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458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
The 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (458th PFAB) is an inactive Airborne forces, airborne field artillery battalion of the United States Army. Active with the 13th Airborne Division (United States), 13th Airborne Division from 1943–1946, the battalion deployed to France but never saw combat. Lineage *Constituted 26 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 458th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 13th Airborne Division *Activated 20 February 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina *Inactivated 25 February 1946 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina"458th Field Artillery Battalion." Airborne & Special Operations Roll Call. n.d. Web. Accessed 2 December 2015. . Campaign participation credit *World War II: Central Europe See also *13th Airborne Division (United States), 13th Airborne Division *13th Airborne Division Artillery References {{Reflist Airborne units and formations of the United States Army, Field Artillery US 458 Field artillery ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airborne Forces
Airborne forces, airborne troops, or airborne infantry are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop or air assault. Parachute-qualified infantry and support personnel serving in airborne units are also known as paratroopers. The main advantage of airborne forces is their ability to be deployed into combat zones without land passage, as long as the airspace is accessible. Formations of airborne forces are limited only by the number and size of their transport aircraft; a sizeable force can appear "out of the sky" behind enemy lines in merely hours if not minutes, an action known as ''vertical envelopment''. Airborne forces typically lack enough supplies for prolonged combat, so they are utilized for establishing an airhead to bring in larger forces before carrying out other combat objectives. Some infantry fighting vehicles have also been modified for paradropping with infantry to provide heavier firepower. Due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
