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42nd Division (People's Republic Of China)
42nd Division or 42nd Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 42. Home Guard Infantry Division, a unit of the Croatian Army * 42nd Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, a unit of the British Army * 42nd Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army's New York Army National Guard * 42nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 42nd Motor Rifle Division, 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, currently a formation of the Russian Ground Forces * 42nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2 * 42nd Division (Spain) Armoured divisions * 42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom), a unit of the British Army Aviation divisions * 42d Air Division, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 42nd Group (other) * 42nd Brigade (other) * 42nd Regiment (other) * 42nd Battalion (other) * 42nd Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Division (German Empire)
The 42nd Division (''42. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/ German Army. It was formed on October 1, 1912, and was the last regular division created in the Imperial German Army. It was headquartered in Saarburg in Lothringen (now Sarrebourg, France). The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XXI Army Corps (''XXI. Armeekorps''). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was primarily recruited in the Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia, as the German population in Alsace-Lorraine was insufficient to fill the division. Combat chronicle The division began World War I on the Western Front, fighting in the Battle of the Frontiers and then in the Race to the Sea. It was then transferred to the Eastern Front, seeing action in 1915 in the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive and Operation Albion. It remained on the Eastern Front until December 1917, when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd (East Lancashire) Division
The 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force (TF), originally as the East Lancashire Division, and was redesignated as the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on 25 May 1915. It was the first TF division to be sent overseas during the First World War. The division fought at Gallipoli, in the Sinai desert and on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Disbanded after the war, it was reformed in the Territorial Army (TA), in the Second World War it served as the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and fought in Belgium and France before being evacuated at Dunkirk. The division was later reformed in the United Kingdom and, in November 1941, was converted into the 42nd Armoured Division, which was disbanded in October 1943 without serving overseas. A 2nd Line duplicate formation, the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Infantry Division (United States)
The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow") is a division of the United States Army National Guard. The 42nd Infantry Division has served in World War I, World War II and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The division is currently headquartered at the Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, New York. The division headquarters is a unit of the New York Army National Guard. The division currently includes Army National Guard units from fourteen different states, including Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. , 67 percent of 42ID soldiers are located in New York and New Jersey. Rainbow Division When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, it federalized the National Guard and formed their units into divisions to quickly build up an Army. In addition, Douglas MacArthur, then a major, suggested to William A. Mann, the head of the Militia Bureau, that he form another division from the units of several stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Army National Guard
The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the United States Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. The New York Army National Guard maintains 57 armories, 21 Field and Combined Support Maintenance facilities, and three Army Aviation Support Facilities. New York Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The New York Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of New York. The New York Army National Guard is a division of the Army National Guard, and although they are under co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 42nd Rifle Division was a unit of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. The division, first formed in 1940, was nearly destroyed in the opening days of the Operation Barbarossa defending the Brest Fortress. Disbanded in late December 1941 and immediately reformed in the Volga Military District. The division then served on the front until disbanded at the end of the war. History 1st Formation The division was formed on 17 January 1940 in the Leningrad Military District from individual infantry and construction battalions in the Karelian Fortified Region. Kombrig Ivan Sidorovich Lazarenko was appointed as commander. In February 1940 it fought in the Winter War as part of the 7th Army's 34th Rifle Corps and on 27 February was assigned to the 10th Rifle Corps. In June 1940 the division was sent to Estonia as part of the 8th Army's 19th Rifle Corps, but was reassigned to the Western Special Military District to replace the 33rd Rifle Division. In the spring of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Motor Rifle Division
The 42nd Guards "Evpatoriyskaya Red Banner" Motor Rifle Division (Military Unit Number 27777, until 1987 MUN 29410; until 2009 MUN 28320)Michael Holm42nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division accessed February 2015. is a Russian military unit. The division was formed originally as the 111th Rifle Division in Vologda in 1940, and became the 24th Guards Rifle Division in March 1942. It was based in the North Caucasus following World War II; it became 42nd Guards MRD on 10 June 1957, while at Grozny. It became 42nd Guards Training Motor Rifle Division, part of the 12th Army Corps, on 18 October 1960. Second World War The division was formed in July 1940 in Vologda as the 111th Rifle Division on the basis of the 29th Reserve Brigade of the Arkhangelsk Military District. In the active army from June 22, 1941 to March 17, 1942. On July 16, 1940, the division was fully formed (which became the division's anniversary). Until March 1941, the 111th Rifle Division only held 3,000 personne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) ''42nd Division'' was raised as a triangular division (type B, standard) on 1 June 1943 in Sendai, simultaneously with 43rd, 46th and 47th divisions. It was assigned 16 March 1944 to 27th army. An Itarkioi and Ketoebone detachments from ''42nd division'' have engaged in garrison duties at Simushir island (in Kuril Islands). The 12th field artillery regiment was detached from the ''42nd division'' in May 1944. As the 27th army was abolished 1 February 1945, the ''42nd division'' was transferred to Hokkaido and submitted directly to 5th area army. In July 1945, several thousands of personnel were detached to form other military units. While digging in at Wakkanai, Hokkaido to oppose a possible Soviet invasion from Sakhalin across the La Perouse Strait, the ''42nd division'' met the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 without engaging in any combat, and was disb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Division (Spain)
The 42nd Division ( es, 42.ª División) was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. This unit was involved in the Battle of Alfambra —part of the Battle of Teruel, as well as in the Battle of the Ebro, suffering grievous losses in both battles. History This unit was established on 13 April 1937 at the Teruel Front. Initially it was the Cuenca Autonomous Group ( es, Agrupación autónoma de Cuenca) led by Infantry Colonel Víctor Lacalle Seminario, which besides the 59th, 59th and 60th Mixed Brigades, had the 49th Mixed Brigade in the reserve. In June the division was made part of the Teruel Operations Army ( es, Ejército de Operaciones de Teruel), which was formed by the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd divisions under the command of Colonel Jesús Velasco Echave. Battles of Albarracín and Alfambra Between 5 July and 11 August 1937, the 42nd Division was involved in the Battle of Albarracín, which was an operation launched by the Republican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 42nd Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army raised during the Second World War. History War Service The division was formed in late 1941 by converting the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division.Joslen, p. 42 The 42nd Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army (TA) infantry formation that saw service in the Battle of France and was evacuated at Dunkirk in June 1940.Joslen, p. 68 The division was converted on 1 November 1941 into an armoured division. The division's first commander was Major-General Miles C. Dempsey. However, the division was not posted overseasChappell, p. 15 and its divisional headquarters was disbanded on 17 October 1943; the division's infantry was assigned to the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division and its armour to the 79th Armoured Division. General Officer Commanding Two men served as the General Officer Commanding of the 42nd Armoured Division: * Major-General Miles Dempsey: November 1941-December 1942Joslen, p. 29 * Major-Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42d Air Division
The 42nd Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing (Dive) on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991. History Activated in 1943 as the 42nd Bombardment Wing and controlled Martin B-26 Marauder groups as part of Twelfth Air Force. "The wing first saw combat in the invasion of Italy, where its units flew close support missions to stop the German counterattack on the beachhead at Salerno during September 1943. As the Allied forces progressed, the 42nd took a leading part in interdicting Axis road and rail transport, and later in 1944, in the attacks against the monastery at Cassino. In August 1944, it supported the Allied landings in southern France. As the war drew to a close the 42nd attacked German positions along the Siegfried Line and, in support of the Allied forces in their sweep across southern Germany, bombed enemy strong points, and communications and supply facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Group (other)
42nd Group may refer to: * 42nd Support Group (United Kingdom), a unit of the United Kingdom Army * Marine Aircraft Group 42, a unit of the United States Marine Corps * 42d Air Base Wing "The Skies for Us" , colors = , march = , mascot = , battles = Southwest Pacific Theater, First Gulf War , anniversaries = , dec ... (42nd Bombardment Group), a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 42nd Division (other) * 42nd Brigade (other) * 42nd Regiment (other) * 42nd Battalion (other) * 42nd Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Brigade (other)
42nd Brigade or 42nd Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 42nd Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 42nd Military Police Brigade (United States), a unit of the United States Army ; United Kingdom * 42nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 42nd Infantry Brigade, also known as 42 (North West) Brigade, was a brigade of the British Army. History The brigade first saw action during the Second Boer War. First World War The brigade was reformed in August 1914 during the First World W ... * Artillery Brigades ** 42nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery See also * 42nd Division (other) * 42nd Regiment (other) * 42nd Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
