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34th Battalion (other)
34th Battalion may refer to: Military units * 34th Battalion (Australia), 1st Australian Imperial Force * 34th Battalion (New Zealand) * 34th Battalion, CEF, Canadian Expeditionary Force * 34 Battalion (SWATF), South West Africa Territorial Force * HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion, Hungary * 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry Other uses See also * 34th Brigade (other) * 34th Division (other) 34th Division or 34th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 34th Division (German Empire) * 34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland * 34th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 34t ... * 34th Regiment (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Battalion (Australia)
The 34th Battalion was an infantry unit of 1st Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which was established in World War I for overseas service. Formed in Australia in 1916, the battalion fought on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. It was later re-raised as a part-time infantry battalion in the Illawarra region of New South Wales during the inter-war years. During World War II, the 34th was amalgamated with the 20th Battalion and undertook defensive duties in Australia before being disbanded in 1944. Post war, the 34th was re-formed in the early 1950s before being subsumed into the Royal New South Wales Regiment in 1960. History World War I The battalion was formed in January 1916 during an expansion of the AIF that took place after the Gallipoli campaign. Assigned to the 9th Brigade of the Australian 3rd Division, the majority of the battalion's personnel were volunteers that came from Maitland, New South Wales – many of whom had been coal miners – and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Battalion (New Zealand)
The 34th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War. Formed in Fiji in late 1940, it saw service in the Pacific against the Japanese. The 34th Battalion was initially used for garrison duties on Fiji and New Caledonia before being committed to the fighting in the Solomon Islands, briefly seeing combat against the Japanese in the Treasury Islands in late 1943. Returned to New Zealand in mid-1944 and was disbanded later that year as part of a partial demobilisation of New Zealand forces. Many of its personnel returned to civilian employment while others were sent to Italy as reinforcements for the New Zealand 2nd Division. The battalion was awarded three battle honours for its service during the war. History Formation Anticipating the entry of the Japanese Empire into the Second World War, in September 1940 the New Zealand Military Forces raised the 8th Infantry Brigade Group for garrison duty in Fiji. Prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34 Battalion (SWATF)
34 Battalion was a light infantry battalion that was part of the South West African Territorial Force, SWATF. History 34 Battalion was commonly known as the "Kavangoland Battalion". It was established in 1975 as 1 Kavango Battalion as a ceremonial guard of honour. It was then renamed 34 Battalion . Operational Area 34 Battalions main base was at Rundu, but there was an outside base at Mashari (Namibia), Mashari, approx east of Rundu, where Charlie and Delta companies were routinely stationed. The Mashari base was in an old Tuberculosis, TB hospital. They were co-located with a BRUSH unit.(Bush Reconnaissance Unit Signal HQ) As part of Sector 20, their main area of responsibility was from Rundu West as far as Sector 10 and East up to the Bagani bridge. Personnel Initially 34 Battalion was manned primarily with Kavango people, Kavango troops but later with a large number of turned SWAPO Cadres. The first Kavango instructors were trained in 1979. The first Kavango officer was commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion
, image = Insignia_Hungary_Army_Battalion_34th.svg , caption = Emblem of the 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion , country = Hungary , type = Special Forces , branch = Hungarian Ground Forces , dates = 1959 – present , specialization = Air assaultAirborne forcesClose quarters combatCounter-insurgencyCounter-proliferationCounter-TerrorismDirect ActionForeign internal defenseHigh value targetHostage rescueMilitary aidPeacekeepingRaidingSpecial operationsSpecial reconnaissanceUnconventional Warfare , command_structure = Land Command (Hungary) , size = , current_commander = , garrison = Szolnok , ceremonial_chief = , nickname = , motto = , colors = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry
The 34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion was a cavalry battalion raised in the Appalachian mountain region of southwestern Virginia as well as adjoining areas of what became West Virginia as well as Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in western Virginia, East Tennessee, with the Army of Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. The 1st Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles was organized in December, 1861 and was absorbed into Virginia's 34th Cavalry Battalion in December 1862. Lieutenant Colonel Vincent "Clawhammer" Witcher and Majors John A. McFarlane and ohnWilliam Straton were in command. During the war it served in the cavalry brigades of Albert G. Jenkins, William E. Jones and Bradley T. Johnson. McFarlane's popular company grew and split into two and was called a "squadron", as well as assigned to Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall's command in 1862 and then assigned to Jesse's Battalion Kentucky Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Brigade (other)
34th Brigade or 34th Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 34th Brigade (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 34 Canadian Brigade Group, a unit of the Canadian Army * 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece), a unit of the Greek Army * 34th Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 34th Indian States Forces Infantry Brigade of the British Indian Army in the Second World War * 34th Infantry Brigade (Romania), a unit of the Romanian Army * 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, a unit of the United States Army United Kingdom: * 34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade * 34th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) * 34th Brigade (United Kingdom) * 34th Brigade Royal Field Artillery See also * 34th Battalion (other) * 34th Division (other) 34th Division or 34th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 34th Division (German Empire) * 34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland * 34th Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Division (other)
34th Division or 34th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 34th Division (German Empire) * 34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland * 34th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 34th Infantry Division (India), British Indian Army * 34th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 34th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 34th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 34th Motor Rifle Division * 34th Division (United Kingdom) * 34th Infantry Division (United States) Cavalry divisions * 34th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union), a Soviet cavalry divisions 1917–45 Armoured divisions * 34th Tank Division (Soviet Union) * 34th Guards Artillery Division, Soviet Union and Russia Aviation divisions * 34th Transport Aviation Division (People's Liberation Army Air Force) * 34th Air Division, United States See also * 34th Battalion (other) 34th Battalion may refer to: Military units * 34th Battalion (Australia), 1st Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
