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50th Regiment (other)
50th Regiment or 50th Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army, 1755–1881 * Shirley's Regiment (50th Regiment of Foot, American Provincials), a unit of the British Army * 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, a unit of the British Army * 50th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 50th Infantry Regiment (Greece), a unit of the Greek Army * The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), a unit of the Canadian Army American Civil War regiments Union (Northern) regiments * 50th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 50th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 50th Ohio Infantry * 50th Pennsylvania Infantry * 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 50th United States Colored Infantry Regiment Confederate (Southern) regiments * 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry * 50th North Carolina Infantry * 50th Virginia Infantry Other regiments * 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Romania), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th (Queen's Own) Regiment Of Foot
The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot to form the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1881. History Early history The regiment was originally raised by Colonel James Abercrombie as the 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1755 for service in the Seven Years' War. It was re-numbered as the 50th Regiment of Foot, following the disbandment of the existing 50th and 51st regiments, in 1756. The regiment's first action was when it embarked on ships and took part in the Raid on Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War. In its early years the regiment wore a uniform of black facings and white lace; when they wiped sweat away with their cuffs the dye stained their faces, giving rise to the nickname the "Dirty Half-Hundred" ("half-hundred" equals fifty)." The regiment embarked for Germany in June 1760 and saw action at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry
The 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised by the state of Georgia to fight for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The regiment was organized on March 4, 1862, at Savannah, primarily from recruits from southern Georgia. The original commander was Col. William R. Manning (1817–1871). They were drilled at Camp Davis, just outside Guyton, Georgia. Upon being mustered into Confederate service, the regiment served in the Savannah defenses. On July 17, 1862, Major General John C. Pemberton sent the 50th Georgia Volunteers to Richmond to join the Army of Northern Virginia under its commanding general, Robert E. Lee. For the majority of the war, the 50th Georgia served with the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment participated in more than 45 engagements during the war. Some of the early battles in the East that the regiment took part in included South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The regiment went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Division (other)
50th Division or 50th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 50th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 50th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 50th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 50th Infantry Division Regina, Kingdom of Italy * 50th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 50th (Northumbrian) Division, United Kingdom, World War I * 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, United Kingdom, World War II Armoured divisions: * 50th Armored Division (United States) Aviation divisions: * 50th Air Division (United States) See also * 50 Divisions, an American compilation of construction information * 50th Brigade (other) * 50th Regiment (other) 50th Regiment or 50th Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army, 1755–1881 * Shirley's Regiment (50th Regiment of Foot, American Provincials), a unit of the British Army ... * 50th Squadron (other) {{mil-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince Of Wales Rangers), RCA
The 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), Royal Canadian Artillery was a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Peterborough, Ontario. The regiment exists "on paper" on the Supplementary Order of Battle. The regiment was created in 1960 from the merger of ''50th Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA'' - originally the ''57th Peterborough Battalion of Infantry'' formed in 1867 and the ''45th Medium Battery, RCA'' - originally as ''45th Canadian Volunteer Militia'' and then as ''45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry''. In 2015, the Canadian Forces authorized the award of an honorary distinction to The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment), if and when it is ever activated from the SOB and converted to an armour or infantry unit: the wartime badge of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (SD&GH) with the year dates 1944–45 in recognition of the role played by the PWR in the mobilization of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Indian Tank Brigade
The 50th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed for service in the Burma Campaign of World War II from units of the British Army and the British Indian Army. The brigade's formation emblem was a white upraised fist and forearm on a black disc. The 50th Indian Tank brigade was placed under the command of XV Corps in October 1944 as armoured support for the Arakan campaign and located north of Maungdaw at Waybin in early December. Units of the brigade took part in actions at Buthidaung, The Mayu Peninsula, the Myebon Peninsula and Kangaw. The brigade was withdrawn from the Arakan in February 1945. Composition :25th Dragoons with Lee/Grant tanks : 146th Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps , raised from a Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, with Lee/Grant tanks : 19th King George's Own Lancers, with Sherman tanks : 45th Cavalry, with Stuart light tanks :2/4th Bombay Grenadiers See also * List of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Armoured Regiment (India)
50 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. Formation The regiment was raised on 7 September 1987 by Lt Col A.K. Bhatia at Ahmednagar with the designation of ad hoc Maintenance Group 'A' which was changed in 7 July 1989 to 50 Armoured Regiment The regiment was one of the few armoured regiments to be raised with T-72 tanks. The first Colonel of the Regiment was Lt Gen A.S. Sandhu. History The Regiment has participated in internal security duties during Operation Rakshak. It has also taken part in Operation Vijay and Operation Parakram. The Regiment with its T-72 tanks took part in the Republic Day parade and Army Day parade in 1996. The Regiment was presented the ‘ President’s Standards’ at Mamun Military Station in Pathankot on 5 November 2014 by General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, on behalf of the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Royal Tank Regiment
The 50th Royal Tank Regiment (50 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It was formed in June 1939 as a duplicate of the 44th Royal Tank Regiment, a Territorial Army unit itself newly converted from 6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. The Commanding Officer was H M Brown; the second in command F C Gibaud; the adjutant A F G Mathers, the RSM T G Beardmore MM and the company commanders were R Hazzledene (A); E C K Weston (B) and O F Curtoys (C). See also * Michael Osborne Waddell Winner of the Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ... while serving with the regiment. Further reading * ''50th Royal Tank Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Romania)
The 50th Anti-aircraft Missiles Regiment "Andrei Mureşianu" (''Regimentul 50 Rachete Antiaeriene'') is an air defense regiment of the Romanian Land Forces. It is currently subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division and its headquarters are located in Floreşti (near Cluj-Napoca). The regiment was part of the 6th Anti-aircraft Missiles Brigade, which was disbanded in 2006, during a reorganization of the Romanian Land Forces. The unit currently operates the SA-6 "KUB" and SA-8 "OSA-AKM" surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ... systems. References Regiments of Romania Military units and formations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Romania Air defence units and formations of the Romanian Army Air defence regiments {{Mil-unit-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Virginia Infantry
The 50th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and in Tennessee. The 50th Virginia was organized in July 1861, with ten companies and three companies of cavalry temporarily attached. The regiment participated in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry on 10 September 1861; afterwards one of the cavalry companies was disabled and the other two transferred to the 8th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit was reorganized in May 1862, with nine companies. It moved to Tennessee and in February 1862, was captured at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, it was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and fought in Gen. Wm. W. Loring's Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 and participated in the capture of Charleston, Virginia (now, West Virginia) on 13 September 1862. Later the 50th served in J.M. Jones', G.C. Wharton's, and Augustus For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th North Carolina Infantry
The 50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was organized early in the war near Raleigh, North Carolina. Company Names (Local Designations) * B, (Most soldiers recruited from Robeson County) * D, (Most soldiers were from Johnston County - no specific name) * F, "Moore Sharpshooters" * G, "Rutherford Farmers" * H, (Most soldiers recruited from Harnett County) * I, "Rutherford Regulars" or "Rutherford Regulators" * K, "Green River Rifles" Service 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
The 50th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized from the 12th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) in March 1864. It served in various posts in the Department of the Gulf The Department of the Gulf was a command of the United States Army in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. History United States Army (Civil War) Creation The department was cons ... and fought in the Battle of Fort Blakely in April 1865. It was mustered out on March 20, 1866. See also * List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units SourcesAn Abbreviated History of the 50th United States Colored Troops Infantry Regiment {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations Military units and formations established in 1864 1864 establishments in Louisiana Military units and formations disestablished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley's Regiment
The 50th, or Shirley's Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment first raised in 1745. History The regiment was first raised by William Shirley in New England as William Shirley's Regiment of Foot and ranked as the 65th Regiment of Foot in September 1745. It was disbanded in May 1749. The regiment was re-raised in New England as the 50th Regiment of Foot (American Provincials) in December 1754 for service in the French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ... but, following the disastrous loss of Oswego, it was disbanded in December 1756. References Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations of the French and Indian War Military units and formations established in 1754 1754 establishments in the British Empire { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
