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43rd Battalion (other)
43rd Battalion may refer to: * 43rd Battalion (Australia), an infantry battalion of the Australian Imperial Force that served during World War I * 2/43rd Battalion (Australia), an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served during World War II * 43rd (6th (City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Royal Tank Regiment, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, also known as "Mosby's Rangers", a unit of the Confederate (Southern) Army during the American Civil War * 43rd Signal Battalion (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), CEF See also * 43rd Division (other) * 43rd Group (other) * 43rd Brigade (other) * 43rd Regiment (other) 43rd Regiment or 43rd Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 43rd Erinpura Regiment, a unit of the British Indian Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (France), a unit of the French Army * 43rd Infantry Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Battalion (Australia)
The 43rd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit that was originally formed during the First World War as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force. Raised in early 1916, the battalion subsequently fought in the trenches of the Western Front from late 1916 until the end of the war in November 1918. After the war, the 43rd was re-raised as a part-time unit in South Australia, serving until 1930 when it was merged with the 48th Battalion. During the Second World War, the 43rd was briefly re-raised between 1942 and 1944, but did not see action before it was disbanded. After the war, the 43rd and 48th were once again merged, existing until 1960 when they became part of the Royal South Australia Regiment. History First World War The 43rd Battalion was raised on 7 March 1916, in Australia during the expansion of Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which took place at the end of the Gallipoli Campaign. Assigned to the 11th Brigade, it formed part of the 3rd Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2/43rd Battalion (Australia)
The 2/43rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in July 1940 in South Australia as part of the 24th Brigade, the battalion was initially part of the 8th Division, until the 24th Brigade was re-allocated to the 9th Division in late 1940. It was with this formation that the 2/43rd saw service in the Middle East in 1941–1942, taking part in the fighting at Tobruk and in the First and Second Battles of El Alamein. It also undertook garrison duties in Syria, before returning to Australia early in 1943 to fight against the Japanese in the Pacific. In 1943–1944, after re-organisation and training to prepare for jungle warfare, the 2/43rd fought in New Guinea, as part of operations to capture Lae and secure the Huon Peninsula. After returning to Australia in early 1944, a long period of training followed on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland, before the battalion undertook its final campaign of the war, taking part in Allied operations to re-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd (6th (City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Royal Tank Regiment
The 43rd (6th (City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Royal Tank Regiment (43 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps that tested and demonstrated specialised Armoured Fighting Vehicles during World War II. Origin and training As part of the rearmament of the British Army before World War II, the 6th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, a Territorial Army infantry battalion, was converted to the armoured role on 1 November 1938, under the designation 43rd (6th City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Tank Regiment, or '43 RTR' for short. During 1939, it also formed 49th Royal Tank Regiment as a duplicate regiment. The regiments shared St George's Drill Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne as their depot. Both regiments were part of 25th Army Tank Brigade. At the end of May 1940, with the British Expeditionary Force being evacuated from Dunkirk and the imminent threat of German invasion of England, 25th Army Tank Brigad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
The 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, also known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Raiders, or Mosby's Men, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Noted for their lightning strike raids on Union targets and their ability to consistently elude pursuit, the Rangers disrupted Union communications and supply lines. The 43rd Battalion was formed on June 10, 1863 at Rector's Cross Roads, near Rectortown, Virginia, when John S. Mosby formed Company A of the battalion. He was acting under the authority of General Robert E. Lee, who had granted him permission to raise a company in January 1863 under the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862 in which the Confederate Congress authorized the formation of such units. By the summer of 1864, Mosby's battalion had grown to six cavalry companies and one artillery company, comprising about 400 men. After February 1864, the Confederate Congress revoked the authority of all partisan units, except for two, one of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders Of Canada), CEF
The 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 43rd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914, gazetted 18 December, and embarked from Montreal for Britain on HMTS ''Grampian'' 1 June 1915. After arrival at Davenport, England, they proceeded by train to Lower St. Martin's Plains, Shorncliffe, arriving late at night 9 June 1915. The Battalion was briefly designated a Reserve Battalion to absorb casualties from the 15th and 16th Battalions of the 1st Division. Winter was spent in huts at East Sandling. It disembarked in France on 22 February 1916, where it fought as part of the 9th Canadian Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The 43rd returned home on the SS ''Baltic'' from Liverpool to Halifax, 20 March and after a civic welcome celebration, they were demobilized 24 March 1919. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Division (other)
43rd Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 43rd Division (People's Republic of China) * 43rd Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 43rd Division (North Korea), a unit of the North Korean Army * 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 43rd Infantry Division (Somalia), a unit of the Somali National Army. Cavalry divisions * 43rd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Armoured divisions * 43rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) Aviation divisions * 43d Air Division, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 43rd Group (other) * 43rd Brigade (other) 43rd Brigade may refer to: * 43rd Indian Brigade of the First World War * 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade of the Second World War * 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) * 43rd Mechanized Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Group (other)
43rd Group may refer to: * 43d Operations Group, also previously known as the "43rd Bombardment Group", is a unit of the United States Air Force * 43rd Sustainment Brigade (United States), also previously known as the "43rd Area Support Group", is a unit of the United States Army See also * 43 Group The 43 Group was an English anti-fascist group set up by Jewish ex-servicemen after the Second World War. They did this when, upon returning to London, they encountered British fascist organisations such as Jeffrey Hamm's British League of Ex- ..., an anti-fascist organization in post-World War II Britain * 43rd Division (other) * 43rd Brigade (other) * 43rd Regiment (other) * 43rd Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Brigade (other)
43rd Brigade may refer to: * 43rd Indian Brigade of the First World War * 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade of the Second World War * 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) * 43rd Mechanized Brigade (Netherlands) * 43rd Military Police Brigade (United States) * 43rd Sustainment Brigade (United States) * 43rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) ; United Kingdom * 43rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** 43rd (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery See also * 43rd Division (other) * 43rd Group (other) 43rd Group may refer to: * 43d Operations Group, also previously known as the "43rd Bombardment Group", is a unit of the United States Air Force * 43rd Sustainment Brigade (United States), also previously known as the "43rd Area Support Group", i ... * 43rd Regiment (other) * 43rd Battalion (other) * 43rd Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Regiment (other)
43rd Regiment or 43rd Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 43rd Erinpura Regiment, a unit of the British Indian Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (France), a unit of the French Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (Philippine Commonwealth Army), a unit of the Philippine Commonwealth Army * 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Royal Tank Regiment, a armoured unit of the United Kingdom Army * 43rd Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment, a aviation unit of the Yugoslav Air Force ; American Civil War regiments: * 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 43rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a unit of the Union (No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
