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5th Infantry Brigade
5th Brigade may refer to: Australia * 5th Light Horse Brigade * 5th Brigade Canada * 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade * 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Croatia * 5th Guards Brigade (Croatia) Germany *5th Guards Infantry Brigade Greece * 5th Airmobile Brigade (Greece) India *5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade *5th Indian Infantry Brigade Japan *5th Brigade (Japan) Lebanon * 5th Infantry Brigade (Lebanon) New Zealand * 5th Infantry Brigade Russia * 5th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade South Africa * 5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa) Ukraine *5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) United Kingdom * 5th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) *5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) *5th Guards Armoured Brigade *5th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) * 5th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** 5th Brigade Royal Field Artillery ** V Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery United States *5th Armored Brigade (United States) Yugoslavia * 5th Krajina (Kozara) Assault Brigade Zimbabwe * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Light Horse Brigade
The 5th Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) that served during World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in Queensland. During World War I, the brigade was formed in Palestine in July 1918 following the disbandment of the Imperial Camel Corps. At this time, the brigade consisted of two Australian Light Horse regiments and a French cavalry regiment, and was supported by British and New Zealand artillery and machine gun troops. It served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign as part of the Australian Mounted Division, but only saw limited operations before the war ended, taking part in the capture of Damascus in September and October 1918. After the war, the AIF light horse regiments were demobilised and disbanded; however, the brigade briefly existed as a part-time militia formation in Victoria until 1921 when its regiments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)
The 5th South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the South African 1st Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in East Africa and the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943. Order of battle East Africa Officer Commanding: Brigadier Bertram Frank ArmstrongArmstrong was captured at Sidi Rezegh on 23 or 24 November 1941 and was flown directly from North Africa to Germany for interrogation. Matthews, D. Capt. ''With the 5th South African Infantry Brigade at Sidi Rezegh.'' South African Military History Journal – Vol 10 No 6. *1st South African Irish Regiment *2nd Regiment Botha *3rd Transvaal Scottish Regiment Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal. * South African Republic (1856â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Armored Brigade (United States)
The 5th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC (active component/reserve component) unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve (USAR) & Army National Guard units west of the Mississippi River before they deploy to conduct combat operations overseas. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd Brigade, 91st Division. In 2006, the brigade trained the Military Transition Teams at Fort Riley before the mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. In 2007, the brigade was reassigned from Fort Carson, Colorado to Fort Bliss, Texas. The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times: *5th Tank Destroyer Group 1942–1945 (one of 14 activated for World War II) *5th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1951–1954 (as a USAR unit in Lincoln, Nebraska) *5th Armored Group 1954–1956 *5th Brigade (Training) 1975–1995, Lincoln, Nebraska *In 1999 the 5th was merged with the 2d Brigade, 91st Division and carried the latter n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
V Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with 8th Division on the Western Front in World War I before becoming V Army Brigade, RHA in January 1917. It was reformed after the war but was disbanded in October 1928. The successor unit, 5th Regiment, RHA, was formed in 1939 and still exists as 5th Regiment Royal Artillery. The brigade had an earlier incarnation as E Brigade, RHA, formed from the Horse Artillery Brigade of the Honourable East India Company's Bombay Army in 1862 before being broken up in 1877. History E Brigade, RHA The Bombay Army of the Honourable East India Company was the last of the Presidency armies to form Horse Artillery, only forming the ''1st Troop, Bombay Horse Artillery'' on 11 November 1811 (still in existence as N Battery, RHA). By the time the Indian Rebellion of 1857 broke out, the Bombay Horse Artillery had grown to four batteries, organized as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash that spreads in school-aged children * Fifth force, a proposed force of nature in addition to the four known fundamental forces * Fifth (Stargate), a robotic character in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * Fifth (unit), a unit of volume used for distilled beverages in the U.S. * Fifth-generation programming language * The fifth in a series, or four after the first: see ordinal numbers * 1st Battalion, 5th Marines * The Fraction 1/5 * The royal fifth (Spanish and Portuguese), an old royal tax of 20% Music * A musical interval (music); specifically, a ** perfect fifth ** diminished fifth ** augmented fifth * Quintal harmony, in which chords concatenate fifth intervals (rather than the third intervals of tertian harmony) * Fifth (chord) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 5th Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces formation of brigade strength, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. Created during 1943, the brigade was assigned to the 6th Airborne Division, serving alongside the 3rd Parachute Brigade and the 6th Airlanding Brigade. The brigade first saw action in the British airborne landings on D-Day Operation Tonga, where it was responsible for capturing the Caen canal and Orne river bridges. The brigade remained in Normandy until September 1944, by which time it had advanced to the mouth of the River Seine. Its next engagement was in reaction to the surprise German offensive in the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge. This was followed by Operation Varsity, the last Allied airborne mission of the war. After this, the brigade advanced across Germany, reaching the Baltic Sea by the end of fighting in the European theatre. The brigade was then sent to India as the division's advance party, but the war ended before it coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 5th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908. It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War. In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade to form 13th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties. Formation Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance. As the name suggests, the units were drawn from the southern part of the English Midlands, predominantly Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. First World War 1st South Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Guards Armoured Brigade
The 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, a component unit of the Guards Armoured Division, that served in the Second World War in North-west Europe from June 1944 until May 1945. History This brigade was converted from the 20th Infantry Brigade (Guards) on 15 September 1941. It was stationed in the United Kingdom on training and home defence duties, anticipating a potential German invasion. The brigade remained in the United Kingdom until 30 June 1944 when it arrived in Normandy with the rest of the Guards Armoured Division as part of Operation Overlord. The brigade served throughout the North West Europe Campaign. On 12 June 1945 it was converted to the 5th Guards Brigade. Commanders * Brig. W.A.F.L. Fox-Pitt * Lieut. Col. R. Myddleton * Brig. C.M. Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn * Brig. Norman Wilmshurst Gwatkin 1943–45 Component Units Structure upon formation in 1941: * Headquarters * 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards - Armoured * 1st Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 5th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that was in existence since before the First World War, except for a short break in the late 1970s. It was an Airborne Brigade from the early 1980s until amalgamating with 24th Airmobile Brigade, in 1999, to form 16 Air Assault Brigade. History During the Boer War, the 5th Infantry Brigade, known as the Irish Brigade, fought in the Battle of Colenso under Major General Arthur Fitzroy Hart. It consisted of the 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1st Connaught Rangers, and the 1st Border Regiment. Following the end of the Boer war in 1902 the army was restructured, and a 3rd Infantry division was established permanently at Bordon as part of the 1st Army Corps, comprising the 5th and 6th Infantry Brigades. World Wars The brigade was part of the 2nd Division during the First World War and was one of the first British units to be sent overseas on the outbreak of war. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 5th Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (notably at the Battle of Waterloo), in the First World War on the Western Front where it was initially independent before being assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Division, and with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Second World War. History Napoleonic Wars From June 1809, Wellington organized his cavalry into one, later two, cavalry divisions ( 1st and 2nd) for the Peninsular War. These performed a purely administrative, rather than tactical, role; the normal tactical headquarters were provided by brigades commanding two, later usually three, regiments. The cavalry brigades were named for the commanding officer, rather than numbered. For the Hundred Days Campaign, he numbered his British cavalry brigades in a single sequence, 1st to 7th. The 5th Cavalry Brigade consisted of: * 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) * 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 5th Separate Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces sent to Iraq in August 2003. Brigade was deployed from 17 August 2003 to March 2004. Mission objectives *Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorate *Reconnaissance and destruction of terrorist and organized crime groups, detainment and court judgment of military criminals *Provide support for Coalition Provisional Authority ) , capital = Baghdad , largest_city = capital , common_languages = ArabicKurdish English (''de facto'') , government_type = Transitional government , legislature = Iraqi Governing Council , title_leader = Administrator , leader1 = Jay ... in reconstruction of civil departments *Provide help with development of judicial system, which supports the rights of all Iraqi residents, and provides inner security *Provide support together with other organizations in rebuilding of schooling, medical, electrical and water systems, industrial complexes, creation of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade
The 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade () is an air defence brigade of the Russian Ground Forces' 6th Army, stationed at Gorelovo in Saint Petersburg. Formed in 1961 at Uzhhorod in Ukraine as the 919th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, it was equipped with the S-75. In 1968, the regiment was included in the Central Group of Forces (Czechoslovakia) and relocated to the town of Kurzhivody (''Kuřivody'') next to the city of Mimoni (Mimoň). In the early 1970s the brigade reequipped with the 2K11 Krug (SA-4 'Ganef'). In 1989, the brigade was reequipped with the Buk M1 (SA-11 'Gadfly'), and in June 1990, was relocated to Shuya. The brigade was relocated to Lomonosov and Nenimyaki in 2009, and Gorelovo in 2012. History Cold War As a result of an expansion of the Soviet air defence troops, the 919th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was formed in Uzhorod between 20 September and 20 November 1961 as part of the 38th Army. The 919th was equipped with the S-75 Dvina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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