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85th Division (other)
85th Division or 85th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 85th Division (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952; later the 2nd Garrison Division of Nanjing Military Region * 85th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1969–1985 * 85th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 85th Motor Rifle Division The 85th Leningrad-Pavlovsk Red Banner Motor Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Red Army converted to a motorised formation in 1957. It was part of the Russian Ground Forces until it was reorganised as the 32nd Separate Motor R ..., Soviet Union * 85th Infantry Division (United States) Aviation divisions: * 85th Air Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Division (People's Republic Of China)
85th Division or 85th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 85th Division (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952; later the 2nd Garrison Division of Nanjing Military Region * 85th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1969–1985 * 85th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 85th Motor Rifle Division The 85th Leningrad-Pavlovsk Red Banner Motor Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Red Army converted to a motorised formation in 1957. It was part of the Russian Ground Forces until it was reorganised as the 32nd Separate Motor R ..., Soviet Union * 85th Infantry Division (United States) Aviation divisions: * 85th Air Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic Of China)
1st Independent Division of Fujian Provincial Military District () was formed on April 1, 1967 from the Public Security School of Fujian province. The division was composed of three regiments (1st to 3rd). The division stationed in Fuzhou, Fujian. In September 1967 the divisional HQ moved to Minhou County. In July 1969 the division was renamed as 85th Army division() and all its regiments were renamed as follows: *253rd Infantry Regiment (former 1st); *254th Infantry Regiment (former 2nd); *255th Infantry Regiment (former 3rd). The division was then transferred to 29th Army Corps. In November 1969 the division moved to Lianjiang County. Artillery Regiment was activated, and the division was put under direct command of Fuzhou Military Region. In 1970 72nd Garrison Regiment was attached to the division. From April 1970 the division returned to the 29th Army Corps and soon moved to Putian, Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Landwehr Division (German Empire)
The 85th Landwehr Division (''85. Landwehr-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in November 1914 as the Breugel Division (''Division Breugel''), named after its commander, Generalleutnant Willem Hendrick Clifford Kocq von Breugel, and became the 85th Landwehr Division on September 13, 1915. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The Landwehr was the third category of the German Army, after the regular Army and the reserves. Thus Landwehr divisions were generally made up of older soldiers who had passed from the reserves, and were intended primarily for occupation and security duties rather than heavy combat. Combat chronicle The 85th Landwehr Division served on the Eastern Front. It occupied the line by Mława from November 1914 to July 1915 and then participated in the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive, breaking through at Przasnysz and fighting on the Narew, and then parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 85th Infantry Division (German: ''85. Infantrie-division'') was a Wehrmacht division used in the Second World War. It participated in the German defence in the Battle of Normandy, and took part in the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes. Operational history The 85th Infantry Division was raised in February 1944 and placed under the command of Lieutenant General Kurt Chill, previously the commanding officer of the 122nd Infantry. Participating as an occupational division in German-occupied France, the 85th was part of the 15th Army's rear-guard in Northern France during the D-Day landings. It was moved to Normandy in early August as part of a relief force in the forming Falaise pocket, where it was to replace the ''12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend"'' by August 11. On August 14, the division received help from second company of the 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion as it travelled from Assy to Maizieres; its commander was killed when the escort convoy encountered a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Infantry Division (Philippine Commonwealth Army)
85th Division or 85th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 85th Division (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952; later the 2nd Garrison Division of Nanjing Military Region * 85th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1969–1985 * 85th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 85th Motor Rifle Division The 85th Leningrad-Pavlovsk Red Banner Motor Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Red Army converted to a motorised formation in 1957. It was part of the Russian Ground Forces until it was reorganised as the 32nd Separate Motor R ..., Soviet Union * 85th Infantry Division (United States) Aviation divisions: * 85th Air Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Motor Rifle Division
The 85th Leningrad-Pavlovsk Red Banner Motor Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Red Army converted to a motorised formation in 1957. It was part of the Russian Ground Forces until it was reorganised as the 32nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade in 2009. In 2016, the 32nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade was reorganised as the 228th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division. The 85th was formed in 1941 as the 85th Rifle Division from the 2nd Guards People's Militia Division of the Leningrad People's Militia. World War II 1st formation The division was originally formed in 1931 in the Ural MD, seemingly at Chelyabinsk. It seems to have been sent to Belorussian Special Military District, soon to be the Western Special Military District, 1940. Assigned to 4th Rifle Corps, 3rd Army, Soviet Western Front on outbreak of war, under the command of Major General Aleksandr Bondovsky. 85th Rifle Division 2nd formation After the division's first formation wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Infantry Division (United States)
The 85th Infantry Division also known as "Custer Division" (named after the cavalry commander George Armstrong Custer) was an infantry division of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. It currently exists as the 85th Support Command. World War I The division was first activated 25 August 1917 at Camp Custer, Michigan, and comprised the 169th and 170th Infantry brigades and the 160th Field Artillery Brigade. After a year of training the division left the United States for England. The Division was composed of the following units: * Headquarters, 85th Division * 169th Infantry Brigade ** 337th Infantry Regiment ** 338th Infantry Regiment ** 329th Machine Gun Battalion * 170th Infantry Brigade ** 339th Infantry Regiment ** 340th Infantry Regiment ** 330th Machine Gun Battalion * 160th Field Artillery Brigade ** 328th Field Artillery Regiment ( 75 mm) ** 329th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) ** 330th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) ** 310th Trench M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
