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8th Infantry Division (Philippine Commonwealth Army)
8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 8th Division (Australia) * 8th Canadian Infantry Division * 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 * 8th Infantry Division (France) * 8th Division (German Empire) * 8th Ersatz Division (German Empire) * 8th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 8th Bavarian Reserve Division, a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 8th Infantry Division (Greece) * 8th (Lucknow) Division, a unit of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 8th Infantry Division (India) * 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, Iran * 8th Division (Iraq) * 8th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 8th Division (Japan) * 8th Division (North Korea) * 8th Infantry Division (Pakistan), part of XXX Corps * 8th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 8th Infantry Division (Poland) * 8th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 8th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Division (Australia)
The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force. The 8th Division was raised from volunteers for overseas service from July 1940 onwards. Consisting of three infantry brigades, the intention had been to deploy the division to the Middle East to join the other Australian divisions, but as war with Japan loomed in 1941, the division was divided into four separate forces, which were deployed in different parts of the Asia-Pacific region. All of these formations were destroyed as fighting forces by the end of February 1942 during the fighting for Singapore, and in Rabaul, Ambon, and Timor. Most members of the division became prisoners of war, waiting until the war ended in late 1945 to be liberated. One in three died in captivity. History Formation The 8th Division began forming in July 1940, with its headquarters being established at Victoria Barracks, in Sydney. The divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (Pakistan)
8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 8th Division (Australia) * 8th Canadian Infantry Division * 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 * 8th Infantry Division (France) * 8th Division (German Empire) * 8th Ersatz Division (German Empire) * 8th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 8th Bavarian Reserve Division, a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 8th Infantry Division (Greece) * 8th (Lucknow) Division, a unit of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 8th Infantry Division (India) * 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, Iran * 8th Division (Iraq) * 8th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 8th Division (Japan) * 8th Division (North Korea) * 8th Infantry Division (Pakistan), part of XXX Corps * 8th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 8th Infantry Division (Poland) * 8th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 8th Siberian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)
The German 8th Infantry Division (''8. Infanterie-Division'') was formed in Oppeln on 1 October 1934 under the cover name Artillerieführer III which was used until 15 October 1935. It was mobilized in August 1939 and took part in the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. On 1 December 1941, it was reorganized and redesignated 8th Light Infantry Division. It was again redesignated on 30 June 1942 as the 8th Jäger Division. It surrendered to the Red Army in Moravia in May 1945. Background The main purpose of the German Jäger Divisions was to fight in adverse terrain where smaller, coordinated units were more facilely combat capable than the brute force offered by the standard infantry divisions. The Jäger divisions were more heavily equipped than mountain divisions, but not as well armed as a larger infantry division. In the early stages of the war, they were the interface divisions fighting in rough terrain and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (United States)
The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder") was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm. Initially activated in January 1918, the unit did not see combat during World War I and returned to the United States. Some units would serve in the American Expeditionary Force to Siberia. Activated again on 1 July 1940 as part of the build-up of military forces prior to the United States' entry into World War II, the division saw extensive action in the European Theatre of Operations. Following World War II, the division was moved to West Germany, where it remained stationed at the Rose Barracks in Bad Kreuznach until it was inactivated on 17 January 1992.http://www.fatherswar.com/8thinfdiv/70s90s/inactivation_orders.jpg Inactivation Orders History World War I *Activated: January 1918 *Overseas: November 1918 *Commanders: **Col. Elmore F. Taggart (5 January – 14 February 1918) ** C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars. The division was first formed in October 1914 during the First World War, initially consisting mainly of soldiers of the Regular Army and served on the Western Front throughout the war, sustaining many casualties, before disbandment in 1919. The division was reactivated in Palestine, under the command of Major-General Bernard Montgomery, in the late 1930s in the years running up to the Second World War before being disbanded in late February 1940. It was briefly reformed in Syria in an administrative role during 1942-3. History Second Boer War During the Second Boer War, an 8th division was active in South Africa from early 1900 until the war ended in 1902. It was under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Rundle, and included a brigade division of Royal Artillery, one squadron of cavalry, one company of Royal Engineers, one company of Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Motor Rifle Division NKVD
The 8th Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Internal Troops (Russian: 8-я мотострелковая дивизия внутренних войск НКВД СССР 8-y motostrelkovaya diviziya vnutrenikh voisk NKVD SSSR) was formed in accordance with NKVD Order Number 0021 from January 5, 1942, during execution GKO decree number 1099- ss on January 4, 1942. It was based on the 23rd Motorized Rifle Division NKVD Internal Troops. David Glantz writes that in early December, the Southwestern Front combined the remnants of the 91st, 92nd, 94th, and 98th Border Guards Detachments with the 6th, 16th and 28th NKVD MRRs to form the division.(Colossus Reborn, 165) The 8th Infantry Division of the NKVD Internal Troops was part of the troops of the South-Western Front and included the: * 4th Red Banner Motor Rifle Regiment ; * 6th Motorized Rifle Regiment ; * 16th Motorized Rifle Regiment ; * 28th Motorized Rifle Regiment ; * 266th Motorized Rifle Regiment ; * 274th Motorized Rifle R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Guards Rifle Division
The 8th Guards Motor Rifle Panfilov Division (russian: 8-я гвардейская Панфиловская дивизия; ) originally the 316th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), 316th Rifle Division, is a motorized infantry division of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic. Formed as a Soviet Union, Soviet Red Army division during World War II, it was dissolved in 2003 but established anew in 2011. Its full title is ''8th Guards Rezhitskaya Motorized Rifle Division Named after Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner and Suvorov''. History Formation After Nazi Germany Operation Barbarossa, invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, reserves were mobilized to be sent to the front. On 12 July 1941, the 316th Rifle Division was established in Almaty, Alma Ata, the capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh SSR. Major General Ivan Panfilov, the Military commissariat, military commissar of the Kirghiz Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Guards Airborne Division
The 8th Guards Airborne Division was an airborne division of the Red Army during World War II. On 27 December 1944, it was renamed the 107th Guards Rifle Division. It became the 107th Guards Airborne Division on 7 June 1946, before being disbanded in 1959. History The 8th Guards Airborne Division was formed on 8 December 1942 from the 10th Airborne Corps in the Moscow Military District. The personnel of the airborne division received training in airborne tactics. Major general Alexander Kapitokhin, commander of the 10th Airborne Corps, became the division's first commander. In February 1943, the division was transferred to the Northwestern Front, where it became part of the 68th Army, fighting in the Demyansk Offensive. On 24 April 1943, the division was withdrawn from the front and moved to Voronezh as part of the Central Front . At the beginning of May, the division became part of the 20th Guards Rifle Corps and from 3 October became part of the 21st Guards Rifle Corps. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 8th Rifle Division was a military formation of the Soviet Union's Red Army in the Winter War, the Soviet invasion of Poland, and World War II. It was formed three times. First Formation 1918–1941 The division was formed by an order of the Moscow Military District and was based on the 5th Moscow Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division in Tula, 2nd Infantry Division in Tambov and the 5th Infantry Division in Kaluga. In September 1918 it was named the ''8th Infantry Division''. On 11 October 1918, it was renamed the 8th Rifle Division. The division received a number of awards between the 1920s and 1930s. On 8 December 1921 it was given the name "Minsk." On 29 February 1928 it was awarded the Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner on the 10th anniversary of the Red Army. On 26 July 1926 it was named "Dzerzhinsky," and in 1932 was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. A reference to being 'formed at Semipalatinsk prior to 1936' in Poirer and Connor's ''Red Army Order of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (South Korea)
The 8th Maneuver Division ( ko, 8기동사단, hanja: 八機動師團), also known as Roly Poly Toy Division ( ko, 오뚜기부대), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is unit is one of four divisions under the command of the VII Maneuver Corps. Before the unit was renamed on January 1, 2021, it was called the 8th Mechanized Infantry Division. History The unit initially comprised the 10th, 16th and 21st Regiments. The 16th Infantry Regiment was originally activated as the 16th Regiment on October 28, 1948, at Masan and was first commanded by Lt. Col. Park Shi Ch'ang. The 8th Infantry Division was activated as the 8th Division on June 20, 1949 at Kangnung and was first commanded by Brig. General Lee Hyong Kun. The unit originally comprised the 10th and 21st Regiments. Following its activation the 8th Division was positioned near the 38th parallel. On 1 December 2011, 8th Infantry Division has finished the switch to mechanized infantry. On 1 December 2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Siberian Rifle Division (Russian Empire)
The 8th Siberian Rifle Division (; ''8-ya Sibirskaya Strelkovaya Diviziya)'' was an infantry unit of the Imperial Russian Army. The division was formed in 1904 from a brigade, fighting in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. History On 30 October 1903, the 8th East Siberian Rifle Brigade was formed with the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd East Siberian Rifle Regiments, under the command of Leonid Artamonov. The brigade became a division on 22 April 1904 and was based at Krasnoyarsk. Its 1st Brigade at Krasnoyarsk included the 29th (Achinsk) and 30th Regiments (Krasnoyarsk), and its 2nd Brigade at Krasnoyarsk and later Kansk included the 31st (Krasnoyarsk) and 32nd Regiments (Kansk). Vladimir May-Mayevsky was division chief of staff between 1904 and 1906. The division participated in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and 1905, part of the 2nd Siberian Rifle Corps. It fought in the Battle of Shakhe River and the Battle of Sandepu. The division was redesignated the 8th Siberian Rifle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 8th Infantry Division (russian: 8-я пехотная дивизия, ''8-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 Warsaw 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 8th Infantry Division was part of the 15th Army Corps. *1st Brigade (HQ Warsaw): **29th Chernigov Infantry Regiment ** 30th Poltava Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade (HQ Warsaw): **31st Aleksopol Infantry Regiment ** 32nd Kremenchug Infantry Regiment *8th Artillery Brigade Rank insignia Officer ranks Non-commissioned officers and enlisted ranks Commanders (Division Chiefs) *1834-1849: Fedor Panyutin *1905: Nikolai Grigorievich Mikhailov *1906-1907: Eduard Ekk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
