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	Combat Chronicle- 31st Infantry Division
		The 31st Infantry Division arrived in Oro Bay, New Guinea, 24 April 1944, and engaged in amphibious training prior to entering combat.
		Meanwhile, the remainder of the Division relieved the 6th Infantry Division in the Sarmi-Wakde Island area, 18 July 1944, built bridges, roads, and docks, patrolled the area, and engaged small units of the enemy, trying not to provoke a large scale counterattack by the enemy.
		In mid-August the Division began to stage for the Morotai operation, leaving Aitape and Maffin Bay, 11 September 1944.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/lineage/cc/031id.htm (420 words)

	Philippine Army Mobilization and Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The 31st Division (PA) was organized on 18 November at a camp near San Marcelino in Zambales Province, Luzon.
		The 31st Field Artillery Regiment began mobilizing on 12 December, after the outbreak of war, and was finally organized with two battalions on 26 December, after the division had already moved to Bataan.
		The training program of the division began theoretically on 1 September, when the 31st Infantry was mobilized, but it was not until 24 November that the men first fired their rifles on the target range at the Olongapo Naval Station.
	c.1asphost.com /scanhead25/philtraining.htm (2247 words)

	Avalanche Press
		Initially intended as part of an Indian armoured division, this former cavalry brigade was sent to the Western Desert in the spring of 1941, where it was overrun and destroyed by German tanks.
		The division trained extensively but with very few tanks — the four tank battalions assigned to 1st Indian Armoured Brigade had three M3 Stuart tanks each, though a number of the obsolete India Pattern light tanks were used for crew training.
		Division headquarters moved to Iraq in June 1942, where it took command of the shattered remnants of 3rd Indian Motor Brigade and the 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade, which still had no tanks.
	www.avalanchepress.com /IndianArmor.php (836 words)

	The HISTORY CRIER A Publication by the Indiana Military Org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The 31st was reorganized in 1923 as a National Guard division with its several component units coming from La., Miss and Fla. The 124th Infantry Regiment was organized from companies which date back to June, 1921, A cross of red on the shield is from the flag of the State of Florida.
		In Sept. 1944, the Dixie Division sailed from Maffin 'Bay for the re-conquest of Morotai and on 15 Sept. hit the beaches of this Dutch island less than 350 miles from the Philippines.
		Members of the advance party of the 31st division were on hand to unload the trucks and equipment from the planes.
	www.indianamilitary.org /NEWSLETTER/2002/December (4616 words)

	Vojvodina and the Batschka Division \| Carl Savich \| Columns \| Serbianna.com
		Heinz Hummel, a zugfuehrer or platoon leader in the pioneer battalion of the 31st Batschka SS Division, recalled that with the collapse of the German military front in Hungary, the Bosnian Muslim troops began to desert.
		The commander of the division was SS Brigadefuehrer Gustav Lombard from October 1, 1944 to April, 1945.
		The evidence that the Kama Division saw combat action in World War II is a telegram of October 9, 1944 from the Befehlshaber der Waffen-SS Hungary, the commander of the Waffen SS in Hungary.
	www.serbianna.com /columns/savich/070.shtml (2713 words)

	93D DIVISION
		The French 157th Division was relieved in the front line on July 14 and, on July 16, relieved the French 68th Division in the Verdun Sector.
		The 161st Division announced in orders issued on the 28th that the mission of the IX Corps for the following day was to push energetically in the general direction of Vouziers, about 9 kilometers north of Monthois, in order to prevent the enemy from establishing himself upon his chosen line of resistance.
		The remainder of the regiment was held in division reserve in the vicinity of Antioche Ferme.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/topics/afam/93div.htm (11806 words)

	Militia Division Disarms in Kabul, Becomes 'Heroes of Peace' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Former and present soldiers of the 31st Division agreed with the division commander as to the necessity to disarm.
		Several officials praised the 31st Division's soldiers at the ceremony, both for their heroism on the battlefield against the enemies of the Afghan people and for their being "heroes of peace" in choosing to take part in the DDR process.
		The 31st Division's political and theological director, Gen. Sayed Azghar Aalammi, also noted the division's fine record against the Russians, the Taliban and al Qaeda, and said that turning in weapons and starting the DDR process was one more fine achievement for the division.
	www.armedforces.net /Detailed/21220.html (714 words)

	Morotai
		Following the division's introduction to combat, the Christmas present for its troops was a South Pacific cruise to Morotai, a small island in the Moluccas group nearly 300 miles northwest of Sansapor, New Guinea.
		While the troops of the "Golden Cross" (33rd Division) were en route to take over from the "Dixie Division" (31st), the Japanese put an infantry colonel ashore on Morotai to organize their remaining forces there.
		The division's 136th Infantry Regiment was to bear the brunt of the task.
	www.33rdinfantrydivision.org /morotai.htm (3495 words)

	Napitalia: The Combat of Möckern - Eugène's Report
		The 1st Light Cavalry Division occupied Zehdenik, having 100 horsemen in Möckern and 100 horsemen in Tripphena.
		The 35th Division, Gen. Grenier, camped on the plateau in front of Nedlitz and joined with the 31st Division.
		The first brigade of the 36th Division was placed in camp in front and to the left of Nedlitz.
	www.napitalia.org.uk /eng/mockeug.shtml (1019 words)

	U.S. Army Divisions of World War II: 31st Infantry Division, Casualties, Generals, Battles & Campaigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
		Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
		The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
	www.historyshots.com /usarmy/Division.cfm?did=31 (191 words)

	William's Interview
		The 7th Division was 'separate' from the Marines, they were never 'with' the Marines.
		In fact the 7th Division replaced the Marines at East of Chosin and passed the Marines on the way North to the reservoir.
		The 7th Division was located in the Northern most parts of Japan and was stripped bare of men by the date for Inchon about 8,000 ROK's were attached to the 7th Division.
	31rct.tripod.com /ttwjs.html (643 words)

	Induction and Basic Training - Rolland Despres, 4th platoon, B Company, 1 Bn, 331st IR, 83rd Infantry Division
		The division emblem was identified by fl triangular patch with gold superimposed Letters, O, H, I, O – The division was then made up of four regiments the 329th, 330th,331st and the 332nd.
		In June 1918, the division went to France where it was designated a Depot Division and furnished replacements for other divisions that had high casualties in combat.
		The Italian 31st Division with the 332nd Infantry attached was in reserve.
	www.angelfire.com /va2/worldwar2family/rolland.html (1782 words)

	"AXIS & FOREIGN LEGION MILITARIA
		The division came under the German 2nd Armored Army in February 1944, and from its headquarter at and around Brcko on the River Sava in northern Bosnia, it took on Tito's partisans.
		Because this unit was built as a mountain division members were authorized to wear the oval SS style Edelweiss patch on the upper right sleeve of the uniform.
		The division was composed of Croatians, ethnic Germans and Moslem recruits from Bosnia.
	axis101.bizland.com /CroatianFeldpost02.htm (707 words)

	31st Chemical Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Within a red circle 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in diameter and 3/16 of an inch (.48cm) in width on a white disc the red letters D D back to back in the form of an octagon, elements of letters 1/8 inch (.32cm) in width.
		Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 31st Division on 7 March 1919.
		It was redesignated for the 31st Armored Brigade on 25 February 1974.
	www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /Chem/31ChemicalBrigade.htm (266 words)

	British 31st Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British 31st Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the War Office on 10 August 1915.
		Comprising mainly battalions from Yorkshire and Lancashire, the division was sent to Egypt in December 1915 before moving to France on March 1916 and spent the remainder of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
		The brigade was attached to the division during February 1918 following the breakup of the 94th Brigade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_31st_Division (398 words)

	About The 30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII
		The 31st was called into active duty on 25 November 1940, and began setting up a tent city that would house the troops prior to the major construction phase.
		Arriving on he heels of the 31st Division, was the 43rd Division, nicknamed the "Grapelea Division", which drew its manpower from the New England states.
		After undergoing its initial training, the 31st Division was stripped of its initial complement of troops and functioned as cadre for 3 cycles of trainees before being redeployed.
	www.30thinfantry.org /war_peace.shtml (4388 words)

	HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XIX]
		The French 31st Division astride of the Blangy–Abbeville road fought doggedly, but by the evening they were forced back to the Limeux–Limercourt–Behen line, continuing thus the line held by the 153rd Briagde on the left and by the 152nd on their right.
		General Evans explained the state of his division, from which all his artillery, anti-tank weapons and infantry had be now been take for use elsewhere, and urged that his tanks were quite unsuited for a static, defensive role; moreover they were already on their way to counter-attack the enemy flank.
		In the afternoon and during the night all that remained of the 1st Armoured Division and Beauman Division also withdrew across the Seine.[41] Of the British troops on the 51st Division (still on the Bresle) and a fragment of the Armoured Support group under their command were now left north of the river.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Flanders/UK-NWE-Flanders-19.html (4224 words)

	Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, collection, and display of historic military vehicles of all nations and of all eras of our history.
		We are also dedicated to the education of our members and the public as to the historical use and service of our vehicles by the various armed forces of the world.
		The 31st saw action in New Guinea, Mindanao, and the Philippines in WW-II.
	www.ddmvpa.org (156 words)

	story 17: Chicago Streetfighter, Marion Hess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When the division landed in Dobadura, New Guinea, in March of 1944, Father Colgan marched with the men in jungle training and day and night practice of amphibious landings.
		Division against an anticipated counterattack by elements of the Japanese 18th Army.
		Their stay on Morotai came to a close in April 1945 when the 31st Division was ordered into Mindanao.
	www.tankbooks.com /stories/stories2/streetfighter.htm (2189 words)

	Camp Blanding Museum
		As earlier noted, the original Division to utilize Camp Blanding was the 31st, later to be redesignated the 31st Infantry Division.
		The 31st was a National Guard unit from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and carried the nickname, "Dixie Darlings".
		The Divisions following the originals were subject to essentially the same rigors as their predecessors, although the length of time spent on the Post was generally shorter.
	www.30thinfantry.org /blanding_history.shtml (2400 words)

	The 31st Division , 1914-1918
		This Division was originally part of the Fifth New Army, and was numbered 38th.
		On 16 April 1918 it was decided that, due to the heavy casualties recently sustained, the 92nd and 93rd Brigades would be temporarily amalgamated and called the 92nd Composite Brigade.
		It was fully reconstituted on 21 June 1918 by the addition of units from the 74th Division, and redesignated 94th (Yeomanry) Brigade.
	www.1914-1918.net /31div.htm (1038 words)

	Museum - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Florida's National Guard units initially were part of the 31st Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Dixie Division," due to its composition of guard units from several southern states.
		Camp Blanding was the division's mobilization and training sit from late 1940 through mid-1941.
		Others remained in the 31st Division, which saw combat at New Guinea and in the Philippines.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /museum/mfh/exhibits/wwii/panel.cfm?panel=4_1 (356 words)

	Thank you Dad, We are very proud
		The division engaged in amphibious training prior to entering combat.
		On April 22, 1945 the Division landed on Mindanao to take part in the libaration of the Phillipines.
		Units of the Division including the 167th embarked Philippines Nov. 19, 1945 aboard the USS Barnett destination USA and arrived in
	hometown.aol.com /jlsleecy/myhomepage (638 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 18]
		Clifford Bluemel and consisted of his 31st Division (PA), less elements, and the remnants of the 51st Division (PA), soon to be organized into a regimental combat team.
		Thus, on the night of 26 January, the entire 31st Division area was held by only the three battalions of the 32d Infantry and the artillery headquarters battery.
		All 1st Division troops who could be released from their posts along the main line of resistance were given to Colonel Berry, commander of the 1st Infantry, who was directed to make his own plans to take the Little Pocket.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-18.html (11537 words)

	For the Homeland: The History of the 31st Waffenss Volunteer Grenadier Division:Pencz, Rudolf:1874622019:eCampus.com
		is a detailed and complete history of the division; the text features a large number of personal accounts and eyewitness reports from former members.
		Evacuation of the Batschka Germans and the withdrawal of the 31st SS Division
		The surrender and retreat of the 31st SS Division
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=1874622019 (275 words)

	Morotai - Part 9 of The 32nd 'Red Arrow' Infantry Division in WWII
		The assault force, named Tradewind Task Force, was mostly comprised of the 31st 'Dixie' Infantry Division plus the 126th Regimental Combat Team of the 32nd Division.
		Soon after, the initial assault elements from the 31st Division landed, unopposed, on Morotai.
		Seeing as the 31st Division easily handled the limited Japanese forces present on the island, the 126th was tasked with establishing outposts and observation posts along the shoreline and on several smaller, surrounding islands.
	www.32nd-division.org /history/ww2/32ww2-9.html (1075 words)

	Helion & Company Ltd > FOR THE HOMELAND! THE HISTORY OF THE 31st WAFFEN-SS VOLUNTEER GRENADIER DIVISION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This work covers the history of the 31st S.S. Volunteer (Freiwillige) Grenadier Division from its beginnings in July 1944 until the end of the war in May 1945 and includes a brief chapter on the subsequent experiences of men of the Division whilst in Russian captivity until the mid 1950’s.
		In December 1944/January 1945 the remnants of the Division are withdrawn from Hungary and set to Lower Steiermark in Austria for rest and refitting and then sent to Silesia in February 1945 where the Division is augmented by an S.S. Police Battalion (Germans from the South Tyrol) and an Hungarian Waffen S.S. Battalion.
		The Division studied is one that has had little information available until now and the work is based primarily on personal involvement of the survivors and German Military Records.
	www.helion.co.uk /product.php?xProd=1720 (1778 words)

	Doughboys in Italy
		The 332nd Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division, with attached medical and supply units, was sent to the Italian front in July 1918 in response to urgent requests from the Italian Government.
		Its principal missions were to build up Italian morale and to depress that of the enemy by creating the impression that a large force of Americans had reached that front and was preparing to enter the battle line and to take an active part in the fighting.
		On October 24th, the opening day of the Italian Vittorio-Veneto offensive, the Italian 31st Division with the 332nd Infantry attached was in reserve.
	www.worldwar1.com /itafront/dbsitaly.htm (560 words)

	Mail call Military Images - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At the start of the war the division had another patch, one showing a Native American sign and reflecting the division's Texas and Oklahoma National Guards origin.
		But the powers in Washington told the division that it had to replace the patch with something else.
		In the pictures, he wears a 3rd Division III Corps corps badge on his civilian tall hat, and he sports a civilian style chaplain's garb.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3905/is_200209/ai_n9127691 (837 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the 31st RCT at the Chosin Reservoir (Nov. 1950)- Nov. 27th, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The 31st Regimental Combat Team, better known as Task Force MacLean (later known as Task Force Faith), comprised of elements of the 7th Infantry Division, was virtually annihilated east of the Chosin Reservoir.
		The attack would be spearheaded by the 1st Marine Division, under the command of MG O.P. Smith, which would advance up the west side of the Chosin Reservoir, with the 7th Infantry Division (led by Task Force MacLean) along the east side of Chosin and the 3rd Infantry Division guarding the Marines’ flanks.
		Three CCF divisions (59th, 79th, and 89th) were to hit the Marines at Yudam-ni and Hagaru-ri, along with the 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, and farther south.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1029822/posts (10680 words)

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