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43rd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
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 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 Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 43rd Division () was created in February 1949 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html basing on the 25th Brigade, 9th Column of Zhongyuan Field Army. Its history could be traced to 1st Independent Brigade of Taihang Military District, formed in late 1946. The division was a part of 15th Corps. Under the flag of 43rd Division it took part in the Chinese civil war. In December 1950 the division was disbanded. This division is not related to 43rd Airborne Division, now a mobile asset of 15th Airborne Corps The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps () is an airborne corps under direct command of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It was reorganized and renamed from the 15th Airborne Corps in May 2017 and now comprises si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 43rd Reserve Division (''43. Reserve-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in August 1914 and organized over the next two months. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was disbanded in 1918 and its assets redistributed to other divisions. The division was part of the XXII Reserve Corps and was raised through the depots of the elite Prussian Guard, and thus recruited throughout Prussia. Combat chronicle The 43rd Reserve Division initially fought on the Western Front, fighting on the Yser in October–November 1914 and storming Diksmuide in mid-November. It then remained in positional warfare along the Yser until June 1915. In June, it was transferred to the Eastern Front. It fought in the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, including the 1915 Battle of Lemberg and the assault on Brest-Litovsk. It then part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Division (North Korea)
The 43rd Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army. It defended the Yesong River crossing and the coastal area beyond the river that lies west of the Kaesong/Kumchon line. During the outbreak of the Korean War Senior Colonel O Jin-u was placed as commander of the 43rd Infantry Division. The 1st Cavalry Division's 7th Cavalry Regiment traversed the Yesong River and advanced north on the road from Paekchon to the small town of Hanpo-ri, six miles north of Kumchon, where the main Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ... road crossed the Yesong River, and established a blocking position. References InfDiv0043 InfDiv0043NK {{NorthKorea-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry division of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). The division was first formed in 1908, as the Wessex Division. During the First World War, it was broken-up and never served as a complete formation. It was reformed in the TA in 1920, and then served in the campaign in North West Europe from June 1944 until May 1945, during the Second World War. The division suffered heavy casualties and gained an excellent reputation. After the Second World War, the division formed part of the postwar TA, and became the 43rd (Wessex) Division/District in 1961. It was finally disbanded in 1967. Formation The Territorial Force (TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old Volunteer Force, the Honourable Artillery Company and the Yeomanry. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Infantry Division (United States)
The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. Creation and interwar period The 1920 amendments to the National Defense Act of 1916 provided for eighteen National Guard divisions. Seventeen National Guard divisions had served in the First World War; the 42nd "Rainbow" Division was not reconstituted after the war, and the 39th "Delta" Division was eliminated from the force structure in 1923 by being renamed the 31st Division. The 43rd, 44th, and 45th Divisions were constituted as new units. The 43rd Division was allotted as the National Guard division for New England, replacing the 26th Division which became an all-Massachusetts outfit. The 43rd Infantry Division was constituted on 19 October 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd 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 10 June 1943 in Nagoya, simultaneously with 42nd, 46th and 47th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the headquarters of the 3rd division and the 63rd independent infantry brigade. The ''43rd division'' was assigned to Central District Army upon formation. In April 1944, the ''43rd division'' was assigned to 31st army and reorganized to a marine (mixed) division, with artillery and engineer regiments absorbed by infantry regiments. Also, Yoshitsugu Saitō was appointed as divisional commander instead of Prince Kaya Tsunenori. The bulk of the ''43rd division'' left Tateyama, Chiba on 14 May 1944 and reached Saipan uneventfully on 19 May 1944. It was the last successful (8th) of the so-called Pine transport transfers. The 118th infantry regiment was late for the 8th Pine trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Infantry Division (Somalia)
Division 43, Somali National Army (Somali: ''Qeybta 43aad)'' is a division of the Somali National Army. Focused on the southern part of the country, it is headquartered in Kismayo and covers the state of Jubaland. Formations and battles The division has two major subordinate formations, the 10th Brigade (Somali: ''Guutada 10aad)'', focused on the Gedo region and Middle Juba and headquartered in Garbahaarey, and the 11th Brigade, focused on Lower Juba and headquartered in Kismayo. In 2018, the 11th Brigade led an offensive north to the village of Baar-Sanguuni, leading to the capture of the village and the deaths of 7 militants. In November 2021, a joint offensive in the Gedo region by the 10th Brigade led to the capture of Barwaqo and Kabis from al-Shabaab. In January 2022, Al-Shabaab militants attacked a base of the 11th Brigade in Baar-Sanguuni, which was repelled. In March 2022, the 11th Brigade, alongside the Jubaland Darawiish conducted an operation against al-Shabaab ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union)
The 43rd Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the Red Army during World War II. It was one of the first cavalry divisions formed after the start of the war. The unit was formed in the North Caucasus Military District using the cadre and troops of the district's cavalry training grounds. Combat service Declared ready for combat less than a week after formation the division was in the 21st Army by 19 July 1941. The next day the division was assigned to the Batskelevich Cavalry Group The Batskelevich Cavalry Group was a cavalry formation of the Red Army during World War II. Formed on 18 July 1941 in the Western Front (Soviet Union), Western Front under the command of the 32nd Cavalry Division's commander. This was the first ... under the command of the 32nd Cavalry Division's commander. In July and August 1941 the group and the division raided into the rear areas and flanks of the German 2nd Army and 2nd Panzer Group south of Smolensk. In September 1941 the division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43d Air Division
The 43d Air Division is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. It was last active on 1 October 1957, when it was stationed at Itazuke Air Base, Japan History Originally designated as the 43d Air Division (Defense) when organized on 1 March 1952, the division was redesignated 43d Air Division on 18 March 1955. The unit was discontinued and inactivated, on 1 October 1957. The 43d Air Division assumed responsibility for the air defense of Southwestern Japan (Kyūshū, in March 1952. The 43d also included the western part of Honshū, and most of Shikoku), using radar, fighter aircraft, and ground weapons to prevent or disrupt enemy air attacks. "It supported numerous exercises, some involving U.S. and British naval vessels, and training for the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The division also supervised electronic countermeasures, and weather reconnaissance missions. In the summer of 1957, when the Nagasaki area suffered severe flooding, the 43d assisted Japanese authorit ... [...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] |
