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	75th Infantry Division in Combat ~ Page 1
		Ideally, a new division's introduction to combat should be a relatively easy one, but Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt's December offensive in the Ardennes presented such a threat to the Allied cause that the 75th Infantry Division was obliged to start combat with the toughest fight encountered in the whole war in the west.
		The 289th Infantry was attached to Combat Command B of the 3d Armored Division, and was given the mission of seizing, organizing, and defending a frontage of approximately 10,000 yards in the very heavily wooded area running south and east from GRANDMENIL to EREZEE.
		The 290th Infantry was held in division reserve; the 3d Battalion in northern sector, the 1st Battalion in the southern, sector, and the2d Battalion in the rear at BASSE BODEUX.
	members.tripod.com /hldnoqtr/75ic/75ic1.htm (7201 words)

	British Infantry -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Prince of Wales's Division - the infantry regiments from Wales and the west of England.
		List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWII The British 1st Infantry Division was first formed in 1809 when the Duke of Wellington formed it, in Portugal, from two British brigades and one Hanoverian brigade of the King's German Legion.
		The current role of the division is the defence of the north of the United Kingdom.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-infantry.html (921 words)

	British Divisions in World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWII
		This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War II.
		It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_British_divisions_in_WWII (130 words)

	List of military divisions by number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities organised by number.
		Divisions may be infantry, airborne, cavalry, mechanized or armoured.
		British 49th (West Riding) Division (World War I) British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (World War II)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_military_divisions_by_number (218 words)

	82nd Airborne Division History
		The Division's assignment was to relieve the 26th Division in the Lagney Sector, northeast of Toul.
		On the 12th, the Division was committed to the St. Mihiel Offensive.
		On the 20th, the Division was relieved at the front and moved to Marbache to prepare for the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, ending its participation in the Lorraine Campaign.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/82abn-history.htm (3406 words)

	34th Infantry Division • Chapter III • Skirmishing
		That portion of the Division in the Tlemcen area carried out a rigorous training program which culminated in the receipt of orders on 30 January to move to the area of Maktar, Tunisia, and to relieve elements of the 1st Infantry Division and French Troops under command of the French XIX Corps.
		The 133rd Infantry, last element of the Division to close into the Maktar area, had barely completed the relief of the French in the sector south from El Ala to the Fondouk highway, when the German breakthrough at Faid was reported.
		On 18 February the main part of the 34th Division, with the 18th Regimental Combat Team (1st Infantry Division) attached, was defending a gap in the mountains leading to the Sbiba-Rohia highway.
	www.34infdiv.org /history/34div/1.3.html (1147 words)

	History of the 12th Infantry Division
		The 12th Infantry Division was formed in October 1934 in Schwerin in Mecklenburg, part of Wehrkreis II (military district two) which encompassed all of the state of Pomerania, and from which all recruits new recruits would be drawn.
		The organic regimental units of the Division were formed by the expansion of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment and the 6th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry regiment of the Reichswehr.
		The 12th served in the arm that swept round the Allied force, and were instrumental in preventing a desperate attempt by the French to punch through and rescue their beleaguered allies.
	www.dasheer.org.uk /12history.htm (1861 words)

	93D DIVISION
		During the evening the 372d Infantry was withdrawn from the line for reorganization south of Bussy Ferme, and the 157th Division placed a battalion of the French 333d Infantry on the line, Séchault—Moulin Moya, prior to the hour of attack of September 30.
		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.
		During the night of September 30-October 1, the 369th Infantry was relieved by the French 363d Infantry, and was moved to the vicinity of Bellevue signal station where it remained in reserve until the division was withdrawn from the line during the night of October 6-7.
	www.army.mil /cmh/topics/afam/93div.htm (11806 words)

	Chapter 21: The Chinese Spring Offensive
		Operating in a zone coinciding with the eastern third of the ROK 6th Division sector and the western edge of the Marine sector, the 40th Army of the XIII Army Group was well situated to exploit the exposed Marine flank.
		The 12th Division struck the 35th Regiment of the ROK 5th Division at midnight on the 22d and began sliding forces into the twomile gap between the 35th and the 5th Regiment of the ROK 7th Division to the east.
		Since the ROK 6th Division had lost its artillery support during the debacle of the previous night, General Hoge directed the British 27th Brigade to recommit the New Zealand artillery and transferred the 213th Field Artillery Battalion from a reinforcing mission in the Marine sector to support the South Koreans.
	www.kmike.com /EbbAndFlow/Ch21.htm (8352 words)

	Operation Desert Sabre / Gulf War Ground Campaign
		Frederick M. Franks, Jr., was deployed to the right of the XVIII Airborne Corps and consisted of the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), the 1st Cavalry Division (Armored), the 1st and 3d Armored Divisions, the British 1st Armored Division, the 2d Armored Cavalry, and the 11th Aviation Brigade.
		In XVIII Corps' mission of envelopment, the 24th Infantry Division had the central role of blocking the Euphrates River valley to prevent the escape north of Iraqi forces in Kuwait and then attacking east in coordination with VII Corps to defeat the armor-heavy divisions of the Republican Guard Forces Command.
		The 24th Infantry Division with the 3rd ACR continued its attack to the east to block enemy withdrawal and completed the elimination of the Republican Guard.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/desert_sabre.htm (1269 words)

	Infantry Regiments Page
		This was the first British unit to be dressed in the green jacket and armed with the rifle in place of the smoothbore musket and it represented the first British attempt at developing specialised light infantry for the European battlefield.
		With the rest of the division it fought in the BEF during the Fall of France in 1940, with the 6th and 8th Battalions taking part in the counter attack at Arras in May 1940, which nearly killed General Erwin Rommel, before being evacuated to the UK.
		When it returned to the UK as a training division, the battalion joined 131st Lorried Infantry Brigade at the end of November 1944 to replace one of the two Queen's Battalions that were disbanded.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orginfantry.htm (8114 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 7th Armored Division
		The Division was ordered to St. Vith where it absorbed much of the weight of the German drive and was forced to withdraw west of the Salm River, 23 December.
		In March 1945 the Division held defensive positions along the west bank of the Rhine, south of Bonn to Unkelbach.
		On 16 April the 53d German Panzer Corps surrendered to the Division and the eastern sector of the pocket collapsed.
	www.army.mil /CMH-pg/lineage/cc/007ad.htm (464 words)

	British - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about British (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Island off the northwest coast of Europe, one of the British Isles.
		It comprises England, Scotland, and Wales (together officially known as Great Britain), and is part of the United Kingdom.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /British (120 words)

	Axis History Factbook: 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend
		Many of the lower level control and command positions within the HJ SS Panzer Grenadier Division were given to HJ members who had received exceptionally high marks in leadership and military training skills during their days in the HJ before and right after the start of the war.
		After the British and Canadian forces had liberated Caen, the HJ SS Panzer Grenadier Division was one of the 24 German combat divisions, which became encircled in the Falaise pocket.
		On May 8th, approximately 10.000 survivors of the 12th SS Panzer Division surrendered to the American 65th Infantry Division, 7th Army, near Enns in Austria.
	www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=1963 (1883 words)

	27th Infantry Regimental History 1901-1941
		The regiment's first mission was to move to the Ussuri sector and operate with the 12th Division of the Japanese Army under the command of LTG Oi.
		(The regiment would again reestablish their relationship with the 12th Division when the 1st Battalion trained with the 12th Division's 30th Regiment during "Orient Shield 94".) From late August to early November, 1918 the regiment helped secure the Trans Siberian Railroad from Vladivostok north to Khabarovsk.
		The 27th Regiment was relieved from the Hawaiian Division and assigned to the 25th Division on 26 August 1941.
	www.kolchak.org /History/General/history_pg1.htm (2506 words)

	78th Infantry Division WWII Living History Association
		Lightning, The History Of The 78th Infantry Division in WWII
		36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division (NWHA): Northwest.
		British Free Corps: Unit based in OH specializing in British volunteers in the SS.
	www.78thinfantry.com /links.htm (1035 words)

	12th (Eastern) Division
		On 06 Jan 1917 the Brigade left the Division and became an Army Field Artillery Brigade.
		To the LXIII Brigade where it became D (Howitizer) Bty.
		To the CXXIX Brigade, 27th Division where it became C (Howitzer) Bty on 06 Sep 1915.
	orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/12_div.htm (368 words)

	Index of the Divisions of the British Army
		Index of the Divisions of the British Army
		7th Armoured Division [WW2], by Leslie J. Dinning.
		History of the British 7th Armoured Division, by Ian A. Paterson
	www.regiments.org /formations/lists/ukdivxref.htm (113 words)

	3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Unit Links
		A Coy 1st Canadian Parachute Bn (Atlantic Canada)
		First Special Service Force (Eastern Canada & USA)
		82nd Airborne Div, 325th Glider Infantry Rgt (California)
	www.6th-airborne.org /unit_links.html (87 words)

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