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Lost Battalion (other)
Lost Battalion may refer to: * Lost Battalion (World War I), American units which were isolated by Germans in 1918 * Lost Battalion (Europe, World War II), an American battalion which was surrounded by Germans in 1944 *Lost Battalion (Pacific, World War II), an American battalion and survivors from a ship's crew taken prisoner early in the Pacific War *Lost Battalion (China) The Defense of Sihang Warehouse () took place from October 26 to November 1, 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Defenders of the warehouse he ..., the Chinese Lost Battalion during the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 * ''The Lost Battalion'' (1919 film), a 1919 film about the World War I event * ''Lost Battalion'' (1960 film) a 1960 Filipino World War II film * ''The Lost Battalion'' (2001 film), a remake of the 1919 film {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Battalion (World War I)
The Lost Battalion is the name given to the nine companies of the US 77th Division, roughly 554 men, isolated by German forces during World War I after an American attack in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before the 194 remaining men were rescued. They were led by Major Charles W. Whittlesey. On 2 October, the 77th launched an attack into the Argonne, under the belief that French forces were supporting their left flank and two American units including the 92nd Infantry Division were supporting their right. Within the 77th sector some units including Whittlesey's 1-308th Infantry were making significant headway. Unknown to Whittlesey's unit, the units to their left and right had been stalled. Without this knowledge, the units that would become known as the Lost Battalion moved beyond the rest of the Allied line and found themselves surrounded by German forces. For the next six days, suf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Battalion (Europe, World War II)
"The Lost Battalion" refers to the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry ( 36th Infantry Division, originally Texas National Guard), which was surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains on 24 October 1944. Battle Against the advice of his senior officers, Maj. General John E. Dahlquist committed the "Texas Battalion" to an engagement. The battalion was cut off by the Germans, and attempts by the 141st Infantry's other two battalions to extricate it failed.Williams, Rudi.The 'Go For Broke' Regiment Lives Duty, Honor, Country" (25 May 2000), American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 21 November 2014. The 405th Fighter Squadron of the 371st Fighter Group airdropped supplies to the 275 trapped soldiers, but conditions on the ground quickly deteriorated as the Germans continued to repel American attempts to reach the trapped unit. The final rescue attempt was made by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit composed of ''Nisei'' (second-generation Japanese American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Battalion (Pacific, World War II)
The Lost Battalion (Pacific, World War II) was the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Infantry Division (Texas National Guard) of the U.S. Army. The men of the battalion, plus the survivors of the sunken cruiser USS ''Houston'', were captured by the Japanese on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in March 1942. It is called the lost battalion because the fate of the men was unknown to the United States until September 1944. They were prisoners of war for 42 months until the end of World War II. 534 soldiers from the battalion and 368 survivors of ''Houston'' were taken prisoner. Most of the men were sent to Thailand to work on the Burma Railway, the building of which is portrayed in the film ''The Bridge on the River Kwai''. Of the 902 soldiers and sailors taken captive, 163 died in captivity. Most of the prisoners of war were from western Texas. Sergeant Frank Fujita was a notable survivor who was a POW for three and a half years. He went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Battalion (China)
The Defense of Sihang Warehouse () took place from October 26 to November 1, 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Defenders of the warehouse held out against numerous waves of Japanese forces and covered Chinese forces retreating west during the Battle of Shanghai. The successful defense of the warehouse provided a morale-lifting consolation to the Chinese army and people in the demoralizing aftermath of the Japanese invasion of Shanghai. The warehouse's location just across the Suzhou Creek from the foreign concessions in Shanghai meant the battle took place in full view of the western powers. It was across from the foreign concessions in Shanghai, and the Japanese did not dare to call naval artillery strikes on the area, since a stray shot might land in the concessions and provoke an incident with the Europeans and Americans, whom the Japanese wanted to keep out of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Battalion (1919 Film)
''The Lost Battalion'' is a 1919 American silent war film about units of the 77th Infantry Division (the " Lost Battalion") penetrating deep into the Argonne Forest of France during World War I. The film was directed by Burton L. King and features Major Charles W. Whittlesey and a number of actual soldiers from the 77th who portrayed themselves in the film. It was released July 2, 1919 in North America. The film was remade in 2001 by Russell Mulcahy. Plot The men of the 308th Infantry Regiment, part of Major General Robert Alexander's 77th Infantry Division, have been drafted from diverse ethnic, economic, and social groups in New York City. Two men are fighting Chinatown tongs, one is a burglar, another is a wealthy merchant's son in love with his father's stenographer, who dreams of becoming the greatest movie actress, another is a private in love with the merchant's ward, and finally there is "the Kicker," who finds fault with everything. After training in Yaphank and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Battalion (1960 Film)
''Lost Battalion'' (aka ''Escape to Paradise'') is a 1960 black-and-white Filipino romantic war film produced and directed by Eddie Romero, and co-produced by Romero and Kane W. Lynn. Set during World War II, it stars Leopoldo Salcedo, Johnny Monteiro and Diane Jergens. It was later released in the US by American International Pictures as ''Lost Battalion'', on a double feature with ''Guns of the Black Witch'' in 1962. The film's ad line read "200 Men and One Girl Trapped in a Ring of Steel!" Plot In the Philippines during World War II, an American major tries to move a guerrilla unit and group of American refugees to the coast, so they can be rescued by submarine, all the while trying to avoid capture by the occupying Japanese forces. Leopoldo Salcedo played the handsome Filipino guerrilla leader who is in love with a stranded American girl Kathy (Diane Jergens). Cast *Leopoldo Salcedo as Ramon de Cortes *Diane Jergens as Kathy Hughes *Johnny Monteiro as Bruno *Jennings St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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