383rd (Duke Of Connaught’s Royal Hampshire) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
383rd or 383d may refer to: *383d Bombardment Group, inactive United States Air Force unit *383d Bombardment Squadron or 133d Air Refueling Squadron, unit of the New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing *383d Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *383rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union), a formation of the Red Army created during the Second World War See also *383 (other) 383 most commonly refers to: * 383 (number) * AD 383, a year * 383 BC, a year 383 may also refer to: Astronomy * 383 Janina, a Themistian asteroid * Abell 383, a galaxy cluster * HOPS 383, a class 0 protostar * NGC 383, a double radio galaxy Bu ...

383d Bombardment Group
The 383d Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last stationed at Camp Anza, California, where it was deactivated on 4 January 1946. The group was active from 1942 to 1944 as a heavy bomber training unit. It was reorganized as a very heavy bomber unit and trained for deployment overseas. However, it arrived at its overseas station too late to see combat, and returned to the United States, where it was deactivated. History Heavy bomber training unit The group was first activated at Salt Lake City Army Air Base in November 1942, with the 540th, 541st, 542d and 543d Bombardment Squadrons assigned.Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 646Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 646-647Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 647Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 647-648 Its cadre moved to Rapid City Army Air Base a little over a week later, where it began to equip as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Operational Training Unit (OTU) the following year.Maurer, ''Comba ...
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383d Bombardment Squadron
383rd or 383d may refer to: *383d Bombardment Group The 383d Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last stationed at Camp Anza, California, where it was deactivated on 4 January 1946. The group was active from 1942 to 1944 as a heavy bomber training unit. It w ..., inactive United States Air Force unit * 383d Bombardment Squadron or 133d Air Refueling Squadron, unit of the New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing * 383d Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit * 383rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union), a formation of the Red Army created during the Second World War See also * 383 (other) {{mil-unit-dis ...
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383d Fighter Squadron
The 383d Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the 495th Fighter Group. It is stationed at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, where it is an active duty associate unit of the 120th Fighter Squadron. The squadron was first activated in 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations. It flew combat missions until 1945, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions on 27 December 1944, defending a heavy bomber formation during a raid on Frankfurt am Main. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, the port of embarkation. History World War II The 383rd Fighter Squadron, organized and trained in California in 1943, was assigned to the 364th Fighter Group. It arrived England in February 1944 and was assigned to VIII Fighter Command at RAF Honington, East Anglia. It initially flew escort, dive-bombing, strafing and patrol ...
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383rd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 383rd 'Miners' Rifle Division (russian: 383-я 'шахтёрская' стрелковая дивизия) was a formation of the Red Army, created during the Second World War. The division was officially created on 18 August 1941. It was given the name Shakhterskaya (which in Russian literally means 'miners'), as it was originally composed completely of miners from the Donets Basin, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). During the course of the war, its losses were continually replaced, and thus it began to consist not only of miners from Donbas. History Formation The formation of the division began in August, at mine #6 in Stalino (now Donetsk). The division included six special anti-tank detachments, created by the city committee of Komsomol in Stalino. Specifically for this division, the production of mines, grenades and other anti-tank weapons Anti-tank warfare originated from the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during World War I. Since the Triple Ente ...
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