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7th Division (Australia), Australian 7th Division
7th Division may refer to: Infantry units * 7th Division (Australia) * 7th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * 7th Canadian Infantry Division * 7th Division (Continuation War) * 7th Division (Winter War) * 7th Infantry Division (France), an infantry division in World War II * 7th Division (German Empire) * 7th Division (Reichswehr), * 7th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), a German unit during World War II * 7th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht), a German unit during World War II * 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, Nazi Germany * 7th Infantry Division (Greece) * 7th (Meerut) Division, of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 7th Meerut Divisional Area, of the British Indian Army during World War I * 7th Indian Infantry Division, of the British Indian Army during World War II * 7th Division (Iraq) * 7th Infantry Division ''Lupi di Toscana'', Kingdom of Italy * 7th_Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 7th Division (Japan), of the Japan Ground Self-Defense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Division (Australia)
The 7th Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the Australian Army. It was formed in February 1940 to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). The division was raised on the British establishment of nine infantry battalions per division and consisted of two new brigades and three of the original 12 battalions of the 6th Division (Australia), 6th Division forming the third brigade. The division is sometimes known by the nickname "The Silent Seventh", due to a perception that its achievements were unrecognised, in comparison to the other Australian divisions. The origin of this belief appears to be censorship of the part played by the 7th Division in the fierce fighting in the 1941 Syria-Lebanon campaign.James 2017 The 7th Division along with the 6th and 9th Division (Australia), 9th Australian Divisions were the only divisions to serve in both the Middle East and the South West Pacific Area. It was disbanded in 1946, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division Lupi Di Toscana
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Ukrainian Soviet Division
The 7th Ukrainian Soviet Division was a military unit of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War in the armed forces of the Ukrainian SSR. History On March 24, 1919, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Ukrainian Front made a decision to create the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Soviet Armies. On April 15, it reorganized the divisions of the 2nd and 3rd armies into nine regimental divisions. The 2nd Ukrainian Soviet Army included units of the Group of Forces of the Kharkov direction (management and the 1st Zadneprovskaya brigade of the 1st Zadneprovskaya Ukrainian Soviet Division, the 2nd separate brigade, the 3rd Zadneprovskaya brigade of the 1st Zadneprovskaya Ukrainian Soviet division, the Crimean brigade), which were consolidated into 2 regular divisions: * The 3rd Ukrainian Soviet Division (former Division Directorate, 1st Zadneprovskaya Brigade of the 1st Zadneprovskaya Ukrainian Soviet Division and other units). * The 7th Ukrainian Soviet Division (former 3rd Zadne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Thailand)
The 7th Infantry Division ( th, กองพลทหารราบที่ 7) (พล.ร.๗.) is an Alpine infantry division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the Third Army Area. The unit is composed of the 7th Infantry Regiment and 17th Infantry Regiment. Normally, Thai infantry can fight the mountain terrain to a certain extent, but with the threat along the border that is a struggle between the ethnic minority and the Burmese government, including drug problems. So, the Royal Thai Army has established a mountain infantry unit specializing in fighting in forest, steep, and hard-to-reach areas to respond to the threats of the border with steep mountain forest terrain. History The 7th Infantry Division was established by the Abhisit government to approve the proposal of the Ministry of Defence. Later, the Army has severing the order 9/54 on 17 March 2011 to establishing the 7th Infantry Division. It located at Fort Chao Khun Nen, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai. Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Syria)
The 7th Mechanized Division ( ar, فرقة المشاة الآلية السابعة) is a division of the Syrian Arab Army, currently engaged in the Syrian Civil War. History The division, formed as 7th Infantry Division, was a key component of the Syrian attack force in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, involved in some of the heaviest fighting in the Golan Heights, especially in the aptly named 'Valley of Tears The Valley of Tears ( he, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, ''Emek HaBakha'') is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, w ...'. The division, with its attached armoured brigade, lost a great number of tanks when trying on many accounts to rush the Israeli defenses. Omar Abrash was serving as the division commander. Although Syrian division had a nominal strength of around 10,000 men, 200 tanks, 72 artillery pieces and similar numbers of SAMs and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Division (South Vietnam)
The Seventh Division was part of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975. It was part of the IV Corps (South Vietnam), IV Corps, which oversaw the Mekong Delta region of the country. History The Division was originally established as the 4th Field Division and redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division in 1959. On 8 July 1959 a Viet Cong (VC) attack on a Division camp at Bien Hoa killed two U.S. advisers, Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester M. Ovnand, among the first Americans killed in the Vietnam War. The Division was based in Mỹ Tho, and due to the division's close proximity to the capital Saigon was a key factor in the success or failure of the various coup attempts in the nation's history. As a result, the loyalty of the commanding officer of the division was crucial in maintaining power. In the 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt, coup attempt of 1960, the loyalist Colonel Huỳnh V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (South Korea)
The 7th Infantry Division ( ko, 제7보병사단, Hanja: 第七步兵師團) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army, currently employed on patrol duty in the Korean Demilitarized Zone around Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province. It has a GOP(General outpost) brigade (5th or 8th Birgade), a reserve brigade (3rd Brigade), an artillery brigade, and a subordinate force. Structure * Headquarters: **Headquarters Company **Intelligence Company **Air Defense Company **Reconnaissance Battalion **Engineer Battalion **Armored Battalion **Signal Battalion **Support Battalion **Military Police Battalion **Medical Battalion **Chemical Battalion * 3rd Infantry Brigade * 5th Infantry Brigade * 8th Infantry Brigade * Artillery Brigade History During the Korean War, the 7th Infantry Division served a total of 28 battles. In particular, the Yeongcheon at the time to perform on the defense division president received a citation for troops to destroy the two Democratic People's Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 7th Infantry Division (russian: 7-я пехотная дивизия, ''7-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Radom and later Voronezh in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918. Organization Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 7th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps (Russian Empire), 5th Army Corps. * 1st Brigade (HQ Voronezh): ** 25th Smolensk Infantry Regiment ** 26th Mogilev Infantry Regiment * 2nd Brigade (HQ Tambov): ** 27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment ** 28th Polotsk Infantry Regiment * 7th Artillery Brigade Chiefs of Staff * 1878-1885: Waldemar Schauman * 1897-1899: Vladislav Klembovsky * 1905: Nikolai Kalachyov * 1909: Vladimir Zheltyshev * 1912-1914: Józef Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Poland)
The 7th Infantry Division (, 7 DP) was the name of several units of the Polish Army. Second Polish Republic The original division was formed on 14 May 1919 near Częstochowa. At that time it consisted of two infantry brigades (13th and 14th), and four infantry regiments (25th, 26th, 11th and 27th), as well as two artillery brigades (7th Light Artillery, 7th Heavy Artillery). The division took part in shielding of the Polish borders during the Polish–Ukrainian War of 1919. During the Polish–Soviet War it was commanded by Col. Szubert and reinforced to three brigades (13th Bde under Herman, 14th Bde under Pogórzelski and 7th Artillery Bde under Luberadzki). It took part in the Battle of the Niemen as part of the Polish 3rd Army. After the war the division was dispersed in several barracks in western Poland, among them in Częstochowa, Piotrków Trybunalski, Lubliniec and Łódź. In 1921, the structure of the division was changed: both infantry brigades were dissolved, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Philippines)
The 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Kaugnáy Division, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit specializing in rapid deployment. History The division was originally established on August 1, 1988. During the Communist Insurgency of the Philippines, the local government soldiers and officers under the division were responsible for sending combat operations into: * Central Luzon, designated as Region III * Aurora * Bataan * Bulacan * Nueva Ecija * Pampanga * Tarlac * Zambales These Anti-Communist Operations supported the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, and the CAFGU militia forces. Their primary opponents were the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), and other local criminal elements. Its headquarters are currently located at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. Mission Their mission is to conduct sustained Internal Security Operations (ISO) in Region III to neutralize the armed wing of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division (Pakistan)
The 7th Infantry Division, also known as the Golden Arrow (after its formation sign) and Peshawar Division, (after its garrison city) is one of the Pakistan Army's oldest and most battle-hardened division. The officers and men of the Golden Arrow Division have fought in all of Pakistan's Wars and have an unmatched combat service record. Second World War origins The division was raised on 1 October 1940 at Okara, in present-day Pakistan as the 7th Indian Infantry Division, part of the British Indian Army. Its formation sign was an arrow, pointing bottom left to top right, in yellow on a black background. The division was known as the "Golden Arrow" division from this sign. After initially training for operations in the deserts in the Middle East, in early 1943 it was reassigned to the Burma Campaign. After extensive training and preparation, it fought in the Arakan from December 1943. After the divisional HQ was overrun by a Japanese attack, units of the division took part in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
