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XXI Corps (France)
21 Corps, 21st Corps, Twenty First Corps, or XXI Corps may refer to: *XXI Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *XXI Corps (Ottoman Empire), active during World War I *XXI Corps (United Kingdom), active during World War I *Indian XXI Corps, active during World War II *XXI Corps (India), currently active Indian Army corps *XXI Corps (United States), active during World War II *XXI Corps (Union Army), active during the American Civil War *XXI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht), active during World War II See also *List of military corps by number * 21st Army (other) * 21st Brigade (other) * 21st Division (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Special Air Service, a unit of the British Army * 21st Foot, a former regiment of the British Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 21st Infantry Reg ... * 21 Squadron (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (German Empire)
The XXI Army Corps / XXI AK (german: XXI. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the German Empire, German German Army (German Empire), Army, before and during World War I. As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the XXI Army Corps was set up on 1 October 1912 in Saarbrücken as the ''Generalkommando'' (headquarters) for the districts of Koblenz, Trier and part of Alsace-Lorraine. It took over command of 31st Division (German Empire), 31st Division from XV Corps (German Empire), XV Corps and the newly formed 42nd Division (German Empire), 42nd Division (the last division to be formed by the peacetime army). General of the Infantry (Germany), General der Infanterie Fritz von Below, former commander of 1st Guards Infantry Division (German Empire), 1st Guards Division, took command. It was assigned to the German Army (German Empire)#Army inspectorate, VII Army Inspectorate. but joined the predominantly Bavarian 6th A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XXI Corps of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: ''21 nci Kolordu ''or'' Yirmi Birinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... World War I Order of Battle, August 1917, January 1918, June 1918 In August 1917, January 1918, June 1918, the corps 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, 181, 188. *XXI Corps (Gallipoli) ** 49th Division Order of Battle, September 1918 In September 1918, the corps 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. 197. *XXI Corps (Gallipoli) ** 49th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (United Kingdom)
The XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the British Army during World War I. The Corps was formed in Palestine in August 1917 under the command of Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin.Woodward, p 100 It formed part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. At the Battle of Sharon it fought what has been described as 'one of the most overwhelmingly successful operations of the war' and 'a precursor to the modern ''Blitzkrieg''.' It then carried out remarkable march up the coast of modern-day Lebanon as the war came to an end. Origin When General Sir Edmund Allenby took over command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in Palestine in the Summer of 1917 he completely reorganised it. XXI Corps Headquarters was formed on 12 August at Deir al-Balah to take responsibility for the left section of the EEF's line in front of Gaza City, including 52nd (Lowland), 54th (East Anglian) and 75th Divisions and three brigades of heavy artillery. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian XXI Corps
The Indian XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It served in the Tenth Army in 1942. Formation Lieutenant-General Mosley Mayne * 8th Indian Infantry Division, Major-General Charles Harvey * 10th Indian Infantry Division, Major-General Alan Blaxland * 6th Indian Infantry Division commanded by Major-General J.N. Thomson * 31st Indian Armoured Division The 31st Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II, formed in 1940, originally as the 1st Indian Armoured Division; it consisted of units of the British Army and the British Indian Army. When it w ..., Major-General Robert Wordsworth * 10th Indian Motor Brigade, Brigadier Harold Redman Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:21 Corps Corps of India in World War II Corps of British India Military units and formations established in 1942 1942 establishments in India Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (India)
XXI Corps is a strike corps of the Indian Army and is headquartered at Bhopal. World War I The XXI Indian Corps was first raised on 12 August 1917 during the World War I, specifically for operations in the Middle East region against the German–Ottoman alliance. The corps was part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under Allenby and took active part in the capture of Gaza and Jerusalem from October to December 1917, and against the Turkish Seventh and Eight Armies in 1918. The Corps was disbanded in 1918, at the end of the war. World War II The corps was re-raised in Persia on 6 June 1942 as a formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The corps was commanded throughout its existence by Lieutenant General Mosley Mayne and was part of the Tenth Army. The corps, composed of the 8th Indian Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Russell) and the British 56th Infantry Division (Major-General Eric Miles), was created as part of the Allied buildup of forces in Persia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (United States)
The XXI Corps was a corps of the U.S. Army during World War II. It was constituted on 2 December 1943, and activated on 6 December 1943 at Camp Polk, Louisiana. XXI Corps fought for 116 days in the European Theater of Operations, starting in the Alsace, crossing into southern Germany, and swarming into Austria, with individual elements reaching into northern Italy.Wallace, Linnel, Lt. Col., Commanding Officer, ''Summary History of the 289th Engineer Combat Battalion - WW II'', 1990, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA, pp. 27–28 Company B (with Wallace) cleared up into Brenner pass for an element of 12th Armored Division; Wallace describes being photographed in Italy, likely 4 May 1945. The corps was commanded in combat by Major General Frank W. Milburn as a subordinate unit of the Seventh U.S. Army. Eastern France The corps commenced combat operations 17 January 1945, during pitched battle by the U.S. Seventh Army to regain ground lost to Germany's Operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (Union Army)
XXI Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served as part of William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland and was in existence from January 9th to October 1863. After the Battle of Stone's River, General Rosecrans reorganized the "wings" of his army into three corps. The left wing, under Thomas L. Crittenden, became the XXI Corps. Taking part in the Tullahoma Campaign, the XXI Corps was heavily engaged at Chickamauga on September 19–20, 1863, where it was nearly destroyed. It was Rosecrans' mistaken decision to pull Thomas Wood's division of this corps to support George Thomas's XIV Corps that resulted in General James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse". He served under Lee as a corps ...'s breakthrough against the Union center. It should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht)
The XXI Mountain Corps was a German military formation in World War II. At the beginning of November 1944 the XXI Mountain Corps retreated from Albania to Podgorica in Montenegro. In mid-November they tried to break through Danilovgrad and Nikšić toward Sarajevo, but Yugoslav partisan forces supported by two British artillery batteries, code-named Floydforce, stopped them after ten days fighting. At the end of November 1944 they had to retreat through a much longer route, via Kolašin, Prijepolje and Višegrad. Commanders * Paul Bader (25 August 1943 - 10 October 1943) * Gustav Fehn (10 October 1943 -20 July 1944) * Ernst von Leyser (20 July 1944 -29 April 1945) * Hartwig von Ludwiger (29 April 1945 - 8 May 1945) Hartwig von Ludwiger Hartwig von Ludwiger (29 June 1895 – 3 or 5 May 1947) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ludwiger was responsible for numerous atrocities committed throughout the Balkans. After the war, he was charged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Corps By Number
{{short description, None This is a list of military corps arranged by ordinal number. I to X ; I Corps: * I Army Corps (Argentina) * I ANZAC Corps (Australia and New Zealand) * I Corps (Australia) * I Corps (Belgium) * 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina * I Canadian Corps * I Corps (Czechoslovakia) * Finnish I Corps (Winter War) * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Cavalry Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * I Reserve Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Royal Bavarian Corps, a unit of the Bavarian and Imperial German Armies prior to and during World War I * I Royal Bavarian Reserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Army (other) , China
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21st Army may refer to: *21st Army (Wehrmacht) *21st Army (Soviet Union) * Twenty-First Army (Japan) *21st Army Group, Britain *21st Group Army The 76th Group Army (), formerly the 21st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 76th Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Brigade (other)
In military terms, 21st Brigade may refer to: Australia * 21st Brigade (Australia) Germany * 21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) Greece * 21st Armoured Brigade (Greece) * 21st Brigade (Greece) India * 21st Indian Infantry Brigade United Kingdom * 21st Army Tank Brigade * 21st Brigade (United Kingdom) * 21st Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) See also * 21st Division (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Special Air Service, a unit of the British Army * 21st Foot, a former regiment of the British Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 21st Infantry Reg ... * 21 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Division (other)
21st Division or 21st Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 21st Infantry Division (France) * 21st Division (German Empire) * 21st Reserve Division (German Empire) * 21st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS ''Skanderbeg'', Germany * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna, Kingdom of Italy * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) * 21st Division (South Vietnam) * 21st Division (Spain) * 21st Division (United Kingdom) * 21st Infantry Division (Iran) *21st Division (People's Republic of China) Cavalry divisions * 21st Cavalry Division (United States) Armoured divisions * 21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany Aviation divisions * 21st Air Division (United States) See also * 21st Brigade (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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