77th Division (France)
77th Division or 75th Infantry Division may refer to: *77th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany *77th Infantry Division of Khurasan, Iran *77th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *77th Division (People's Republic of China) *77th Division (Spain) *77th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) *77th Infantry Division (United States) *77th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) *77th Mountain Rifle Division, Soviet Union See also

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77th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 77th Infantry Division (''77. Infanteriedivision'' in German) was a German military unit which served during World War II. Operational history The infantry division was formed on 15 January 1944 in the town of Münsingen, and formed part of the twenty-fifth wave of infantry divisions raised in Germany. The division was built up around a cadre of officers and men from the 355th and 364th Infantry Divisions, which both had been badly mauled on the Eastern Front. The new recruits joining the division were well trained, and benefited from the experience of the officers and men they were joining. The division was sent to Normandy in France as a component of the LXXXIV Corps of the 7th Army, which was tasked with defending occupied France from an Allied invasion west of the Seine. On March 5 the division was moved to Caen, where it aided the 352nd Infantry Division in coastal defense. Initially commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Poppe, command was transferred to Lieutena ...
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77th Infantry Division Of Khurasan
77th ''"Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh"'' Infantry Division of Khorasan ( fa, لشکر پیاده ۷۷ پیروز ثامن‌الائمه خراسان) is an infantry division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province. It was formerly being called 77th Infantry Division of Khorasan and was renamed to "The Victor of Samen-ol-A'emeh" ( ''Pirooz-e Samen-ol-A'emeh'') later after the successful Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh during Iran–Iraq War, which was led by this division. It was active during the Imperial Iranian regime during the 1970s. During the Iran–Iraq War the division fought in the Operation Fath ol-Mobin (March 1982),The Iran-Iraq War in the Air. T. Cooper, F.Bishop. 2003. Operation Ramadan (July 1982), Operation Badr (March 1985), and Operation Karbala-6 in early 1987. One of the most famous episodes of the unit, came on May 9, 1982, when 6000 troops of this division were transported from Mashhad to Khuzestan in a single n ...
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77th Division (Israel)
77th Division or 75th Infantry Division may refer to: *77th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany *77th Infantry Division of Khurasan, Iran *77th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *77th Division (People's Republic of China) *77th Division (Spain) *77th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) *77th Infantry Division (United States) *77th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 77th Mountain Rifle Division, Soviet Union See also * List of military divisions by number {{short description, None This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities organised by number. Divisions may be infantry, airborne, cavalry, mechanized, armoured or aviation. 1st to 5th ; 1st Division : * Australian 1st Division * ...

77th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .It was created in March 1944 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido to replace 7th division and disbanded in September 1945 in Kajiki, Kagoshima. It was a triangular division. The men of the division were drafted through 7th military district, located in Hokkaido. Action From 8 October 1945, the ''77th division'' was subordinated to 5th area army and set in charge of the fortifications from west of Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group to Yūfutsu District, Hokkaido on the southern coast of Hokkaido. 11 February 1945, it was moved to reserve in Asahikawa, with newly formed 147th division taking over the Tomakomai fortifications. In May 1945, the division was subordinated to the 16th area army and sent to Satsumasendai, Kagoshima as part of the general buildup of Japanese forces on Kyushu in the wake of defeat in battle of Okinawa. Later the division was transferred to Kajiki, Kagoshima, where it meet the surrender ...
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77th Division (People's Republic Of China)
Secret Agent 077 is a fictional superspy, lead character in a trilogy of Eurospy films starring Ken Clark as Dick Malloy (or Maloy).p.274 Blake, Matt & Deal, David ''The Eurospy Guide'' 2004 Luminary Press However "077" was used on posters or advertising of several other Eurospy films with little or no relationship to each other perhaps to exploit the audience's knowledge of 007. Official entries The first two were directed by Sergio Grieco under the pseudonym Terence Hathaway, the third directed by Alberto De Martino, with all starring Ken Clark. All were Italian/French and Spanish co-productions shot around the world in Technicolor and Techniscope. *'' Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary'' (1965) *'' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) *''Special Mission Lady Chaplin'' (1966) (directed by Alberto De Martino) In 1967 the same production company produced ''The Tiffany Memorandum'' directed by Grieco but starring Clark as "Dick Hallam" a journalist drawn into the CIA. Othe ...
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77th Division (Spain)
The 77th Division ( es, 77ª División)Carlos Engel, ''Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del E. P. de la República'', 1999 was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. It would be the last division of the loyalist forces to be formed. The 77th Division was a short-lived unit that was established in December 1938, shortly before the chaotic withdrawal and rush to the border that followed the Francoist Catalonia Offensive. The division was also not fully formed when it first saw action, for it included only the 245th Mixed Brigade. History Incomplete formation of the unit The 77th Division was established on 31 December 1938 in Calella with the also recently formed 245th Mixed Brigade. It was placed under the XXIV Army Corps ''(XVIV Cuerpo de Ejército)'' of the Group of Eastern Region Armies ''(GERO)''.Carlos Engel (1999), ''Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República'', p. 228 The command of the unit was entrusted to Infant ...
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77th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 77th Infantry Division of the British Army was formed in 1941, during the Second World War, from the re-organisation of the Devon and Cornwall County Division. During its existence the division changed roles several times. The division's initial role was coastal defence, protecting Devon. On 20 December 1942, it was converted into a training formation, known as a reserve division. In this capacity, the division provided final tactical and field training for the infantry that had already passed their initial training. After five additional weeks of training, the soldiers would be posted to fighting formations overseas. The division also had a tank brigade attached to provide training in armoured warfare. On 1 December 1943, the division took on a new role and was again renamed. Now the 77th (Holding) Division, it was responsible for retraining the soldiers who had been on medical leave, former prisoners of war, repatriates, and anyone who did not meet the army's physica ...
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77th Infantry Division (United States)
The 77th Sustainment Brigade is a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), which served in World War I and World War II. Its headquarters has been at Fort Dix, New Jersey, since its predecessor command, the 77th Regional Readiness Command, was disestablished in 2008 from Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens, New York. Soldiers from the 77th have served in most major conflict and contingency operations since World War II. The division is nicknamed the "Statue of Liberty Division"; the shoulder patch bears the Statue of Liberty in gold on a blue isosceles-trapezoid shape. U.S. Marines on Guam nicknamed them the "77th Marine Division". The Clearview Expressway in Queens, New York, is named the "U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division Expressway", honoring the division and its successor commands. World War I *Activated: 18 August 1917 Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York. *Operations: Meuse-Argonne, Oise-Aisne. The 77th Infan ...
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77th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 77th Infantry Division (russian: 77-я пехотная дивизия, ''77-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. History The 77th was created as a reserve unit to replace active units sent into combat during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 under the command of Major General Alexander Lebedev. It was disbanded in 1906. It was again formed as a reserve division in 1914 when the Russian Imperial Army mobilized for World War I. It was disbanded in 1918 when the army demobilized following the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad .... Organization *1st Brigade **305th Infantry Regiment **306th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **307th Infantry Regiment **308th Infantry Regiment References {{Russian Empire Divis ...
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77th Rifle Division (1st Formation)
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77th Rifle Division (2nd Formation)
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