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25th Infantry Division
In military terms, 25th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 25th Division (German Empire) * 25th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 25th ''Waffen'' Grenadier Division of the SS ''Hunyadi'' (1st Hungarian) * 25th Infantry Division (India) * 25th Infantry Division Bologna, Kingdom of Italy * 25th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 25th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 25th Infantry Division (Poland) * 25th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 25th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 25th Infantry Division (South Korea) * 25th Division (South Vietnam) * 25th Division (Spain) * 25th Division (United Kingdom) * 25th Infantry Division (United States) Airborne divisions * 25th Parachute Division (France) Armoured divisions * 25th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) * 25th Tank Division (Soviet Union), see order of battle for Operation Barbarossa See also * List of military divisions by number {{short description, None This is a list of military divisions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (German Empire)
The 25th Division (''25. Division''), officially the Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division (''Großherzoglich Hessische (25.) Division''), was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to XVIII Army Corps (''XVIII. Armeekorps'') when that corps was formed in 1899. The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. As the formal name indicates, the division was raised and recruited in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Evolution of the Grand Ducal Hessian Division The Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division was officially formed on December 20, 1842, as the Infantry Division Command (''Infanterie-Divisions-Kommando''), but the division-strength Hessian Army had been around before that date. During the Napoleonic Wars, Hesse fielded a division-strength troop corps (''Truppenkorps''). In 1820, as part of the Hessian troop contribution to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (South Vietnam)
The 25th Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the III Corps that oversaw the region of the country surrounding the capital, Saigon. It was based at Củ Chi Base Camp to the northwest of the city. History The Division was activated in July 1961. In August-October 1964 the Division participated in Operation Hop Tac, a pacification operation around Saigon. In 1965 the Division was under the command of Col Phan Trong Chinh, a friend of both Republic of Vietnam Air Force commander Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and III Corps commander General Nguyễn Chánh Thi. The Division guarded Highway 4, the major rice supply route to the Mekong Delta, and protected the roads and towns of Tây Ninh, Hậu Nghĩa and Long An Provinces (with a total of fourteen districts). Strong Viet Cong (VC) forces operated in both Hậu Nghĩa and Long An, close to the capital, but the Division, altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Battle For Operation Barbarossa
This is the order of battle for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. It was fought between the German-led Axis Forces and the Soviet Forces. The operation started on June 22, 1941, and ended on December 5, 1941, at the conclusion of Operation Typhoon. Axis German Army Group North Commanded by Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb (Chief of Staff - Lt. Gen. Kurt Brennecke) German Sixteenth Army Colonel General Ernst Busch : II Corps - General of Infantry Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt :: 12th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach :: 32nd Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bohnstedt :: 121st Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Otto Lancelle :X Corps - General of Infantry Christian Hansen :: 30th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Kurt von Tippelskirch :: 126th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Paul Laux : XXVIII Corps - General of Infantry Mauritz von Wiktorin :: 122nd Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Siegfried Macholz :: 123rd Infant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
