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	U.S. 3d Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Korean War, the Division, was known as the "Fire Brigade" for its rapid response to crisis.
		As part of the Army's reduction to a ten-division force, the 24th Infantry Division was inactivated on 15 February 1996, and reflagged to become the 3rd Infantry Division.
		South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu, June-November, 1950.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_3rd_Infantry_Division (2011 words)

	South African Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The South African Army is the army of South Africa.
		The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by popular militias and small irregular commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies.
		The South African 2nd Infantry Division also took part in a number of actions in North Africa during 1942, but on 21 June 1942 two complete infantry brigades of the division as well as most of the supporting units were captured at the fall of Tobruk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_African_Army (1884 words)

	History for 6th Infantry Division
		It was one of the 102 Infantry Divisions mobilized in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Force to fight the Germans Army in WWI.
		During the summer of 1942 the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment was detached from the Division and served time with General Patton and participated in combat maneuvers in Tennessee.
		The 6th Infantry Division was deactivated at Fort Ord, California February 1949 and reactivated at Fort Ord 1950 - deactivated at Fort Ord, California in 1956.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,100005\|700696,00.html (957 words)

	34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Infantry Division is reactivated in 1991 comprised of troops from Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota.
		Division at the close of WWII were officially counted at: 3737 killed, 14, 165 wounded and 3,460 missing in action - a total of 21, 362 battle casualties.
		Infantry Division in WWII was dedicated on 12 September 1987 and stands at Camp Dodge, IA for all to witness.
	www.dma.state.mn.us /redbull/red_bull_trivia.html (822 words)

	9th Division AIF; Tobruk and El Alamein
		The 9th Division was first formed in the United Kingdom during 1940, using one of the 6th Division units, the 18th Brigade, as its core.
		The 9th Division, along with a New Zealand, a South African, an Indian and a British division, grouped as the 30th Corps, formed the main attack in the north.
		The balance of the 9th Division (the 20th and 24th Brigades) went ashore at Labuan Island and Brunei on the north-west coast of Borneo on 10 June 1945.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/pages-2aif-cmf/9-div-aif.htm (1203 words)

	25th Infantry Division Association: The Units (Continued)
		In 1975 the 2nd Battalion was assigned to the 5th Infantry Division as a howitzer battalion and reactivated at Fort Polk.
		The 3rd Battalion (less former Battery C of the 7th AAA) was redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery and inactivated in Germany on 1 September 1971.
		The 3rd Battalion was assigned to the 25th Division on 16 July 1986 equipped with 105mm howitzers and activated at Schofield Barracks.
	www.25thida.com /units2.html (8818 words)

	5th Army History • Conclusion
		During the 3rd medium bombers of MATAF [Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force] dropped leaflets in areas where the terms of surrender were likely to be unknown to the enemy, and a little opportunity for reflection convinced the most stubborn Nazi adherents that the battle was truly ended in Italy.
		The 339th Infantry [85th Division] reached Austrian soil east of Dobbiaco at 0415, 4 May; the Reconnaissance Troop, 349th Infantry [88th Division], met troops from [103rd Infantry Division] VI Corps of Seventh Army at 1051 at Vipiteno, 9 miles south of Brenner.
		To the west the 10th Mountain Division on the 5th reached Nauders beyond the Resia Pass and made contact with German forces which were being pushed south by Seventh Army; here a status quo was maintained until the enemy headquarters involved had completed their surrender to Seventh Army.
	www.milhist.net /mto/racealps.html (4274 words)

	Rolling with the 3rd into Iraq - THEFRONT - MSNBC.com
		Officers of the 3rd Infantry Division told us these posts had to be eliminated to prevent the Iraqis from reporting the size and direction of the American advance.
		They know their northerly direction is likely meant to take the division to Baghdad, where two rings of Iraqi forces very different from the cowed and demoralized regular army are encircling the Iraqi capital.
		If the 3rd Division continues its drive north without stopping, as it has for the past 17 hours, the crew will have to operate on adrenaline.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3070469/from/RL.4 (1120 words)

	3rd Infantry Division Photographs-World War II
		Members of the Third Infantry Division in World War II can be proud of the fact they belong to the division that wears more battle stars than any other division of the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations.
		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 (4582 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| African American 92nd Infantry Division Fought in Italy During World War II
		African American 92nd Infantry Division Fought in Italy During World War II The African-American 92nd Infantry Division took on formidable German opposition in its push up the Italian boot.
		The vast majority of African Americans in uniform were assigned to segregated construction or supply units or placed in units that performed unpleasant duties such as graves registration.
		In addition to this division, the IV Corps consisted of the 6th South African Armored Division, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and Task Force 45, composed of British and American anti-aircraft gunners who had been retrained and re-equipped for combat infantry duty.
	www.historynet.com /wwii/bl92infantry (1272 words)

	More 3rd Infantry Division Photographs-World War II
		Regiment in south of France in 1944 in a village : Mirabel aux Baronnies.
		The 3rd Provisional Reconnaissance Troop was the brainchild of Lucian K Truscott and saw action in Sicily, Salerno and Anzio.
		I was assigned to the 3rd combat aviation battalion in Schweinfurt at Conn Barracks.
	www.warfoto.com /3rdsocietyphotos2ww2.htm (2750 words)

	Div history
		Infantry reports it was concluded that the Japanese might be preparing for either a fierce defensive stand or a suicidal counterattack in a cliff area northwest of the battalion’s position.
		Infantry Division was on the immediate right, and Chinese Communist divisions were directly in front across the line.
		Infantry Division (Mech) plans, coordinates, and conducts pre- and post-mobilization operations and training to deploy three enhanced separate brigades with or without equipment to any location in order to conduct Combat and/or Stability and Support Operations and redeploys them to home station.
	home.att.net /~victory24/Divhistory.htm (4273 words)

	9th Infantry WWII 2nd Page
		The 9th Infantry Division saw its first combat in the North African invasion, 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey.
		With the collapse of French resistance, 11 November 1942, the Division patrolled the Spanish Moroccan border.
		The 9th Infantry Division (Motorized), "Old Reliables" or "Octofoil," was headquartered at Fort Lewis, Washington, and served as an experimental testbed to evaluate new operational concepts and equipment.
	www.mrfa2.org /9thWWIIa.htm (720 words)

	US troops meet little resistance in South
		Officers with the 1st Brigade of the 20 000-strong 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) said they expected tens of thousands of US Army as well as Marines and British forces to have entered Iraq by Friday from a broad swath of Kuwait.
		Captain Andrew Valles, spokesperson for the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade, said according to reports he had received, "there was little to no resistance" as the US-British troops moved towards the southern city of Basra.
		Defended by a Republican Guard division, the area also is vital to Iraq's economy because it controls the country's oil terminals in the Gulf and only access to the sea.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-10-1460_1336496,00.html (856 words)

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		However, the nine ill-equipped divisions of the 9th and 11th Italian Armies found the Greeks to be tenacious mountain fighters.
		On July 9th, near the village of Pokrovka, the GD Division and 3rd Panzer Division swung north and headed for the town of Verchopenya.
		The 3rd Panzer Division was thrown in as a desperate attempt to slow down the Soviet juggernaut.
	users.vnet.net /bhyman/panthers/scen.txt (5876 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - South African War - Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter
		He joined the Permanent Force infantry when it was established in 1883, and in 1885 commanded the Battleford Column during the Northwest Campaign.
		As commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in South Africa, his no nonsense, no frills approach to soldiering brought him into conflict with the less disciplined ways of his officers and men, most of whom were volunteers from the militia or from civilian life.
		The 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry was considered by many British officers to be the best infantry battalion in South Africa.
	www.civilization.ca /cwm/boer/williamotter_e.html (298 words)

	Fourth Battle at Cassino
		In the south, the French attack the 71st Infantry Division on the upper Garigliano.
		The 3rd Carpathian Division of the 2nd Polish Corps attacks Albaneta and Height 593.
		During the night of May 14/15, the German 94th Infantry Division is forced to withdraw to a position on either side of Castelonorato.
	www.battleofmontecassino.com /Monte3.htm (2256 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - South African War - 3rd (Special Service) Battalion
		Following the first few difficult months of the war, Britain was anxious to send to South Africa the infantry battalion it had stationed in Halifax, which was an important British naval base.
		The end of the war in South Africa allowed the British to regarrison Halifax and on 1 October 1902, 3 RCRI stood down in favour of the 5th Battalion, Royal Garrison Regiment.
		While 3 RCRI served exclusively in Canada, its strength is included in the overall number of Canadians, 8,372, raised for service during the South African War.
	www.civilization.ca /cwm/boer/canadianbattalion_e.html (248 words)

	Units & Organizations: British, Canadian, Polish
		This is the organization of the Corps and Divisions during the fall of 1944.
		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.
		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)

	History - South Carolina Troops
		Attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to January, 1864.
		3rd Brigade, Vodges' Division, District of Florida, to March, 1864.
		Regiment consolidated with 3rd South Carolina Infantry to form 21st U.S. Colored Troops March 14, 1864.
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unsctr.htm (417 words)

	34th Infantry Regiment, USCT
		Attached to Montgomery's Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, February, 1864.
		3rd Brigade, Vogdes' Division, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to April 1864.
		District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to October, 1864.
	www.blackcamisards.com /sc-usct/regiment/34_inf.html (251 words)

	UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
		Numerous men from the Midwest and border states along with ex-slaves from the south traveled great distances to enlist and serve with the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments, and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment.
		The 3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment (organized in Memphis and northern Mississippi as the 1st Mississippi Colored Cavalry) participated in the second Grierson Raid from Memphis, Tennessee to Vicksburg, Mississippi commencing on December 21, 1864 and ending on January 13, 1865.
		On April 9, 1865, three U. Colored Infantry Regiments from the Twenty-Fifth United States Army Corps (29th, 31st, and 116th) were positioned along the advance line of 17 Union regiments that moved from the west towards Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia to prevent the Confederate forces from escaping westward.
	www.coax.net /people/lwf/usct.htm (1150 words)

	3 SA Infantry Div
		The division is formed in South Africa, HQ based at Pretoria
		The division's role is organisation and training of home defence forces, garrison duties and
		Ermerlo in Eastern Transvaal, although its units were scattered as far as South West Africa.
	homepages.force9.net /rothwell/3sa.htm (94 words)

	Fallen Son & Daughters Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chester Vollmar was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 19, 1915.
		Infantry Division, and began fighting World War II in North Africa.
		Private Chester Vollmar was killed in action in Sicily on August 9, 1943, while he bravely rushed a machine gun position.
	www.state.sd.us /military/VetAffairs/sdwwiimemorial/SubPages/profiles/Display.asp?P=1964 (240 words)

	21st Infantry Regiment, USCT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Organized from the 3rd, 4th and 5th Regiments, South Carolina Colored Infantry, March 14, 1864.
		Attached to the 3rd Brigade, Vogdes' Division, District of Florida, Department of the South, to April, 1864.
		Garrison of Charleston, S.C., Department of the South, to August 1865.
	www.blackcamisards.com /sc-usct/regiment/21_inf.html (183 words)

	8th United States Colored Infantry, Company A
		Regiment was formed at Camp William Penn near Philadephia, PA from Sept. to Dec. 1863.
		After being mustered into service in Jan. 1864 the 8th was sent to Florida and assigned to the Dept. of the South.
		In August of 1864 the 8th was reassigned to Virginia and attached to the 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James.
	www.webspawner.com /users/8thusct (423 words)

	South Carolina SC - Civil War Battle Reenactors
		South Carolina SC - Civil War Battle Reenactors
		Sons of Confederate Veterans - South Carolina Division
		3rd South Carolina Battalion - Palmetto Battalion, Company D - Columbia
	www.sciway.net /hist/cwreenact.html (189 words)

	CNN.com - Pentagon: 1,000 troops wounded in Iraq war - Jul. 10, 2003
		U.S. officials said, however, they had no evidence that Atta ever went to Prague.
		U.S. 1st Armored Division soldier carries school supplies donated by the Army to a primary school Wednesday at Al Shaab district in Baghdad.
		Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee that all three brigades of the 3rd Infantry Division, which led the advance on Baghdad, were scheduled now to return to the United States by September.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/07/09/sprj.irq.main/index.html (1052 words)

	British Cemetery at Al Alamein, Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Battle began on October 23, 1942 and lasted until November 4th.
		In all, 35,476 British and Commonwealth soldiers lost their lives in the three years of the North African campaigns of WW II.
		44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RA 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards
	www.touregypt.net /britishcemetery.htm (105 words)

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