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55th Infantry Division (Philippine Commonwealth Army)
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In military terms, 55th Division or 55th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 55th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * British 55th Division: ** 55th (West Lancashire) Division (1908-1920) ** 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division (1921-1945) * 55th Infantry Division (France) * 55th Infantry Division Savona (Kingdom of Italy) * 55th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 55th Infantry Division (Poland) * 55th Naval Infantry Division (Russia) * Soviet 55th Division ** 55th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) ** 55th Guards Rifle Division * 55th Infantry Division (United States) The US 55th Infantry Division was a 'phantom division' created in October 1943 to cover the departure of the US 5th Infantry Division from Iceland. An entirely notional force, its existence was reported to the Germans only through controlled ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)
In military terms, 55th Division or 55th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 55th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * British 55th Division: ** 55th (West Lancashire) Division (1908-1920) ** 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division (1921-1945) * 55th Infantry Division (France) The 55th Infantry Division (french: 55e Division d'Infanterie, 55e DI) was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II. World War I During World War I, the division comprised: *204th Infantry Regiment (to September 1918) *231st Inf ... * 55th Infantry Division Savona (Kingdom of Italy) * 55th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 55th Infantry Division (Poland) * 55th Naval Infantry Division (Russia) * Soviet 55th Division ** 55th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) ** 55th Guards Rifle Division * 55th Infantry Division (United States) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th (West Lancashire) Division
The 55th (West Lancashire) Division was an infantry division of the British Army's Territorial Force (TF) that saw extensive combat during the First World War. It was raised initially in 1908 as the West Lancashire Division. Following the outbreak of the First World War, in 1914, the majority of the division's men volunteered for overseas service. Those who did not volunteer were used to form new reserve units, and on 31 August 1914 these units were used to create the 2nd West Lancashire Division. Rather than being deployed as a whole formation, the West Lancashire Division was broken up during 1914 and 1915 as its units were dispatched piecemeal to the Western Front. As each unit left, it was replaced by a reserve unit. When the last unit of volunteers for overseas service departed, the remnant of the division was amalgamated with the 2nd West Lancashire Division, and the West Lancashire Division ceased to exist. In 1916, the division was reformed in France as the 55th (Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
The 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) that was formed in 1920 and existed through the Second World War, although it did not see combat. The division had originally been raised in 1908 as the West Lancashire Division, part of the British Army's Territorial Force (TF). It fought in the First World War, as the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, and demobilised following the fighting. In 1920, the 55th (West Lancashire) Division started to reform. It was stationed in the county of Lancashire throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and was under-funded and under-staffed. In the late 1930s, the division was reduced from three to two infantry brigades and gave up some artillery and other support units to become a motorised formation, the 55th (West Lancashire) Motor Division. This was part of a British Army doctrine change that was intended to increase battlefield mobility. Following the German occupation of Czechosl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Infantry Division (France)
The 55th Infantry Division (french: 55e Division d'Infanterie, 55e DI) was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II. World War I During World War I, the division comprised: *204th Infantry Regiment (to September 1918) *231st Infantry Regiment (to May 1916) *246th Infantry Regiment (to September 1918) *276th Infantry Regiment (to March 1916) *282nd Infantry Regiment (to May 1916) *289th Infantry Regiment (to September 1918) *67th Territorial Infantry Regiment (to September 1918) It was part of the French 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 37th, 1st Colonial, 1st Cavalry Corps during which it participated in the First Battle of the Marne, the First Battle of the Aisne, the Second and Third Battle of Artois, the Battle of Verdun, the First Battle of Noyon, the Third Battle of the Aisne and the Second Battle of Noyon. The Division was dissolved on 10 September 1918. At various times, it was part of the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Zentsūji, simultaneously with 51st, 52nd, 54th, 56th, and 57th divisions. The formation nucleus was the headquarters of the 11th Division. Its manpower came primarily from the four prefectures of Shikoku Island. The 55th Division was initially assigned to the Central District Army. In 1941, the division was assigned to the 15th Army and participated in the Japanese conquest of Burma. The division had the 143rd Regiment detached to separately capture Dawei (Tavoy) and Myeik (Mergui), while the main troop had captured Mawlamyine (Moulmein) on 31 January 1942. In March 1942 the division fought for 14 days around the city of Taungoo against the weakened Chinese 200th Division. The fight ended when the Chinese broke through and disengaged. On 18 April 1942, the 55th Division had encircled the Chinese 55th Division, eventually wiping it ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Infantry Division (Poland)
The 55th Infantry Division (Polish: ''55. Dywizja Piechoty'') was a reserve unit of the Polish Army during the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. Commanded by Colonel Stanislaw Kalabinski, it was part of Operational Group Silesia of the Kraków Army. History The Division was created at the end of August 1939, out of battalions of the Upper Silesian Brigade of the National Defence and the National Defence Regiment "Szczakowa". Its task was to defend the ''Fortified Area Mikołów'', which was part of the Fortified Area of Silesia. Between September 1 and 2, 1939, it fought against the advancing German 8th I.D. in the area of Wyry. After heavy fighting, on 3 September it was forced to retreat towards the Nida River. On 7 September the Division took part in the skirmishes northwest of Kraków and around Proszowice. Fighting its way, the unit managed to cross the Nida and withdraw eastwards. In the night of September 18/19, the Division joined Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Naval Infantry Division (Russia)
The 55th Naval Infantry Division (, Military Unit Number 30926) was an infantry division of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy's Naval Infantry, established in 1968 and disestablished in 2009. Origins and Formation The 55th Naval Infantry Division originated with the formation of the 357th Rifle Regiment of the 342nd Rifle Division from the second and third submachine gun battalions of a separate rifle brigade at Novotroitskoye, Amur Oblast during the winter of 1944–1945. The first regimental commander was Major I. T. Rudnik. Receiving its battle flag on 15 March 1945, the regiment took part in the August 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria with the division and its parent 87th Rifle Corps. The 357th Regiment and the division were relocated from Vladivostok to Maoka on Sakhalin between 23 and 26 August. After the war, the regiment remained on Sakhalin, stationed at the settlement of Aniva. In 1957, the regiment was reorganized as the 390th Motor Rifle Regiment while the divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 55th Rifle Division that served as a Red Army rifle division during the Great Patriotic War formed for the first time in September 1925 as a territorial division headquartered at Kursk. When the German invasion began the unit was as Slutsk, but soon came under attack from their armored spearheads and lost most of its strength within days, and was eventually encircled and destroyed at Kiev. A new division was formed along the Volga in December, and was soon sent north to join in the fighting around Demyansk until early 1943. In many respects the 55th was a hard-luck unit; after being destroyed once, it drew assignments to mostly secondary fronts in areas where, due to the terrain and other circumstances, no unit could distinguish itself. By early 1944, the division was reduced to minimal strength for an active formation, and after making some key gains in the pursuit phase of Operation Bagration it was transferred north to the Baltic States and then disbanded to provide replacemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Guards Rifle Division
The 55th Guards Rifle Division was a Red Army military unit, engaged in the Second World War. Its full name was the 55th Guards Rifle Irkutsk-Pinsk Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, three Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 2nd degree division named after the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. History The division was formed on 18 December 1942 by converting the 30th Rifle Division. It was in battle from 18.12.1942 to 21.04.1944 from 28.05.1944 to 14.09.1944 from 13.10.1944 to 31.03.1945 from 20.04.1945 to 11.05.1945 year. She took part in the liberation of North Caucasus and the Taman Peninsula. In November 1943, participated in the Kerch–Eltigen amphibious operation, landing on the beach in Danger, Yenikale, is fighting on the Kerch Peninsula until April 1944, then participated in Belorussian strategic operations by participating in the liberation of Ivanovo and Luninets areas Brest Region of Pinsk and Logishin district Pinsk area, eastern Poland, in East Prussian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
