refer to: *27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, infantry regiment of the British Army *27th Marine Regiment (United States), deactivated infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps *27th Infantry Regiment, unit of the Uni ... * 27 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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