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40th Regiment (other)
40th Regiment, 40th Infantry Regiment or 40th Armoured Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 40th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the United States Army Armoured regiments * 40th Armor Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 40th Cavalry Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 40th/41st Royal Tank Regiment, a unit of the United Kingdom Army Artillery regiments * 40th Regiment Royal Artillery, a unit of the United Kingdom Army Aviation regiments * 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment, a unit of the Yugoslav Air Force Communications regiments * 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment, a unit of the United Kingdom Army American Civil War regiments * 40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army during the American Civil War * 40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment Of Foot
The 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881. History Formation The regiment was raised at Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia by General Richard Philipps as the Richard Philipps's Regiment of Foot in August 1717 out of independent companies stationed in North America and the West Indies. Father Rale's War Prior to Father Rale's War, the Mi'kmaq responded to the establishment of a British fort at Canso, Nova Scotia by raiding the settlement's fishing station in 1720. Phillips sent a company of the 40th, under the command of Major Lawrence Armstrong, to take up garrison of a small fort in Canso built by a group of New England fishermen. The Mi'kmaq continued preying on nearby shipping, forcing the garri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 40th Infantry Regiment is an inactive infantry regiment in the United States Army. Lineage Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 40th Infantry. Organized 20 June 1917 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from personnel of the 36th Infantry Regiment. Joseph D. Leitch was assigned to command. Regiment assigned to the 14th Infantry Division 5 July 1918. Relieved from the 14th Division February 1919. Inactivated 1 November 1921 at Danville, West Virginia. Allotted to the Second Corps Area 28 February 1927. Affiliated with Cornell University and organized 18 April 1930 at Ithaca, New York. Disbanded 11 November 1944. Distinctive unit insignia * Description A Gold color metal and enamel device in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, the head of a wolverine erased Or; on a canton Argent a six-bastioned fort Vert charged with a mullet of the third (for the 36th Infantry). * Symbolism This Regiment was organized in 1917 from the 36th Infantry, shown by the canton. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Armor Regiment
The 40th Armor Regiment was an armored regiment of the United States Army until the inactivation of its last element, its 1st Battalion, in 1996. It was redesignated and reactivated in 2005 as the 40th Cavalry Regiment and assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division. World War II Constituted as the 4th Armored Regiment on 13 January 1941, the unit was retitled the 40th Armored Regiment on 8 May 1941 and then inactivated on 1 January 1942. The 40th Armored Regiment was reactivated on 2 March 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and assigned to the 7th Armored Division. The regiment moved to Fort Benning on 20 September 1943, and was divided into two tank battalions, the 40th and the 709th Tank Battalions, equipped with M4 Medium and M5 Light tanks. The 40th Tank Battalion entered combat on 15 August 1944 fighting across northern France into Belgium, where it made a significant contribution to the defeat of German forces at St. Vith during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 40th Armor Regiment was an armored regiment of the United States Army until the inactivation of its last element, its 1st Battalion, in 1996. It was redesignated and reactivated in 2005 as the 40th Cavalry Regiment and assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division. World War II Constituted as the 4th Armored Regiment on 13 January 1941, the unit was retitled the 40th Armored Regiment on 8 May 1941 and then inactivated on 1 January 1942. The 40th Armored Regiment was reactivated on 2 March 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and assigned to the 7th Armored Division. The regiment moved to Fort Benning on 20 September 1943, and was divided into two tank battalions, the 40th and the 709th Tank Battalions, equipped with M4 Medium and M5 Light tanks. The 40th Tank Battalion entered combat on 15 August 1944 fighting across northern France into Belgium, where it made a significant contribution to the defeat of German forces at St. Vith during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment
The 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment (40 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army from 1938 until 1956. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It was originally formed by converting the 7th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool), a Territorial Army infantry battalion that recruited mainly in the Bootle area, to a tank unit. Equipped with Vickers Valentine tanks, the regiment served with the 23rd Armoured Brigade in North Africa. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J.L. Finigan it fought at El Alamein and acquired the nickname "Monty's Foxhounds" during the long pursuit of the Afrika Korps and the Italian Army across Egypt and Libya and into Tunisia. It later served in the Italian Campaign and then in Greece during the Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War ( el, ο Eμφύλιος όλεμος}, ''o Emfýlios'' 'Pólemos'' "the Civil War") took place from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th/41st Royal Tank Regiment
The 40th/41st Royal Tank Regiment (40/41 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army in existence from 1956 until 1967. It was formed in 1956, as part of the reorganisation of the Territorial Army (TA), from the 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment and the 41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment. Its primary role was to provide trained tank crewmen for the British Army of the Rhine in the event of hostilities between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. In 1964 a party of the Regiment's Ever Ready Reservists served with the 4th Royal Tank Regiment during the Aden Emergency. In 1967, it was amalgamated with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, and the Regimental Standard presented by HM The Queen in 1960 was laid up in the town hall at Bootle, Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Regiment Royal Artillery
40th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment. History The regiment, formed in April 1947, was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the 2010 SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Light Brigade. Batteries *6/36 (Arcot) Battery - Re-subordinated to 4th Regiment RA as a Tac Battery, losing its guns and retaining just its forward observation parties. *137 (Java) Battery - Re-subordinated to 26th Regiment RA, however in February 2015 the Battery was placed into suspended animation. *38 (Seringapatam) Battery - Re-subordinated to 19th Regiment RA. *49 (Inkerman) Battery - Re- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Fighter Aviation Regiment
The 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 40. lovačk4i avijacijski puk / 40. ловачк4и авијацијски пук'') was established in 1955 as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force. The command of the regiment was stationed at Zagreb airport until it was disbanded in 1959. History The 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on July 7 1955, at Pula Airport from S-49C aircraft of the 185th Aviation Regiment. After it reached its completed establishment, the regiment was re-located to Zagreb Airport where it became part of the 32nd Aviation Division. It was disbanded by the beginning of 1959.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 361. Assignments *32nd Aviation Division (1955–1959) Commanding officers Equipment *Ikarus S-49C The Ikarus S-49 was a Yugoslav single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft built for the Yugoslav Air Force ( sh, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna obrana – RV i PVO) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) was a Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. The regiment formed part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. The regiment did not have an internal security role in Northern Ireland. History The Regiment was formed 1 April 1967 in Belfast by the amalgamation of 66 Signal Regiment (TA), 81 Signal Regiment (AER) and 302 Signal Squadron. Due to the reduction in Territorial Army Royal Signals units, as a result of the Strategic Review of Reserves, the regiment was disbanded on 31 March 2010. 66 Squadron and 69 Squadron were transferred to the command of 32 Signal Regiment. Structure The structure in 2010 was as follows: *66 (City of Belfast) Support Squadron at Clonaver Park, Belfast. *69 Signal Squadron at Belfast and Limavady Limavady (; ) is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 40th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 40th Illinois Infantry was organized at Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ... and mustered into Federal service on August 10, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on July 24, 1865. Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Siege of Atlanta, and the March to the Sea Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 6 officers and 119 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 117 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 246 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel Stephen G. Hicks - discharge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 40th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 40th Iowa Infantry was organized at Iowa City, Iowa, on November 15, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on June 5, 1865. Total strength and casualties A total of 1136 men served in the 40th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 19 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 184 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 205 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel John A. GarrettIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 See also * List of Iowa Civil War Units *Iowa in the American Civil War The state of Iowa played a significant role during the American Civil War in providing food, supplies, troops and officers for the Union army. Prelude to war Iowa had become the 29th state in the Union on December 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 40th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days. Service The 40th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on June 14, 1864. The regiment was mustered out on September 16, 1864. Casualties The 40th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 18 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities. Notable people * W. C. Bailey was corporal in Co. F. After the war he became a California state legislator and city manager of San Jose, California. * James M. Bingham was major of the regiment. After the war he became the 20th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. * Orrin W. Blanchard, the brother of Caleb S. Blanchard, was surge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
