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3rd Brigade (Nigeria)
3rd Brigade may refer to: Australia *3rd Army Tank Brigade (Australia) *3rd Brigade (Australia) *3rd Light Horse Brigade Canada * 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade Croatia *3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia) France *3rd Mechanised Brigade (France) India *British Indian Army in the First World War ** 3rd (Abbottabad) Brigade ** 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade *British Indian Army in the Second World War ** 3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade ** 3rd Indian Infantry Brigade ** 3rd Indian Motor Brigade Japan * IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade New Zealand * 3rd (New Zealand Rifle) Brigade Poland * 3rd Brigade of the Polish Legions *3rd Polish Infantry Brigade * Polish 3rd Mountain Brigade Serbia * LF 3rd Brigade South Africa * 3rd Infantry Brigade (South Africa) Spain * 3rd Mixed Brigade United Kingdom * 3rd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) *3 Commando Brigade *3rd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom) *3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) *3rd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) *3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Army Tank Brigade (Australia)
The 3rd Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Australian Army during the World War II, Second World War. The brigade was formed in May 1942 and disbanded in September 1943 without seeing combat. History The 3rd Army Tank Brigade was formed on 6 May 1942 to provide armoured support to infantry formations. The brigade headquarters was formed from the previously existing 4th Motor Brigade (Australia), 4th Motor Brigade, although its constituent motor regiments (6th, 7th and 14th) were either disbanded or transferred to the 2nd Motor Brigade (Australia), 2nd Motor Brigade. It comprised three regiments which had previously formed part of the 3rd Armoured Division (Australia), 1st Cavalry Division; the 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers, 1st Machine Gun Regiment, 2nd Tank Battalion (Australia), 2nd Armoured Regiment and 3rd Tank Battalion (Australia), 3rd Armoured Regiment. For consistency with similar British units, these regiments were renamed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Army Tank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)
The 3rd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry Brigade (military), brigade of the South African Army, army of the Union of South Africa during Military history of South Africa during World War II, World War II. The Brigade formed part of the 1st Infantry Division (South Africa), South African 1st Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in the Libyan Desert, Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943. During the Western Desert Campaign (at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein), the Officer Commanding was Brig. R.J. Palmer and the brigade comprised the following units:Orpen Vol III Appendix 4 *3rd Infantry Brigade(South Africa), 3rd South African Infantry Brigade ** 1st Imperial Light Horse SA Infantry Corps ** 1st Rand Light Infantry SA Infantry Corps ** 1st Royal Durban Light Infantry SA Infantry Corps ** One Troop 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery SA Artillery Corps ** 2nd Field Company SA Engineering Corps Citations Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (United States)
The 3rd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, originally known as the 14th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the United States Army, and a part of the 7th Infantry Division. The brigade was based at Fort Ord, California for most of its history. Activated for service in World War I, the unit saw brief service in the conflict, but never fought as an entire unit. After the Korean War, it was reactivated as a brigade, and was returned to the United States where it saw action in Operation Just Cause and Operation Golden Pheasant. The brigade sent units to support 2nd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The 3rd Brigade was inactivated in 1993. History World War I The 3rd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division was first constituted and activated in the regular army as the 14th Infantry Brigade on 6 December 1917, exactly eighth months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. One month later it organized and prepared for depl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ("Third Grey Wolf Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division") is a combined arms armored brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division based in Fort Hood, Texas. Its major equipment includes M1A2SEP Tanks, M2A3 & M3A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, M109A6 Paladin howitzers, and M1114 up-armored Humvees. Regiments * 7th Cavalry Regiment * 8th Cavalry Regiment * 9th Cavalry Regiment * 12th Cavalry Regiment * 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Heraldry The 3rd Brigade is a subordinate component of the 1st Cavalry Division and wears the same shoulder sleeve insignia. Initial organization The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was first constituted on 29 August 1917. It was organized in December 1917 as Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. The brigade demobilized on 15 July 1919. The brigade was reconstituted on 10 August 1921, joining the newly constituted 1st Cavalry Division. Never officially reorganized, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team was an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The brigade was a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division. History The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, since it was constituted, has been organized, reorganized, Inactivated, disbanded, reconstituted, and redesignated several times. *Constituted 24 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Troop, 1st Expeditionary Division *Organized 8 June 1917 at New York, New York *Reorganized and redesignated 6 July 1917 as Headquarters Troop, 1st Division *Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1921 as Headquarters and Military Police Company (less Military Police Platoon), 1st Division *Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1942 as Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division *Disbanded 20 April 1960 at Fort Riley, Kansas *Reconstituted 23 October 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division *Activated 2 January 1964 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions on the Western Front throughout World War I. Post-war, the brigade served in the UK and India before being redesignated as 3rd Regiment, RHA in August 1938 in Egypt. The regiment had an earlier incarnation as C Brigade, RHA, formed from the 1st Brigade of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Horse Artillery in 1862 before being broken up in 1882. History C Brigade, RHA The Bengal Army of the Honourable East India Company formed its first battery of Horse Artillery, the ''Experimental Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery'' on 4 December 1800 (still in existence as F Battery, RHA). By the time the Indian Rebellion of 1857 broke out, the Bengal Horse Artillery had grown to 13 batteries, organised as three brigades. four of these batteries were manned by sepoys (native Indian soldiers) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions on the Western Front throughout World War I. Post-war, the brigade served in the UK and India before being redesignated as 3rd Regiment, RHA in August 1938 in Egypt. The regiment had an earlier incarnation as C Brigade, RHA, formed from the 1st Brigade of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Horse Artillery in 1862 before being broken up in 1882. History C Brigade, RHA The Bengal Army of the Honourable East India Company formed its first battery of Horse Artillery, the ''Experimental Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery'' on 4 December 1800 (still in existence as F Battery, RHA). By the time the Indian Rebellion of 1857 broke out, the Bengal Horse Artillery had grown to 13 batteries, organised as three brigades. four of these batteries were manned by sepoys (native Indian soldiers) and two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (other) * Third Avenue (other) * Highway 3 Music Music theory * Interval number of three in a musical interval ** major third, a third spanning four semitones ** minor third, a third encompassing three half steps, or semitones ** neutral third, wider than a minor third but narrower than a major third **augmented third, an interval of five semitones ** diminished third, produced by narrowing a minor third by a chromatic semitone * Third (chord), chord member a third above the root * Degree (music), three away from tonic **mediant, third degree of the diatonic scale ** submediant, sixth degree of the diatonic scale – three steps below the tonic ** chromatic mediant, chromatic relationship by thirds *Ladder of thirds, similar to the circle of fifths Albums *'' Third/Sister L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 3rd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The brigade was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom), 1st Airborne Division, but remained in Britain when that division was sent overseas, and became part of the 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom), 6th Airborne Division, alongside 5th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom), 5th Parachute Brigade and 6th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom), 6th Airlanding Brigade. The brigade first went into action on 5 June 1944 during Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings. The objective was to Battle of Merville Gun Battery, destroy the Merville Gun Battery and the bridges over the Dives (river), River Dives. The brigade achieved all its objectives, and remained defending the left flank of the invasion zone until mid August. They then crossed the River Dives and 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine, advanced as far as the River Seine before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
3rd Mounted Brigade may refer to: * 3rd (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Mounted Brigade, designation given to the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade while serving with the 2nd Mounted Division The 2nd Mounted Division was a yeomanry ( Territorial Army cavalry) division that served in the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was assigned to defence of the Norfolk coast. In March 1915 it formed a 2nd Line duplicate of itself, the ... in the Gallipoli Campaign * 3rd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom), also known as 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade * 3rd Mounted Brigade (Canada) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 3rd Infantry Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army, part of the 1st Infantry Division. Originally formed in 1809, during the Peninsular War, the brigade had a long history, seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, and during both the First and the Second World Wars. Formation The 1st Division was formed during the Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal, part of the army commanded by General Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington. In 1814, the 3rd brigade took part in the Battle of New Orleans, commanded by Lt. Gen. John Keane. It also took part in the Battle of Ali Masjid in November 1878 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. As the Second Boer War ended in 1902 the army was restructured, and a 2nd Infantry division was established permanently as part of the 1st Army Corps, comprising the 3rd and 4th Infantry Brigades. First World War The brigade saw service during the First World War as part of the British Expeditionary Force o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 3rd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army in World War I. It was formed in France in August 1915 with two battalions already on the Continent and another two from England. It served with the Guards Division on the Western Front for the rest of the war. History Formation The 3rd Guards Brigade was formed at Lumbres, near St Omer, France on 15 August 1915. The 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards joined on 18 and 20 August, respectively, from England and the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards joined on 5 and 8 August from 20th Brigade, 7th Division. The latter two battalions had been in Belgium and France from 5 October 1914 with the British Expeditionary Force. They served on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915 taking part in the First Battle of Ypres (19 October5 November 1914), the Battle of Neuve Chapelle (1013 March 1915), the Battle of Aubers Ridge (9 May), the Battle of Festubert (1519 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
