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80th Infantry Division
In military terms, 80th Division or 80th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : *80th Division (People's Republic of China) *80th Reserve Division (German Empire) *80th Division (IDF) (Israel) * 80th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *80th Infantry (Reserve) Division (United Kingdom) *80th Division (United States) (formerly 80th Airborne Division) See also * 80th Regiment (other) 80th Regiment or 80th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers), a unit of the British Army, 1778–1783 * 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), a unit of the British Army * 80th Airmobile Regi ... * 80th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Division (People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 80th Division or 80th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 80th Division (People's Republic of China) * 80th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 80th Division (IDF) (Israel) *80th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *80th Infantry (Reserve) Division (United Kingdom) *80th Division (United States) The 80th Training Command (The Army School System - TASS) is a formation of the United States Army Reserve. The unit was first organized in August 1917 and activated the following September during World War I as the 80th Division. During World ... (formerly 80th Airborne Division) See also * 80th Regiment (other) * 80th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 80th Reserve Division (''80. Reserve-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed at the end of December 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in early February 1915. It was part of the second large wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 75th through 82nd Reserve Divisions. The division was initially part of XXXX Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was mixed in recruitment. The 264th Reserve Infantry Regiment was from Thuringia, and was described as a Saxe-Altenburg regiment. The 265th Reserve Infantry Regiment was from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The 266th was also formed in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, but reportedly included recruits from Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Pomerania and other areas. The 34th Reserve Infantry Regiment, which replaced the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Division (IDF)
The Israel Defense Forces 80th "Edom" Division (Territorial), is subordinate to the Israeli Southern Command, Southern Regional Command. History The unit was established in 1979. On February 28, 2007 a regional division, Sagi Brigade, was established. On June 2, 2011, an additional regional division, Arava Brigade, was established, however it was closed in June 2016. In December 2012, the Eilat Brigade was renamed into the Yoav Brigade, and the new unit was tasked with protecting the Red Sea resort town of Eilat . In November 2018, Paran Brigade replaced the Sagi Brigade, taking on its responsibilities as well as others. Units * 80th "Edom" (Territorial) Division ** 406th "Yoav" (Territorial) Brigade (former "Eilat" Territorial Brigade) ** 460th Brigade (IDF), 460th "Bnei Or"/"Sons of Light" (Training) Armor Brigade ** 512th "Sagi" (Territorial) Brigade (to be decommissioned) ** Paran (Territorial) Brigade *** 1st "Cheetah" Unisex Light Infantry Battalion *** 33rd "Caracal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 80th Rifle Division (russian: 80-я стрелковая дивизия) was a rifle division of the Red Army, formed twice. The division was first formed in 1923 and was stationed in eastern Ukraine. It was destroyed in mid-1941 in the Battle of Uman. Its second formation was formed from a People's Militia division in Leningrad, fighting in the siege of that city from September. In early 1944 it fought in the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive, which ended the siege. The division then served with the 59th Army in its westward advance, and was disbanded postwar. 1st formation The division was established in 1923 in the Ukrainian Military District, initially as a territorial rifle division. The division's initial composition was: *410th Rifle Regiment *467th Rifle Regiment *519th Rifle Regiment *346th Artillery Regiment It remained a part of the Ukrainian Military District until 1935 when the eastern half of the Ukraine was used to create the Kharkiv Military District and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Infantry (Reserve) Division (United Kingdom)
The 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division was an infantry division of the British Army formed at the beginning of 1943, during the Second World War. For the twenty months that the division existed, it was a training formation. It was made responsible for providing final tactical and field training to soldiers who had already passed their initial training. After five additional weeks of training, the soldiers would be posted to fighting formations overseas. Notably, the division was used as a source of reinforcements for the 21st Army Group, which was fighting in Normandy. After all available troops left the United Kingdom for France, the division was disbanded. A phantom 80th Infantry Division was formed in the division's place to aid the Operation Fortitude deception effort that supported the invasion of France. This division was part of the notional British Fourth Army, which was portrayed as part of the threatened Allied landing at the Pas de Calais. The overall deception plan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Division (United States)
The 80th Training Command (The Army School System - TASS) is a formation of the United States Army Reserve. The unit was first organized in August 1917 and activated the following September during World War I as the 80th Division. During World War II, the Division was redesignated on 1 August 1942, as the 80th Infantry Division. Nicknamed the " Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Division was redesignated the 80th Airborne Division from December 1946 to May 1952. In May 1952 and March 1959, the unit was redesignated as a reserve infantry division and then a reserve training division. In 1994, the unit was granted the designation, 80th Division (Institutional Training). On 1 October 2008, the unit underwent a major transformation and is now the 80th Training Command. World War I *Activated: September 1917 *Overseas: June 1918 *Major operations: Battle of the Somme ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
80th Regiment (other)
80th Regiment or 80th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers), a unit of the British Army, 1778–1783 * 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), a unit of the British Army * 80th Airmobile Regiment (Ukraine), a unit of the Ukrainian Army * 80th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Japanese Army * 80th Training Regiment (United States) a unit of the United States Army Reserve ; American Civil War regiments : * 80th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 80th Indiana Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 80th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 80th Ohio Infantry, a unit of the Union (North) Army * 80th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union Army in Louisiana See also * 80th Division (other) In military terms, 80th Division or 80th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
