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	25th Infantry Division Association: The Units
		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.
		The 66th Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker) was activated on 15 February 1968 and served with the 25th Infantry Division until inactivated in Vietnam on 15 March 1971 with the departure of the 2nd Brigade.
		On 16 October 1989 the 1st Battalion was reactivated as a parachute infantry battalion and assigned to the 6th Infantry Division with station at Fort Richardson, Alaska On 16 April 1998 the 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade.
	www.25thida.com /unitsinfantry.html (10169 words)

	Military Infantry Division Patches 12
		Divisions either organized before or during World War I did not use the designation "infantry." The re-designation of these divisions as infantry came sometime after World War I when the divisions' structure was reorganized to include specialists in a wide variety of functions.
		Beside the infantry division, motorized and airborne divisions were formed as well as a light (truck) division, a light (jungle) division, and a mountain division.
		The airborne division was initially a miniature version of the infantry division with the addition of a small antiaircraft battalion, one parachute, and two glider regiments.
	www.vetshome.com /military_infantry_division_patch12.htm (1034 words)

	History of the 2nd Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 2nd Infantry Division was activated on Oct. 26, 1917, in Beaumont, France.
		At the time of its activation, the Indian head Division was composed of one brigade of U.S. Infantry, one brigade of U.S. Marines, one brigade of artillery and various supporting units.
		Initially employed piecemeal, the entire division was committed to relieve the 24th Infantry Division at the Naktong River Line on Aug. 24, 1950.
	www.ranger95.com /divisions/history_of_the_2nd_infantry_divi.htm (959 words)

	History,Symbols and Traditions of the 3rd Infantry Division
		The 3rd Division (re-designated as the 3rd Infantry Division August 1, 1942) was constituted November 12, 1917 in the Regular Army and organized at Camp Greene, NC November 21, 1917.
		The division was composed of the 4th, 7th, 30th, and 38th Infantry Regiments, the 10th, 18th, and 76th FA Regiments and the 6th Engineer Regiment with a total of 28,000 men.
		Nicknamed the "Marne Division" after the historic battle of the Marne River in France during WWI, the reputation of the 3rd Infantry Division equals the 24th.
	www.warfoto.com /3rdsocietyHistory.htm (2152 words)

	3rd Infantry Division Photographs-World War II
		On April 30, the division was ordered to move to Tunisia, where it was assigned to II Corps and moved into the line to complete the destruction of the Afrika Corps.
		On February 2, the division was ordered to assume the defensive, which it did from that time until March 28, when it was relieved by the 34th Infantry Division.
		During this great drive, 1800 prisoners were taken by the division, countless enemy tanks, vehicles, and guns were smashed; the 362nd and 715th Infantry Divisions were annihilated (credit 1st Armored division, 133rd Infantry Regiment, and 1st SSF with assists), and the Hermann Georing Division was badly cut up.
	www.warfoto.com /3rdsocietyphotos.htm (4534 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)

	military infantry division patch1
		The First Division, during World War I, was the first to land in France, the first at the front, the first to fire at the enemy, the first to attack, the first to make a raid, the first to suffer casualties, and the first to inflict casualties.
		The color markings (red, white, and blue) used to identify the division and their equipment in France were chosen by the commander of the division as the colors for this insignia.
		The double quatrefoil, a heraldic mark of cadency for the ninth son, is red and blue, the colors of an infantry division's distinguishing flag.
	www.vetshome.com /military_infantry_division_patch1.htm (1297 words)

	"AXIS & FOREIGN LEGION MILITARIA
		The Indian leader had toured the Annaberg camp, where about 10,000 Indian prisoners were held; and gathered enough volunteers to form a regiment.
		The Indian formation with 2593 men was attached to the German 404th Infantry Division and assigned to the Zeeland region of Holland.
		The Indian Legion was tasked for non-combative assignments and serve for propaganda purposes, however it did confronted French Free troops in the town of Dun.
	axis101.bizland.com /IndianStamps.htm (1334 words)

	198th Light Infantry Brigade Association
		The tongue of the flame alludes to the units firepower, and the bayonet, a basic infantry weapon, is symbolic of carrying the fight to the enemy.
		Shortly thereafter, the 52nd Infantry went overseas to France with the 6th Division as a part of the Allied Expeditionary Force of World War I. Upon the return of the 6th Infantry Division to the United States, the 52nd Infantry was inactivated for a short time.
		On May 5, 1942, the 52nd Infantry was redesignated as an Armored Infantry Regiment, and on July 15, 1942 was assigned to the 9th Armored Division at Fort Riley, Kansas.
	www.americal.org /198 (3145 words)

	Unit Crests - Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The infantry, the infantry, with dirt behind their ears...they can whup their weight in wildcats and drink their weight in beers...the cavalry, artillery, and even the engineers...they'll never catch the infantry, not in a hundred thousand years!
		The 3rd Infantry, nicknamed "The Old Guard" is directly descended from the First American Regiment and is accorded the singular honor of having the shield of the United States as the basis for it arms.
		The wavy chevron on the canton is for descent from personnel of the 9th Infantry.
	members.tripod.com /~bronzestar/infantry.html (555 words)

	5th Bn. 4th Arty. 1st Brigade 5th Infantry Division Red Devils
		It was on February 19, 1962 that this proud History was reborn with the activation of the present battalion at Fort Carson as part of the 5th Infantry Division (Mech).
		From supporting elements of the 3rd Marine Division in the summer of 1968 to the training of South Vietnamese in the complexities of artillery fire planning in 1971, the 5th Battalion, 4th Artillery, has been "The Bold One" in contributing to the Red Devil Brigades's mission in Quang Tri Province.
		From supporting elements of the 3rd Marine Division to Operation Lam Son 719, the men and guns of 5th Battalion, 4th Artillery, have performed in a manner distinctive of the Latin motto "Audacia" on the unit crest.
	five-four-fa.fifthinfantrydivision.com /history.htm (634 words)

	Indian Army I Corps, September 1965, Operation Nepal
		Infantry Division having opened an offensive against Chaamb (launched September 1), Indian XV Corps had been hurriedly reinforcing the brigade.
		Division versus 15 in the opposing Pakistan 12
		Division, taking battalions away from Akhnur was not necessary for an offensive in Kashmir. Nonetheless, from the Akhnur sector to the north, India had 56 infantry battalions to Pakistan’s 22, favorable odds it is unlikely to see again.
	orbat.com /site/history/historical/uk/chammb1965.html (853 words)

	17 Indian Division
		The division was to be sent to Iraq in 1941 for training and equipment for desert warfare as a fully mechanised division.
		In December 1941 the division was incomplete and unfit for active operations.
		The division was continuously reorganised during the 1942 campaign.
	homepages.force9.net /rothwell/burmaweb/17indian42.htm (512 words)

	Report recounts last hours of Pfc. Lori Piestewa : ICT [2003/07/28]
		Indian country continues to commemorate Piestewa, the first female tribal member known to die in combat in an overseas U.S. war, as a hero's welcome greeted her friend and roommate Jessica Lynch on her release from Walter Reed Army Medical Center July 22.
		Edward Anguiano and Sgt. George Buggs, from the 3rd Forward Support Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division.
		Indian Country Today strives to provide many media options that will serve the different needs of different users.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1059413801 (1209 words)

	Instapundit.com -
		Trevino at Red State, about what might have happened after the 3rd ID arrived at the al Qa Qaa weapons site in Iraq and before the 101st Airborne showed up a week later.
		I was with the 101st when we RIP'd (Relieved in Place) the 3rd ID in that region.
		To imply that those trucks could have been loaded and then driven away unnoticed, under the watchful eye of the 3rd ID is absolutely ludicrous.
	instapundit.com /archives/018675.php (206 words)

	17th Infantry Regiment
		While the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on January 11th, 1812, it was consolidated with the 3rd Infantry and lost it's identity two years later until May 3rd, 1861, when it was reorganized.
		The 17th Infantry Regiment was in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War in Sykes' Division of the 5th Army Corps, the badge of which was a white cross patee, which is embodied in the coat of arms and shown on the blue field above and to the left of the stone wall.
		The five-bastioned fort, shown on the blue shield above and to the right of the stone wall, was the badge of the 5th Army Corps in Cuba in 1898.
	www.17thinfantry.com /history.asp (265 words)

	washingtonpost.com: 'A War of Bridges'
		The 101st Airborne Division with its shrink-wrapped helicopters plans to arrive in Kuwait by the middle of this week, while the 4th Infantry Division and other U.S. forces await final word from the Turkish parliament before deploying along Iraq's northern frontier.
		Camped alongside the Marines in Kuwait is the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, a mechanized unit with about 21,000 soldiers and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles.
		While it remains unclear where the unit is heading, the regiment belongs to the Army's 3rd Corps, just as the 4th Infantry Division does, leading some analysts to conclude it will be part of an invasion force out of Turkey.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A25810-2003Mar2?language=printer (1872 words)

	22nd Infantry Insignia Part Two
		The Distinctive Insignia of the 22nd Infantry is the shield from the Regimental Coat-of-Arms.
		The five arrows represent the five campaigns of the Indian Wars of the 19th century in which the Regiment served.
		It was supposed to represent 1st Battalion of the 22nd Infantry, but the Vietnamese tailor misunderstood our instructions and reversed the numbers, so that they are not in their proper places on the guidon.
	1-22infantry.org /insignia/22ndinfantryinsigniapart2.htm (376 words)

	Fourth Battle at Cassino
		In the south, the French attack the 71st Infantry Division on the upper Garigliano.
		During the night of May 14/15, the German 94th Infantry Division is forced to withdraw to a position on either side of Castelonorato.
		The 71st and 94th Divisions are destroyed and the 15th Panzer Grenadiers Division is very hard pressed and the U.S. 5th Army is approaching the Senger Barrier.
	www.battleofmontecassino.com /Monte3.htm (2256 words)

	First and Second Battles
		The 56th Division's original objective is to capture the stronghold of Castelforte and 46th Division's is to cross the river on either side of the Sant' Ambrogio and help screen the U.S. II Corps' attack on the lower Rapido, which was to begin on January 20th.
		The 36th Division's attack has failed to draw any German reserves away from the Anzio sector because XIV Corps was able to crush the attack alone and without outside assistance.
		The 34 th Division is to attack the Monastery, while the 36th is to capture Massa Albaneta and the cavalry Mount.
	www.battleofmontecassino.com /Monte1.htm (1676 words)

	Walter Hammack Collection
		The division was organized in October, 1917, at Camp wheeler, Ga., and went overseas during September, October and November, 1918.
		Fort Jackson, S. Motor convoys of the 31st Infantry (Dixie) Division, famous Southern outfit of two world wars, are scheduled to roll out of Fort Jackson this week en route west to participate in "Exercise Long Horn", joint Army-Air Force maneuver in Texas.
		The Dixie Division, originally composed of national guardsmen from Alabama and Mississippi, leaves its former home station at Fort Jackson, S. after 13 months to operate in a supporting role during the gigantic exercise.
	www.indianamilitary.org /31stinfdiv/WalterHammack/walter_hammack_collection.htm (1214 words)

	Family and friends celebrate Campbell's return : ICT [2003/09/09]
		Campbell, on active duty with the 3rd Infantry Division, the lead division that moved into Baghdad was in Korea before her transfer to Iraq.
		They became confused over the term Indian because of the East Indians, and Native American, so she became Number One American, Runnells said.
		Campbell said the duty was harsh and she will have memories triggered by odors.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1063165333 (1241 words)

	1st of the 14th Infantry - The Domain of the Golden Dragons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Richard Arnold and others are painstakingly researching the identities of our friends in the 3rd Brigade for both the 25th and 4th Divisions, including the 1st of the 14th, who died in the line of duty.
		His only goal is to provide information to past vets and anyone interested in the 35th Infantry and its brothers in Vietnam.
		At a time when our media, university, and movie moguls were plotting new ways to bring down the next two American presidencies, some 18- and 19-year-old American kids suddenly became expendable to the personal agendas of moguls and presidents alike.
	1-14th.com /index.htm (737 words)

	MagWeb The Frontline: Chindits of WWII Burma: Allied Guerillas: 57 Military History and Product Magazines
		The original Chindit formation was officially known as the 77th infantry brigade - assembled for Wingates operation Longcloth in Burma in 1943.
		The start of the mission was made by 2 Gurkha columns from the force crossing the Chindwin 50 miles to the south and by a diversionary attack by the 23rd Indian division at Kalewa.
		N.B. The title 3rd Indian division was only given in order to deceive the Japanese.
	www.magweb.com /sample/sfront/sfr11chi.htm (1157 words)

	7th Infantry Regiment - 3rd Infantry Division - US Army - Korean War Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He was from NW Florida,23 at the time and fought with Abel Company/7th Infantry/3ID, but I don't knwow the name of anyone in his platoon or squad except a heavy machine gunner named Tommy.
		Comments: please e mail any information on raymond eugene scott who was in the war in korea in about 1952 1953 in the 7th infantry division with the 32 nd regimen.
		He was stationed out of Fort Indian Town Gap, Pa. All I know is that he was in the 7th Recon.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/7ir.htm (1399 words)

	theage.com.au - The Age
		The 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanised) was the first American unit to enter Baghdad during the war after thrusting from Kuwait through southern Iraq to reach the Iraqi capital.
		Soldiers from the division are now shouldering a heavy load in the effort to stabilise postwar Iraq.
		That would have made the Indian contingent second in numbers only to the Americans in the occupation force and given a more international texture to a group that consists overwhelmingly of US and British troops.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/07/15/1058035002194.html?from=storyrhs (298 words)

	The Indian Parachute Regiment [India] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		division broken up at partition and independence: 50th and 70th Para Brigades went to India, 14th Para Brigade to Pakistan
		Of the war-time para battalions, 3rd Gurkha Bn contributed to the battle honours of 7th Gurkha Rifles; battalions which were not in para role during the war contributed to battle honours of the post-war Parachute Regiment
		Commanding Officers, Indian and Gurkha Parachute Battalions, 1941-1946, by John S. Mitchell.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/inf/para.htm (228 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		DETAILS: When her unit was ambushed in Iraq, this mother of two and American Indian soldier fought back, a congressman said.
		She was buried April 12 in the Hopi Reservation.
		Hughes took a break from war to carry a pregnant Iraqi woman to the hospital so she could give birth.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/heroes/index.html (490 words)

	25thind
		The Division was formed in Southern India in August 1943, under the Command of Maj/Gen H.L. Davies (C.B.E. They were part of 15th Corps, The Division first saw action in the Arakan in March 1944 where it fought with distinction notably at Kangau which was one of the fiercest fought Battles in the Arakan Campaign.
		In January 1945 the Division took part in the first large scale Amphibious Operations in South=East Asia, They were ferried across the Four Mile wide Mayu Estuary to land on the Northern beaches of Akyab Island, in the course of the following weeks they Occupied Myrbaw, and Ruywa.
		- From the official history of the 25th Indian Division, they spent June, July and August 1944 in and around its base at Maungdaw, while it waited for the monsoons to abate.
	www.burmastar.org.uk /25thind.htm (332 words)

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