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	2nd Infantry Division NZEF WW2
		After the Cretian defeat, the 2nd NZ division was reunited in Egypt and attached to the British, 8th Army in November.
		It was prominent in the battles at El Alamein, and the Division again suffered heavy losses, eventually leading to 4th Bde being withdrawn due to heavy losses, and eventually re-roled as an armoured brigade.
		Early in 1944 the Division moved in great secrecy across to the Monte Cassino area, where it was engaged in a couple of fruitless offensives.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-nz/2div-nzef-ww2.htm (1280 words)

	25th Infantry Division Association: The Units
		In 1972 the 2nd Battalion was inactivated and in 1987 the 1st Battalion was inactivated.
		The 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 503rd Infantry Regiment was reactivated on 16 December 2001 as a parachute infantry battalion and assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed at Vicenza, Italy.
		On 29 September 2005 the 2nd Battalion,12th Infantry was activated as an element of the 2nd Infantry Division and on 16 November 2005 it was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Carson.
	www.25thida.com /unitsinfantry.html (10142 words)

	US Army \| 2nd Infantry Division : Unit Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On 14 June 1960, the 2nd Battle Group was born, and the 9th Infantry was one of its integral units.
		On 14 January 1966, the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry was relieved from assignment to the 171st Infantry Brigade and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
		On 2 August 1972, the 4h Battalion was relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division, and assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade and activated in Alaska.
	www-2id.korea.army.mil /units/view.aspx?id=7 (4860 words)

	British 2nd Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amalgamated in the Far East with the 36th Division in 1946-7, the division was disbanded soon afterwards there and reformed in Germany by February 1947 utilising the structure of the disbanding 53rd Welsh Division.
		The Division was to stay in Germany with I(BR) Corps for decades, and spend a period as 2nd Armoured Division, a small five-battle group armoured division probably incorporating Task Force Charlie and Task Force Delta, from 1976 to 1983.
		Following the end of the Cold War, the division disbanded, but the title was resurrected for the amalgamation of several military districts - North East District and part of Eastern District, when the formation reformed on 1 April 1995.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_2nd_Infantry_Division (398 words)

	25th Infantry Division Association: The Units
		Currently the 1st Battalion is assigned to the 2nd Brigade and the 2nd Battalion is assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks.
		The 2nd Battalion was reactivated on 16 August 1995 and assigned to the 3rd Brigade at Schofield Barracks.
		On 14 September 1950, the 52nd Infantry was reformed and assigned in an inactive status to the 71st Infantry Division (inactive).
	www.25thida.com /units.html (7917 words)

	2nd Infantry Division - Korean War history of 1953
		The division's first anniversary in Korea, 31 July 1951, found the "Second to None" stabbing at enemy strong points well north of the 38th parallel while to the east in the vicinity of Kaesong, representatives of the United Nations and of the Communist forces were meeting to discuss the possibility of a truce.
		A company of the 1st ROK Infantry Division made a daring daylight raid on 2 January against the Chinese-held hill "Big Non." This raid was known as "Operation Killer" and was supported by elements of the 2d Division Artillery and the 72d Tank Battalion.
		From 23 March through the end of the month, the 2d Division Artillery supported the 7th Infantry Division in their fighting on "Old Baldy" and "Pork Chop." During this time the 15th Field Artillery, two batteries of the 12th and one battery from the 38th Field Artillery Battalion were employed to cover this sector.
	www.2id.org /volume3.htm (21301 words)

	30th infantry - Unit Histories -Mortain
		The division participated in the hedgerow battles and was one of the spearhead divisions in the ST. LO breakthrough, and was now a part of XIX Corps of the First Army.
		On 5 August 1944, the U.S. 30th Infantry Division was shifted from XIX Corps to VII Corps.
		The XLVII Panzer Corps was comprised of the 116th Panzer Division, 275th Infantry Division, and 1st, 2nd and 10th SS Panzer Divisions.
	www.30thinfantry.org /unit_history_2_battalion.shtml (1050 words)

	Units & Organizations: British, Canadian, Polish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unlike the US divisions, the British Reigment was identified only by its name-- not a number-- and the battalions of a regiment did not serve in the same division.
		The British plan was to capture this port and advance north and then turn west to cross the mountains behind the German defenses at Cassino.
		It was primarily consisted of the 3rd Carpthian Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Carpthian Division and the 4th Wolyn Infantry Brigade of the 5th Frontier Infantry Division.
	members.aol.com /Custermen85/Units/BritishOrg.htm (2095 words)

	The Normandy Campaign, Page 2 - The 35th Infantry Division in World War Two
		The brief respite of the division in England ended on July 2nd with division units assembling in the Plymouth and Falmouth areas, loading onto LCI’s, LCT’s and LST’s for the cross channel trip to France.
		East of the 29th Division was the 2nd Infantry Division, and further to the East the British Army still held up at Caen.
		The enemy were all veteran troops and included the 2nd and 3rd Parachute Divisions, the 629th Infantry Regiment, the 352nd Infantry Division which had caused so much havoc on Omaha Beach, and three Panzer Grenadier Regiments, the 897, 898 and 899th, and the Panzer Lehr Armored Division, probably the best Panzer division in Europe.
	www.35thinfdivassoc.com /Normandy/the-story_2.shtml (944 words)

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		After four days, elements of the German Panzer Lehr Division attempt their first operational counterattack against the Allied beachhead in Normandy, but are unsuccessful in making any headway against the massed naval gun fire and tenacious defenses of the British 7th Armored Division.
		The British 2nd Infantry Division, after months of fighting between Diampur and Imphal finally cross the last of the mountainous terrain and break into the planes north of Imphal.
		Meanwhile, the British use their heavy bomber force on the tactical battlefield (much to the chagrin of "Bomber" Harris in an attempt to obliterate the 2nd and 9th SS Panzer Divisions at Villers-Bocage.
	www.bartcop.com /arc4406.htm (3783 words)

	Combat History of the 8th ID in WW2: Chapter 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The XVIII Corps, which included at this time also the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Armored Division, was to attack across the Elbe, east of Hamburg, with the primary mission of protecting the flank of the British Second Army.
		British units, after crossing the Elbe northwest of the XVIII Corps, were to drive northeast to Wismar, cutting off the Danish peninsula.
		British troops, which had crossed the Elbe at 0200 on the previous day, were advancing rapidly against light resistance.
	www.techwarrior.cx /~roliver/8th/8th-chapter8.htm (1267 words)

	The Battle of Paoli - 1777
		Grey’s British brigade comprised some 1,200 men (the 40th and 50th) with an additional 500-600 in support 2 miles away and who did not engage in the battle.
		Wayne’s division moved close up to the rear of the British and encamped at the road junction by the General Warren Tavern, part way between the White Horse Tavern and the General Paoli, a tavern, named after a Corsican bandit.
		In the face of the British charge the Pennsylvania troops were dispersed and driven out of the camp to the West, many through a gap in a fence along the edge of the encampment.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-paoli.htm (1106 words)

	2nd Infantry Division Unit History (LoneSentry.com)
		The Division crossed the Rhine 21 March and advanced to Hadamar and Limburg, relieving elements of the 9th Armored Division, 28 March.
		Advancing rapidly in the wake of the 9th Armored, the 2nd Division crossed the Weser at Veckerhagen, 6-7 April, captured.
		Relieved on the Mulde, the 2nd moved 200 miles, 1-3 May, to positions along the German-Czech border near Schonsee and Waldmunchen, and attacked in the general direction of Pilsen, reaching that city as the war in Europe ended.
	www.lonesentry.com /usdivisions/history/infantry/division/2nd_infantry_division.html (678 words)

	WESTERN FRONT 1914
		2nd Infantry Division as the more superior force, namely because of the of rapid rifle fire which led the Germans to assume that the British used massed machine guns during the opening battles.
		The French Infantry Corps with their 36,000 infantry had a defensive advantage as long as their 75' s were not outgunned by the superior German Artillery.
		The German Infantry Corps, with its multitude of supporting units was capable of independent action, as the British with their line of communications troops were not.
	www.tulipacademy.org /gew/mwf.htm (2134 words)

	3rd Infantry Division
		The 3rd Infantry Division, reinforced by a Ranger Battalion and Combat Command A of the 2nd Armored Division, was tasked with landing at Licata on the left flank of the Allied invasion.
		The 30th Infantry was too light a force however to keep them bottled up and by the time the rest of the 3rd Division lined up, the 29th had escaped again.
		Truscott ordered his Division forward and came within 3 miles of Cisterna when he was ordered by 5th Army command to hold in place as part of a general reorganization and consolidation of the beachhead forces.
	history-world.org /3rd_infantry_division.htm (2513 words)

	British Army Infantry at AllExperts
		The British Army's Infantry is comprised of 50 battalions of Infantry, from 18 Regiments.
		The British Army currently employs a process known as arms plot, which involves an infantry battalion performing one role for a period of time (usually two and a half years), before being posted elsewhere to re-train and take up another role.
		The original seven battalions of the Prince of Wales's Division have been reduced to five with the transfer of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment to the Light Division.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/british_army_infantry.htm (2398 words)

	D-Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sword Beach was assigned to the British 2nd Army.
		The defending troops were from the 716th Infantry Division.
		Although the British did not meet up with the canadians as planned, the beach assault was a success.
	www.op97.k12.il.us /LAB/dday/sword.html (154 words)

	Brothers-In-Arms: 83rd Division, 331st Infantry
		The amount of ground covered by the 83rd Division from Normandy in June 1944 to Central Germany in April 1945 is difficult to comprehend--over 1,400 miles.
		Of the 68 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in the European Theater, the 83rd was ninth in the number of combat deaths.
		On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December.
	www.ncweb.com /~davecurry/brothers (4528 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 2d Infantry Division
		Attacking across the Aure River, the Division liberated Trevieres, 10 June, and proceeded to assault and secure Hill 192, the key enemy strongpoint on the road to St. Lo.
		The Division crossed the Rhine 21 March and advanced to Hadamar and Limburg, relieving elements of the 9th Armored Division, 28 March.
		On the 18th the Division took Leipzig, mopped up in the area, and outposted the Mulde River; elements which had crossed the river were withdrawn 24 April.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/lineage/cc/002id.htm (698 words)

	The Battle of Vimiero The Peninsular war
		The standard infantry weapon across all the armies was the musket.
		The British Army was sustained by the haphazard system of volunteer recruitment and the Royal Artillery was never able to recruit a sufficient number of gunners.
		Several of the British brigades on the right were brought across the intervening river and formed on the mountain stretching to the left of the British position that the French were threatening to turn.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/peninsula-vimiero.htm (1525 words)

	Amazon.com: Meiktila 1945: The Battle To Liberate Burma (Campaign): Books: Edward Young,Howard Gerrard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While noting that the Japanese were weak in armor and airpower, and that their infantry and artillery were at only 50% strength, Young doesn't seem to appreciate that the Japanese army in Burma was effectively isolated by February 1945 due to the US submarine campaign and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		Young notes that the British crossing of the Irrawaddy River fortuitously struck the boundary between the two Japanese armies and that Japanese C³I was abysmal.
		Since the British were sitting on their supply lines, the Japanese were forced to counterattack at Meiktila but the effort was piece-meal and they ruined two divisions in the process.
	www.amazon.com /Meiktila-1945-Battle-Liberate-Campaign/dp/1841766984 (1992 words)

	2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
		After training in Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the 2d Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1, 7 June 1944, near St. Laurent-sur-Mer.
		The Division then moved west to join the battle for Brest, the heavily defended fortress surrendering 18 September 1944 after a 39-day contest.
		Advancing rapidly in the wake of the 9th Armored, the 2d Division crossed the Weser at Veckerhagen, 6-7 April, captured.
	members.home.nl /alasoe/2nd_infantry_division.htm (486 words)

	Osprey - June 2004
		On 6th June, 1944, six Allied infantry divisions, heavily reinforced with artillery and armour, and supported by a massive air umbrella and naval gunfire, landed astride five invasion beaches codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
		In addition, the Allies dropped one British and two American airborne divisions along both flanks of the invasion to disrupt German counterattacks aimed at rolling up the beachheads.
		Codenamed Operation 'Epsom', its intention was to break through between the Panzer divisions defending Caen, and then swing eastward through the bocage, across the River Odon, and capture Hill 112.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /content2.php/cid=195 (1210 words)

	2nd Infantry Division (2id), Korean War Veterans Alliance HQ
		You will be assisted in locating other 2nd Infantry Division Korean War veterans that served in your unit.
		2nd Infantry Division Assocication for those that served in WWI to the present day.
		While it is a story of one infantry regiment, its experiences have been shared by the many regiments that fought on this rugged peninsula in actions as ferocious and desperate as any in the anneals of history.
	www.2id.org (1506 words)

	Light Infantry
		This Website is designed to introduce you to the Light Infantry Regiment and give you an idea of its scope, history and traditions.
		The Light Infantry was formed in 1968 and became part of The Rifles on 1st February 2007; however, it can trace it roots back to 1685.
		The heritage of The Light Infantry lives on not only in the modern regiment - but also in our counties.
	www.army.mod.uk /lightinfantry/index.htm (145 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		The British Army has deployed some 26,000 soldiers to the Persian Gulf region, including an armored division, a repeat of its contribution to the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
		The division was relieved by the 3rd Division in July 2003.
		Units: Part of the 1st Armored Division, the brigade is nicknamed "The Desert Rats" and includes the bulk of the armored units sent by the British Army, including:
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/british/british.army (548 words)

	78th Infantry Division WWII Living History Association
		Research the 78th at the 78th Division Veterans Homepage.
		Lightning, The History Of The 78th Infantry Division in WWII
		British Free Corps: Unit based in OH specializing in British volunteers in the SS.
	www.78thinfantry.com /links.htm (747 words)

	2. Panzer Division
		He was the commander of 2nd Panzer from December 15, 1944 until March 19, 1945.
		The infantry was employed over no more than the width of a single field on each side.
		It should be emphasized that the noise discipline of the German tank crews and the accompanying infantry was superior.
	users.aol.com /gruppen/PANZER1.HTM (1023 words)

	Amazon.com: The British Army in the Far East 1941-45 (Battle Orders): Books: Alan Jeffreys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Three years later the Japanese were defeated by British and Commonwealth forces at Kohima and Imphal and in the battles for Burma.
		Even the author's conclusion that the British adoption of a jungle warfare doctrine was a major element in reversing the Commonwealth's fortunes in South Asia seems to ignore the fact that US air and sea operations had virtually isolated the Japanese forces in the Burma-India theater from receiving further reinforcements after mid-1944.
		The introductory section of this volume follows the series format, with a brief discussion of the combat mission of British forces in the Far East, which notes that the defense of the naval base at Singapore was the main operational focus.
	www.amazon.com /British-Army-1941-45-Battle-Orders/dp/1841767905 (1751 words)

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