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65th Division (other)
In military terms, 65th Division may refer to: ; Infantry Divisions: * 65th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 65th Infantry Division (United States) * 65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 65th Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia of the Italian Army in the Second World War * 65th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 65th (2nd Lowland) Division of the British Army in the First World War * 65th Infantry Division (United States) * 65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) ; Cavalry Divisions * 65th Cavalry Division (United States) ; Aviation Divisions: * 65th Air Division (United States) See also * 65th Regiment (other) 65th Regiment may refer to: * 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 65th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 65th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the Unite ... * 65th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 65th Infantry Division (russian: 65-я пехотная дивизия, ''65-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar .... Organization *1st Brigade **257th Infantry Regiment **258th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **259th Infantry Regiment **260th Infantry Regiment References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Infantry Division (United States)
The 65th Infantry Division—nicknamed the "Battle-Axe Division"—was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War II. Its shoulder patch is a white halberd on a blue shield. The entire length of Pennsylvania Route 65 is named the ''65th Infantry Division Memorial Highway'' in its honor. The United States Military Academy's home basketball arena at West Point is named Christl Arena in honor of 1LT Edward C. Christl, who served with the division during World War II and was killed in action in Austria on May 4, 1945. World War II * Activated: 16 August 1943 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi * Overseas: 10 January 1945. * Campaigns: Rhineland, Central Europe. * Days of combat: 55. * Awards: **Medal of Honor - 1 Private First Class ( Frederick C. Murphy), Medical Detachment, 259th Infantry, Siegfried Line at Saarlautern, Germany, 18 March 1945. **Distinguished Service Cross - 6 **Distinguished Service Medal - 1 **Silver Star Medal - 77 **Legion of Merit - 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 65th Infantry Division (german: 65. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed in July 1942. History Formation The division was formed in July 1942 at the training ground at Bitche. Occupation Duty The 65th moved to the Netherlands in October 1942 for occupation duty. The division spent the next eight months occupying Coastal Defence Sector A1 (Walcheren Island, North Beveland, and South Beveland). The division sent drafts to rebuild the shattered 44th Infantry Division (Hoch-und-Deutschmeister) and in return received large numbers of recruits from Silesia. The move to Italy The division moved to France in the spring of 1943. In August 1943 the division moved briefly to Austria for two weeks before heading south into Italy just as the fascist government was being overthrown and Italy changed sides. The division took up coastal defence duties on the Adriatic from 10 to 22 August 1943 and moved to the west coast at La Spezia in September. Units o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 1 May 1943 in Anhui province, simultaneously with the 62nd, 63rd and 64th divisions as a security (type C) division. The nucleus for the formation was the 13th Independent mixed brigade from Lu'an. As a security division, it lacked an artillery regiment. The men of the division were drafted from the Aichi mobilization district. Action The ''65th division'' was permanently assigned to the 13th army. Initially garrisoning Lu'an, its zone of responsibility was stretched to Xuzhou too, because the 17th division was departing for New Britain and Solomon Islands. The ''65th division'' was garrisoning the assigned areas till the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. See also * List of Japanese Infantry Divisions *Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) Between 1937 and 1945 the Japanese Imperial Army formed 126 Independent Mixed Brigades (numbered 1–136 with some gap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th (2nd Lowland) Division
The 65th (2nd Lowland) Division of the British Army was a second-line Territorial Force division, formed in 1914, which served on home defence duties during the First World War. The division was formed as a duplicate of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in 1914, composed primarily of soldiers from central and southern Scotland, around half of whom came from Glasgow. It remained on home defence and training duties in Scotland and England until early 1917, when it was deployed to Ireland in order to free up another division for front-line service. It was disbanded in Ireland in early 1918, having not seen overseas service. History The division was created as the "2nd Lowland Division", a second-line formation of the Lowland Division at the end of August 1914. At this time, Territorial Force soldiers could not be deployed overseas without their consent and the Territorial units were accordingly split into a "first line", with men who had volunteered for overseas service, and a "second li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Cavalry Division (United States)
The 65th Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army Organized Reserves. It was created due to the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It was numbered in succession with the Regular Army cavalry divisions, not all of which were active at its creation. The 65th Cavalry Division was organized in the Mid-Western United States. The division was composed of personnel from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Organization In 1940, the division included the following units: * Headquarters (Chicago) * Headquarters, Special Troops (Chicago) ** Headquarters Troop (Chicago) ** 65th Signal Troop (Chicago) ** 585th Ordnance Company (Medium) (Chicago) ** 465th Tank Company (Light) (Chicago) * 159th Cavalry Brigade (Chicago) ** 317th Cavalry Regiment (Chicago) ** 318th Cavalry Regiment ( La Grange) * 160th Cavalry Brigade (Detroit) ** 319th Cavalry Regiment (Detroit) ** 320th Cavalry Regiment (Milwaukee) * 865th Field Artillery Regiment (Chicago) * 465th Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Air Division (United States)
The 65th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with United States Air Forces in Europe, assigned to Seventeenth Air Force, being stationed at Lindsey Air Station, Germany. It was inactivated on 30 June 1991. History Established as the 4 Air Defense Wing, the unit was not activated or manned. Redesignated as the 65th Fighter Wing, the wing and its subordinate units transferred to England and was assigned to VIII Fighter Command in June 1943 and began flying combat missions. "Subordinate units escorted bombers, flew counter air patrols, and dive bombing missions. They attacked airdromes, marshaling yards, missile sites, industrial areas, ordnance depots, oil refineries, trains, and highways. During Big Week n lateFebruary 1944, the 65th participated in the assaults against the German Air Force and the German aircraft industry. Its units supported the Allied invasion of Normandy (June 1944); the Allied ground troops during the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th Regiment (other)
65th Regiment may refer to: * 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 65th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 65th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 65th Armoured Regiment (India), an armoured unit of the Indian Army ;American Civil War regiments *65th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Union Army * 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Union Army *65th New York Volunteer Infantry, Union Army * 65th Ohio Infantry, Union Army See also * 65th Division (other) In military terms, 65th Division may refer to: ; Infantry Divisions: * 65th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 65th Infantry Division (United States) * 65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 65th Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia of the Itali ... * 65th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
