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	Combat History of the 8th ID in WW2: Chapter 8
		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)

	24th Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Infantry Division was the closest so was tasked with providing the first ground forces.
		Infantry Division suffered defeat after defeat as it fought gallantly while slowly retreating southward, trading lives and ground for time so U.S. forces could build up in the country.
		Infantry Division, 23 January 1952, and redeployed to Japan, returning to Korea a second time on 16 July 1953, one week before the ceasefire was signed.
	www.korean-war.com /24thInfantry.html (311 words)

	The 4th Infantry Division
		Today, the 4th Infantry Division is the most lethal, modern, and deployable heavy division in the world; it is prepared to conduct full-spectrum combat operations.
		The 4th Infantry Division is the decisive element of III Corps, the nation’s Counteroffensive Force, which forms the nucleus of the Army’s capability to fight and win decisively over the next 15 to 20 years.
		Under the 10 division redesign from the Secretary of the Army, the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood cased its division colors and was reflagged as the 4th Infantry Division in December 1995.
	www.angelfire.com /realm3/war.in.iraq/4th/facts.htm (1909 words)

	American Troops in Northern Russia and Siberia
		Division; the 339th Infantry Regiment, one battalion of the 310th Engineers, the 337th Field Hospital and the 337th Ambulance Company, totaling 5,500 officers and men to proceed from England to Murmansk on June 1, 1918.
		The 8th Division personnel were to fill the two regiments from the Philippines to war strength.
		The 8th Division troops and the regiments from the Philippines were Regular Army and were returned to the Philippines for continued service.
	www.militaria.com /8th/WW1/siberia.html (1730 words)

	Units & Organizations: British, Canadian, Polish
		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)

	8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British 8th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the First World War.
		The division fought on the Western Front for the duration of the war, taking part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the Battle of Aubers Ridge, the Battle of the Somme (1916) and the Third Battle of Ypres.
		The brigade was from the 23rd Division and was attached to the 7th Division between October 18, 1915 and July 15, 1916, swapping with the 24th Brigade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_8th_Infantry_Division (496 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)

	Fourth Battle at Cassino
		The British 8th Army had three objectives--(1) To break through the enemy positions in the Liri Valley in the general direction of Highway no.6 and to reach the area east of Rome, (2) To pursue the enemy in the general direction of Terni-Perugia, and (3) To advance to Ancona and Florence.
		The British XIII Corps' task is to form bridgeheads between the Cassino railway station and Santo Angelo and between Santo Angelo and the Liri and then to move toward the Via Casilina in the vicinity of Piedmonte.
		The British 78th Division captures Piumarola and, to the north, the 4th Division reaches the Via Casilina, thus choking off a vital artery leading to the Cassino front.
	www.battleofmontecassino.com /Monte3.htm (2256 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 8th Infantry Division
		The 8th Division did not have battle experience in World War I; it returned to the United States and was inactivated in January 1919.
		The Crozon Peninsula was cleared, 19 September, and the Division drove across France to Luxembourg, moved to the Hurtgen Forest, 20 November, cleared Hurtgen on the 28th and Brandenburg, 3 December, and pushed on to the Roer.
		On 6 April the Division attacked northwest to aid in the destruction of enemy forces in the Ruhr Pocket, and by the 17th had completed its mission.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/lineage/cc/008id.htm (485 words)

	British Light Infantry Regiments
		In 1685, King James II of England, recognising the threat to his throne from the Duke of Monmouth, commissioned Theophilus, the 7th Earl of Huntingdon, to raise a Regiment of foot soldiers.
		In about 1752, regiments of the British Army ceased to be called by the name of their Commanding Officer.
		Indeed, the Regiment was to be the last British unit to leave India after its Independence in February 1948.
	www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/sli/somerset_index.htm (1843 words)

	British Light Infantry Regiments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Regiment mobilized "The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, C.A.S.F." on 1 Sep 1939, and embarked for the United Kingdom on 22 Jul 1940.
		On 15 Dec 1936 The Prince Albert Volunteers and The Battleford Light Infantry were amalgamated to form The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers, 1 May 1941.
		The origins of the Regimental affiliation with the Saskatoon Light Infantry date back to 1914 when the Canadian 105th Regiment Fusiliers were first allied to the K.O.Y.L.I. In 1925 the first Battalion North Saskatchewan Regiment, the former 105th Fusiliers, became the Saskatoon Light Infantry - part of the Canadian Militia.
	www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/li/li_canadian.htm (1621 words)

	Lone Sentry: Photographs, Documents, and Research on World War II
		The Story of the 8th Armored Division ◊ The 9th: The Story of the 9th Armored Division ◊ Terrify and Destroy: The Story of the 10th Armored Division ◊ The Story of the 11th Armored Division: Thunderbolt ◊ Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division
		We Are Proud: History of Co. 'C' 260th Infantry - "We Are Proud: History of Co. 'C' 260th Infantry, Shelby to Linz" is a short, informal remembrance booklet prepared by 260th Infantry Regiment, part of the 65th Infantry Division.
		History, 102d Infantry Division, USAR - A short pocket history printed by the division in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
	www.lonesentry.com (1982 words)

	8th Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The result is the rare military work that counterpoints historical 8th infantry division and strategic analysis against a foxhole-level view of the war in Europe as U.S. soldiers experienced it.
		Polish 8th Infantry Division - The 8th Infantry Division was a tactical unit of the Polish Army.
		Indian 8th Infantry Division - The 8th Indian Infantry Division is a division of the Indian Army which specialised in tactics and operations in mountainous territory.
	la65.3rdfaze.info /8thinfantrydivision.html (1299 words)

	Cryptome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
		He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
		He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
	cryptome.org (5695 words)

	Sicily July 10 - August 17, 1943
		The first use of American paratroopers, in conjunction with British airborne units, would precede US landings at the Gulf of Gela and British landings at Syracuse.
		Airborne Division was formed the year before, and the British had seen action in small-scale raids on the continent and in the Middle East to invade Iraq when the government there tried to join the Axis in 1941.
		In the drops on Sicily, the Americans were especially scattered, but both the Americans and the British caused great confusion among the Germans and accomplished their mission of covering the landings against counterattack.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/sicily.htm (575 words)

	78th Infantry Division WWII Living History Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		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 (755 words)

	Cryptome
		She was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
		He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
		He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
	cryptome.quintessenz.org /mirror (5695 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; however, it can trace it roots wetgrgrwback to 1685. The modern Regiment is one of the most operationally experienced in the British Army. Soon to form
		the Infantry of the 3rd and 5th Divisions,
		To buy a complete set of the Regiment Magazine (£12) featuring the Light Infantry, contact RHQ LI.
	www.army.mod.uk /lightinfantry (965 words)

	Lone Sentry Site Map
		• The 45th: The Story of the 45th Infantry Division
		• The 75th: The Story of the 75th Infantry Division
		• The Story of the Century: The Story of the 100th Infantry Division
	www.lonesentry.com /nav/site_map.html (555 words)

	British Cemetery at Al Alamein, Egypt
		The British Cemetery has thousands upon thousands of rock hewn tombstones arranged in straight rows amidst a fenced garden.
		Most of the soldiers were British 8th Army led by General Montgomery.
		In all, 35,476 British and Commonwealth soldiers lost their lives in the three years of the North African campaigns of WW II.
	www.touregypt.net /britishcemetery.htm (105 words)

	Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties - Special Reports
		Died of injuries sustained in a fire during a small-arms fire exercise.
		Allen died on June 8, 2005, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in an alleged fratricide attack in Tikrit, Iraq, on June 7, 2005.
		One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives in Taqa, Iraq, on May 12, 2007.
	cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties (6335 words)

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