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Battle Of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba ( tr, Birüssebi Muharebesi, ger, Schlacht von Birüssebi)The several battles fought for the Gaza to Beersheba line between 31 October and 7 November were all assigned the title Third Battle of Gaza, although they took place many miles apart, and were fought by different corps. [Battles Nomenclature Committee 1922 p. 32, Falls 1930 Vol. 2 Sketch Maps 1–9] was fought on 31 October 1917, when the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked and captured the Yildirim Army Group garrison at Beersheba, beginning the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I. Infantry from the 60th (2/2nd London) Division, 60th (London) and the 74th (Yeomanry) Divisions of the XX Corps (United Kingdom), XX Corps from the southwest conducted limited attacks in the morning, then the Anzac Mounted Division (Desert Mounted Corps) launched a series of attacks against the strong defences which dominated the eastern side of Beers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Eastern Theatre Of World War I
The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 29 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire (including the majority of Kurdish tribes, a relative majority of Arabs, and Caucasian ''Tatars''), with some assistance from the other Central Powers; and on the other side, the British (with the help of Jews, Greeks, Assyrians, some Kurdish tribes, and many Arabs, along with Hindu and Muslim colonial troops from India), the Russians (with the help of Armenians, Assyrians, and occasionally some Kurdish tribes) and the French (with its North African and West African Muslim colonial troops) from among the Allied Powers. There were five main campaigns: the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, the Mesopotamian Campaign, the Caucasus Campaign, the Persian Campaign, and the Gallipoli Campaign. There were also several minor campaigns: Arab Campaign, and South Arabia Campaign. Both sides used local asymmetrical forces in the region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Camel Brigade
The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade (ICCB) was a camel-mounted infantry brigade that the British Empire raised in December 1916 during the First World War for service in the Middle East. From a small beginning the unit eventually grew to a brigade of four battalions, one battalion each from Great Britain and New Zealand and two battalions from Australia. Support troops included a mountain artillery battery, a machine gun squadron, Royal Engineers, a field ambulance, and an administrative train. The ICC became part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and fought in several battles and engagements, in the Senussi Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and in the Arab Revolt. The brigade suffered 246 men killed. The ICC was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war. Formation Background The advantages of camels in a desert environment are well known, and the British Army had raised the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1912. However the British Army forces serving in Egy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
2nd Regiment may refer to: Active units British Army * 2nd Royal Tank Regiment United States * 2nd Aviation Regiment (United States) * 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment *2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) *2nd Marine Regiment (United States) * 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) * 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States) Australian Army *2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) - armoured reconnaissance unit * 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment - armoured reconnaissance unit * 2nd/10th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery French Army *2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment - French Foreign Legion Combat engineering unit * 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment - French Foreign Legion airborne commando unit *2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment - airborne unit * 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment - French Foreign Legion unit Belgian Army * 2nd/4th Regiment Mounted Rifles - armoured reconnaissance unit * 2nd/4th Lancers Regiment - tank unit * 2nd Field Artillery Regiment/Field Artillery Battery P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Division (Ottoman Empire)
16th Division or 16th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 16th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Prussian/German Army * 16th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 16th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), of the German Army was created in 1934 as ''Kommandant von Münster'' * 16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece), a major mechanized infantry formation of the Hellenic Army * 16th Indian Division, British Indian Army during World War I * 16th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army * 16th Infantry Division (Poland) 16th Division or 16th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 16th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Prussian/German Army * 16th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 16th Infant ..., a military unit of the Polish Army * 16th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), a formation in the Red Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
The 48th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army first formed in 1917. History The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 48th Infantry, were mechanized infantry units assigned to the 3rd Armored Division (United States) (3AD) in West Germany during the Cold War. The battalions had overlapping assignments in the 3AD within the time frame 1957 to 1983 (joining the 2d of the 48th, the 1st of the 48th relocated to the 3AD at Gelnhausen in 1963 as part of the ROAD reorganization, from a prior assignment to 7th Army at Worms, Germany. In the 1963 ROAD reorganization 3d Armored Division Combat Command B at Gelnhausen was redesignated as the Second Brigade). 2lt Colin Powell served in 2nd Bn 48th at Gelnhausen c. 1959. James S. Voss served as a platoon leader, intelligence officer, and C company commander from 1975 to 1978. Following the 1963 ROAD reorganization, and along with the 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor Regiment (United States) which had been at Gelnhausen since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Division (Ottoman Empire)
27th Division or 27th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 27th Division (United Kingdom) * 27th Infantry Division (United States) *27th Division (German Empire) * 27th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck, Germany * 27th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division, Iran * 27th Infantry Division Sila, Italy * 27th Infantry Division Brescia, Italy * 27th Division (North Korea) * 27th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 27th Infantry Division (Poland) * 27th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) *27th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 27th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 27th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 27th Infantry Division Savska, Yugoslavia * 27th Division (Yugoslav Partisans) Other divisions * 27th Armored Division (United States) * 27th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 27th Air Division, United States See also * 27th Army (other) * 27th Battalion (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
67th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
67th Regiment or 67th Infantry Regiment may refer to: *67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, an infantry unit of the British Army *67th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Ottoman Empire during World War I which fought at the Battle of Beersheba (1917) *67th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the US Army during World War I *67th Armored Regiment, a armoured unit of the US Army, the former 67th Infantry Regiment (Medium Tanks) ;American Civil War *67th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army *67th Indiana Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army *67th New York Infantry, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army *67th Ohio Infantry, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army *67th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army See also * 67th Division (other) * 67 Squadron (other) 67 Squadron or 67th Squadron may refer to: * No. 67 Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The III Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''3üncü Kolordu'' ''or'' ''Üçüncü Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formation Order of Battle, 1911 With further reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the III Corps was headquartered in Kırk Kilise. The Corps before the First Balkan War in 1911 was structured as such: *III Corps, Kırk Kilise ** 7th Infantry Division, Kırk Kilise (Miralay Hilmi) ***19th Infantry Regiment, Yemen ***20th Infantry Regiment, Kırk Kilise ***21st Infantry Regiment, Tırnovacık ***7th Rifle Battalion, Yemen ***7th Field Artillery Regiment, Kırk Kilise ***7th Division Band, Kırk Kilise ** 8th Infantry Division, Çorlu (Mirliva Celâl Pasha) ***22nd Infantry Regiment, Çorlu ***23rd Infantry Regiment, Saray ***24th Infantry Regiment, Samakof ***8th Rifle Battalion, Çorlu ***8th Field Artil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Ottoman Seventh Army was a large military formation of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although designated as an army, at least by 1918, it was only of corps strength. The Seventh Army was established in 1877 for service in Arabia and the Yemen. By 1908 it consisted of the 13th and 14th infantry divisions, one cavalry regiment and one artillery regiment and they were involved in combatting insurgent tribesmen in the Yemen. World War I Order of Battle, August 1917 In August 1917, the army was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War'', Greenwood Press, 2001, , p. 170. *Seventh Army, Syria (Mirliva Mustafa Kemal Pasha) ** III Corps *** 24th Division, 50th Division **XV Corps *** 19th Division, 20th Division ** German Asia Corps In late 1917, commanded by Fevzi Pasha, the Seventh Army was ordered to advanced across the desert in order to bring pressure to bear upon Alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yildirim Army Group
The Yildirim Army Group or Thunderbolt Army Group of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''Yıldırım Ordular Grubu'') or Army Group F (German: ''Heeresgruppe F'') was an Army Group of the Ottoman Army during World War I. While being an Ottoman unit, it also contained the German Asia Corps. Starting in June 1917, the Yildirim Army Group's first commander in chief was the former Prussian Minister of War and Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn. Von Falkenhayn was replaced by General of the Cavalry Otto Liman von Sanders on 25 February 1918. After the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, Mustafa Kemal took command until the Group's dissolution a few days later. Tactics The army group included troops who used the latest Western-Front infiltration tactics; were equipped with close-combat gear, such as Stahlhelms and stick-grenades; and were supported by artillery and machine guns. World War I Order of Battle, August 1917 In August 1917, the army group was structured as follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Mounted Brigade
The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 7th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908. It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Salonika and Sinai and Palestine Campaigns in the First World War. In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade to form 14th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties. Formation Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance. As the name suggests, the units were drawn from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. First World War Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade The brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
