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68th Division (other)
In military terms, 68th Division or 68th Infantry Division may refer to: * 68th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 * 68th Infantry Division (France) * 68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 68th Infantry Division (german: 68. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German army during World War II. It was formed in 1939, and was initially committed to the German invasion of Poland. It took part in the Battle of France in 194 ... * 68th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic Of China)
The 68th Division () was created in February 1949 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html basing on the 11th Division, 4th Column of the Huadong Field Army. Its history can be traced to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of Huadong Field Army, formed in October 1946. The division was a part with 23rd Corps. It took part in several major battles during the Chinese Civil War, including the Lunan Campaign, the Laiwu Campaign, the Menglianggu Campaign, the Yudong Campaign, the Huaihai Campaign and the Shanghai Campaign. During the last phase of Huaihai campaign the division captured General Du Yuming, the deputy commander-in-chief of Suppression General Headquarters of Xuzhou Garrison. The division was composed of 202nd, 203rd and 204th Infantry Regiments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Infantry Division (France)
The 68th Infantry Division (french: 68e Division d'Infanterie, 68e DI) was a French Army formation during the First and Second World Wars. First World War During the war of 1914 to 1918, the division comprised: *206th Infantry Regiment *212nd Infantry Regiment (to February 1917) *234th Infantry Regiment *257th Infantry Regiment (to June 1916) *323rd Infantry Regiment (to June 1916) *344th Infantry Regiment *A battalion of the 73rd Territorial Infantry Regiment (from July 1917) It was part of the French 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 35th, 39th and 40th Corps, during which it participated in the Battle of Morhange, the Battle of Grand Couronne, the Battle of Verdun, the Second Battle of the Marne, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. At various times, the Division was part of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth French Armies. Second World War During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 68th Infantry Division (german: 68. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German army during World War II. It was formed in 1939, and was initially committed to the German invasion of Poland. It took part in the Battle of France in 1940, and then Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as part of Army Group South. The 68th remained in southern Russia until refitted in Poland in early 1944. Returned to action the 68th fought for rest of the war in the East, in Russia, Slovakia, in the defence of Germany until finally surrendering to the Soviets in Czechoslovakia. Commanding officers * Generalleutnant Georg Braun, 26 August 1939 - 14 November 1941 * Generalleutnant Robert Meißner, 16 November 1941 - 26 January 1943 * Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt, 27 January 1943 - 25 October 1943 * Generalleutnant Paul Scheuerpflug, 25 October 1943 - 8 May 1945 Notable people * Sniper Bruno Sutkus Bruno Sutkus ( lt, Bronius Sutkus, 14 May 1924 – 29 August 2003) was a Lithuanian-German sniper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |