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30th Battalion (other)
30th Battalion may refer to: * 30th Battalion (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army raised for service during World War I * 2/30th Battalion (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army raised for service during World War II * 30th Battalion, CEF, a unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force raised for service during World War I * 30th Battalion, Bengal Native Infantry, an infantry unit of the British Indian Army * 30th Battalion (New Zealand) The 30th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand 3rd Division, raised for service during the Second World War. After being raised in late 1940, the battalion undertook garrison duties in Fiji and on New Caledonia during the early pa ..., a World War II infantry battalion See also * 30th Division (other) * 30 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Battalion (Australia)
The 30th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally formed in 1915 during the First World War as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and saw service on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. It was re-raised in 1921 but was later amalgamated with the 51st Battalion in 1930. In 1935 the two battalions were delinked and the 30th re-raised in its own right. During the Second World War it undertook garrison duties in Australia before undertaking active service in New Guinea in 1944–1945. After the war, it was disbanded in early 1946. In 1948, the battalion was re-raised again and remained on the order of battle until 1960 when it was absorbed into the Royal New South Wales Regiment. History First World War The 30th Battalion was originally raised for service as an Australian Imperial Force (AIF) unit during the First World War, as part of the 8th Brigade. Formed in Australia in early August 1915, the battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2/30th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/30th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during World War II. Raised in late 1940 as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF), the battalion formed part of the 27th Brigade, which was assigned to the 8th Division. In mid-1941, the battalion was deployed to Malaya, as the garrison there was increased amidst rising tensions in the Pacific. In early1942, it fought against the Japanese during the Malayan Campaign and the Battle of Singapore, where it was captured in February 1942. Many of the 2/30th's personnel died in captivity before the war ended in August 1945. History Formation and training Formed on 22 November 1940 at Tamworth, New South Wales, the battalion was part of the 27th Brigade, which was initially raised as part of the 9th Division, before being transferred to the 8th Division. A unit of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF), the battalion drew its personnel from traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Battalion, CEF
The 30th Battalion, CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 30th Battalion was authorized on 27 October 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 February 1915. It was redesignated as the 30th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 18 April 1915 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 4 January 1917 its personnel were absorbed by the 1st Reserve Battalion, CEF. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 1 September 1917. The 30th Battalion recruited in British Columbia and was mobilized at Victoria. The 30th battalion had three Officers Commanding: *Lt.-Col. J.A. Hall, 26 February 1915 – 9 June 1915 *Lt.-Col. C.F. De Salis, 10 June 1915 – 6 November 1915 *Lt.-Col. S. Booth, 7 November 1915 – 2 January 1917 The 30th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1915-1917. Perpetuation The 30th Battalion, CEF, is perpetuated by The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own).Canadian Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Battalion, Bengal Native Infantry
The 1st Brahmans was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised at Oudh by Captain T Naylor in 1776 for service in the army of Nawab Wazir of Oudh, and was known as the Nawab Wazir's Regiment. It was transferred to the East India Company in 1777. In 1922, it was designated as the 4th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment. The regiment was disbanded in 1931. Designations Over the years the regiment was known by a number of different designations: *1776 Nawab Wazir's Brahaman Regiment *1777 30th Battalion of Bengal Sepoys *1781 23rd Regiment of Bengal Sepoys *1784 29th Regiment of Bengal Sepoys *1786 29th Bengal Sepoy Battalion *1796 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1824 21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1861 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1885 1st Regiment of Bengal Infantry *1901 1st Brahman Infantry *1903 1st Brahmans *1922 4th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment History East India Company service While in the service of the East India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Battalion (New Zealand)
The 30th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand 3rd Division, raised for service during the Second World War. After being raised in late 1940, the battalion undertook garrison duties in Fiji and on New Caledonia during the early part of the war, before undertaking combat operations during the latter part of the Solomon Islands campaign, landing on Vella Lavella and the Green Islands in 1943–1944. The battalion was disbanded in mid-1944 to return manpower to the New Zealand economy and to provide reinforcements to the New Zealand 2nd Division, which was fighting in Italy. History Formed in September 1940, and drawing personnel from the Canterbury and Otago districts, the 30th Battalion was initially assigned to the 8th Brigade, before eventually becoming part of the 14th Brigade, which served in the Pacific. Shortly after its establishment, the battalion undertook garrison duties on Fiji to defend against a possible Japanese attack, before handing over to US tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Division (other)
30th Division may refer to: Infantry units * 30th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 * 30th Division (German Empire) * 30th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 30th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, Germany * 30th Infantry Division Sabauda, Kingdom of Italy * 30th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 30th Infantry Division (Poland) * 30th Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 30th Division (United Kingdom) * 30th Infantry Division (United States) * 30th Division (Yugoslav Partisans), 1943–1945 Other units * 30th Armored Division (United States) * 30th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) * 30th Division (Syria), established 2017 * Division 30, a 2015 Syrian rebel group See also * List of military divisions by number * 30th Army (other) * 30th Battalion (other) * 30th Brigade (other) * XXX Corps (other) * 30th Regiment (other) In military terms, 30th regiment may refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
