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40th Division (Spain)
40th Division or 40th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry Divisions : * 40th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 40th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 40th Division (United Kingdom), a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 40th Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 40th Infantry Division (People's Republic of China), a unit of the PLA * 40th Rifle Division * 40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa, Italian division of World War II ; Aviation Divisions : * 40th Air Division, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 40th Brigade (other) * 40th Regiment (other) * 40th Battalion (other) 40th Battalion may refer to: * 40th Battalion (Australia), an infantry battalion 1916–1987 * 40th Battalion (Nova Scotia), CEF, a Canadian infantry battalion during World War I * Sparrow Force (2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion), a unit of ... * 40th Sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Division (German Empire)
The 40th Division (''40. Division''), formally the 4th Division No. 40 (''4. Division Nr. 40'') was a unit of the Saxon Army, a component of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Chemnitz. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Army Corps (''XIX. (2. Königlich Sächsisches) Armeekorps''). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited in the western part of the Kingdom of Saxony. World War I During World War I, the division fought on the Western Front, seeing action in the Allied Great Retreat which culminated in the First Battle of the Marne and the Race to the Sea. It then spent the next several years in the trenches. In 1916, it fought in the Battle of the Somme. In 1917, it participated in the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918, it fought against the various Allied offensives and counteroffensives. Allied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . History The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) ''40th Division'' was raised as a triangular division on 30 June 1939 in Zentsuji, Kagawa prefecture, simultaneously with 38th, 39th and 41st divisions. Its manpower came primarily from the four prefectures of Shikoku island. Although intended as a garrison force to maintain public order and to cover police duties in Japanese-occupied portions of China, due to the deteriorating situation in the Second Sino-Japanese War it was quickly assigned to front-line combat duties. The ''40th Division'' was initially assigned to the Eleventh Army on 2 October 1939 and was stationed from Hankou to Guangji along the banks of the Yangtze River, then the Xianning city in Hubei area. It was involved in combat during the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang from 1 May 1940, Central Hubei Operation in November 1940, and the Battle of South Henan from February 1941. The fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |