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  German Alpine Corps Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The corps was formed in July 1940 and was later transferred to northern Norway as part of AOK Norwegen.
In June 1941 the corps attacked from Petsamo to Murmansk in an operation codenamed Platinfuchs.
In November 1942 the corps was renamed the XIX Gebirgskorps or XIX Mountain Corps.
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 Leavenworth Papers No.17: The Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation: Soviet Breakthrough and Pursuit in the Arctic, October 1944
The 6th Mountain Division, with the 388th Grenadier Regiment attached, guarded the strongly fortified Litsa front from the Titovka River mouth south and west to Lake Chapr, and the 2d Mountain Division defended in strongpoints in front of the Titovka River south from Lake Chapr to Hill 237.1.
As the amphibious landing was being reported to the Twentieth Mountain Army, the XIX Mountain Corps chief of staff requested that the corps counterattack be postponed from 10 October to 11 October because of the difficulty in assembling scattered units.
The situation was indeed bleak: the XIX Mountain Corps was now faced with an envelopment of its right flank by the 126th Light Rifle Corps, a breakthrough toward Luostari and Petsamo, and an envelopment on its left flank by naval infantry.
www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/gebhardt/gebhardt.asp   (16818 words)

  
 Chapter XIX: Mountain And Plain
This, with IV Corps' line to the right, was, as General Clark described it, "the formidable half of the line that we had decided not to attack." 55 Fifth Army as a whole went into a period of active defense preparatory to resuming the offensive aimed at the Po Valley.
The IV Corps commander, General Crittenberger, with members of his staff, arrived at the 370th's command post in the afternoon, discussed the situation with Colonel Sherman, approved steps taken by the regiment, and informed the regimental commander that the 8th Indian Division was on its way to take up defensive positions behind the 370th's lines.
The IV Corps, holding its seventy-five-mile long front with the 92d Division, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, and the equivalent of one combat team (Task Force 45), was directed to plan a limited objective attack with its available troops to improve positions, especially in the 92d Division sector.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/11-4/chapter19.htm   (15198 words)

  
 Battle of South Mountain, Confederate Side
The First Corps, under Hooker, was to attack on the north side of the National road, while the Ninth Corps, under Reno, was to move forward, as before, on the south side.
Hooker's corps consisted of 3 divisions, 10 brigades, or 42 regiments, With 10 batteries of artillery and a battalion of cavalry.
The map of the battle-field of South Mountain, prepared in 1872, ten years after the fight, by the United States Bureau of Engineers, represents ten regiments and one battalion under Longstreet at the foot of the mountain on the morning of the 14th of September, 1862.
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 General Joseph Hooker's Reports of South Mountain and Antietam
Still farther on was Reno's corps, moving into position to the south of the turnpike, over what appeared to be a trail, his troops stretching from the summit to the base of the mountain.
I have omitted to mention that Brigadier-General Richardson had reported to me at the head of his splendid division at daylight on the morning of the 15th, and, as it was well in hand, he was directed to pursue the enemy in their hurried retreat, which was promptly executed by that distinguished officer.
Mean time my corps were ordered to make a little coffee and eat their breakfasts, which they had not been able to do since the beginning of their march from the Monocacy, the morning previous.
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 CHAPTER XIX
In the XI Corps landing in the region of Subic Bay, which was quickly followed by the Battle of Zig Zag Pass, the situation was again practically the same.
As it worked out, they were shuttled about in the rear areas, and those complements of nurses that finally caught up with their units did so at a time when the casualty load was low and the unit was on the verge of becoming inactive (fig.98).
In the author's opinion, close cooperation between the Medical Corps of the Army and the Navy in amphibious warfare was vital.
history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/actvsurgconvoli/CH19.htm   (3730 words)

  
 HQ AIF, the Australian Flying Corps, Light Horse
In January 1918 the battalion was redesignated as XXII Corps Cyclist Battalion and the Australian element was disbanded.
The XIX Brigade, RHA(TF) was allotted to the Australian Mounted Division and comprised 'A' and 'B' Batteries HAC, and the 1st/1st Nottinghamshire Battery RHA(TF).
The Corps historian has stated that each company began wearing brass numerals in the centre of its patch from this point, however Australian Imperial Force Order 644 is clear in its intentions and examples from the pre-March 1918 period do exist.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/patches/afc.htm   (5047 words)

  
 South Mountain: Three Gaps, One Battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Moving Franklin’s VI Corps to Frederick would provide an additional 19,000 men; however, it would cost an additional day’s delay and postpone the relief of the garrison at Harpers Ferry, and we need to remember that the relief of Harpers Ferry was a direct order from General-in-Chief Halleck..
Indeed, the combat at the gaps of South Mountain are well documented as wholly separate engagements, engagements in a battle, a battle in a campaign, the Maryland Campaign of 1862.
In the front of the XII corps was the Twenty-seventh Indiana Regiment which was forced to halt in a field on the outskirts of Frederick.
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 Volume II Chapter XIX
I probably also said that up on this mountain the weather is colder than Nova Zembla, and that since the enemy left us we have been in a state of preparation to go ahead -- which means do-nothingness, so far as soldiers are concerned.
We are on the summit of a range of mountains, perhaps one-third to half a mile high, giving us extensive views of mountains and valleys for thirty or forty miles south, east, and west of us.
We have not seen or heard of a guerrilla in these mountains since we passed here about the first of May. We get and meet parties of the enemy occasionally, but they are regular soldiers.
www.ohiohistory.org /onlinedoc/hayes/chapterxix.html   (14752 words)

  
 Virtual Tour, Stop XIX: Cortina d'Ampezzo & Tofane
The Tofane Group, a magnificent blend of vertical rock and ice in the eastern Dolomite Mountains, was one of the major battlefields on the Italian Front in WW1.
By July of 1915 the Alpini had placed six mountain howitzers and two spotlights on the eastern summit of Tofane di Dentro.
Besides the death and destruction there, a landslide was set off on the west slope of the mountain that destroyed a lower Austrian observation post.
www.worldwar1.com /itafront/tofane.htm   (1205 words)

  
 Civil War Maryland Battle at South Mountain Crampton Gap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On September 14, pitched battles were fought for possession of the South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps.
McClellan's limited activity on September 15 after his victory at South Mountain, however, condemned the garrison at Harpers Ferry to capture and gave Lee time to unite his scattered divisions at Sharpsburg.
The commanding general announces to the corps the loss of their late leader, Major Gen. Jesse L. Reno.
americancivilwar.com /statepic/md/md002.html   (266 words)

  
 Oracle XIX
This number is slightly suede by the Dragon's ability to avoid cavalry and archer penalties when attacking population centers and their ability to avoid spells such as the dreaded wall of fire.
Grow that political corp! Even if you're going to be at peace for a few turns, try to hire a governor each turn and sit them in your towns and villages.
The Red Drakes had returned to their snowy mountain peaks to sleep, and the Elves returned in small numbers to the high treetops in peace.
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 Generalleutnant Max Pemsel
During the night of 9 to 10 October 1944, the 6th Mountain Division withdrew from its exposed positions on the Litsa.
In the area of Petsamo, it came under attack from the Soviet 14th Army, which was supported by the Soviet Northern Fleet.
An encirclement of the 6th Mountain Division had been avoided owing to the skillful guidance of the divisional commander.
www.bridgend-powcamp.fsnet.co.uk /Generalleutnant_Max_Pemsel.htm   (1565 words)

  
 Endnotes for Chapter XIX
Unless otherwise noted, sources for this section are the Fifth Army History, IV Corps and 92d Infantry Division operations reports, and the operations reports, journals, and monthly histories of the elements of the 92d Division referred to.
Ltr, Hq IV Corps, 9 Jan 45, on Investigation, IV Corps IG, 8 Jan 45; 1st Ind, Hq 92d Div to CG Fifth Army, 7 Feb 45, on Lit, Hq Fifth Army to CG 92d Inf Div, 27 Jan 45; Ltrs, Hq 92d Inf Div, OTIG to CG 92d Div, 23 and 28 Feb 45.
The name Task Force 45 was still used for a period thereafter to mask the conversion and to apply to the 365th Regimental Combat Team and to units of the l0th Mountain Division entering the line.
www.army.mil /cmh/books/wwii/11-4/fnch19.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Chapter XIX. Larbert
Through the purchase of shares, individually, to a gross capital of 400 pounds, these riflemen got themselves furnished with the above fine building, which includes an excellent officers’ room and armoury.
An extensive library, consisting of popular modern works, has also been added to the other advantages of this "enterprise" on the part of the Carron corps.
At the east end of the muir we have the Free Church – an unassuming building with burial-ground attached, of which the Rev. Finlay Macpherson is pastor.
www.electricscotland.com /history/stirlingshire/chap19.htm   (3258 words)

  
 Army Nebelwerfer Units
Jul 41 assigned to XXXVI Mountain Corps and equipped with the 10.5cm Nbw 35 mortar
Corps, 9th Army, Army Group Center with NbW.
4 Jun 42 LV Corps, Armeegruppe von Weichs
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 Civilian Conservation Corps Materials in the NPSHC
The Civilian Conservation Corps is one of the most famous of the New Deal programs.
It was organized in April of 1933, under authorization of Congress in an act of March 31, 1933, under the title "Emergency Conservation Work" (ECW), to provide employment to young unmarried men between the ages of 17 and 28.
In June 1937, legislation was passed extending the Corps for three more years, as well as making the name Civilian Conservation Corps official.
www.nps.gov /hfc/products/library/ccc.htm   (4166 words)

  
 THE NAFZIGER COLLECTION
The 939GXX series list each army by corps, identifying the divisions assigned to that corps, for the period indicated on a monthly basis.
The 939GXP series provides a monthly breakdown of the organization of each Panzer army, providing each corps and its assigned divisions for the entire period that the armies existed.
Note: The first six OBs are from official army records and list the complete organization of every division and corps, with all organic units and all formations temporarily attached to them.
home.fuse.net /nafziger/WWII.HTM   (18837 words)

  
 Hummin' Online - Dec 1997/Jan 1998 [Vol. XIX #6]
The Board of Supervisors and the US Army Corps of Engineers need to hear from us that the remaining natural riparian growth along Southern California rivers is precious and should be retained wherever possible.
What was probably the first Hermit Thrush of the fall was there, too, 10/1.
No sign yet of either mountain or northern species, which is not surprising, since these rarely echo a flight year.
www.lmconsult.com /pvaudubon/hummin-v19_6.html   (6445 words)

  
 Trivia Competition - Wing XIX SSD Avenger
The picture shows a mountain meadow on the planet Naboo.
It has a length of 17.5km, is equipped with hundreds of cannons,
Wing XIX is part of the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps
www.student.tue.nl /M/T.A.Baede/Wing/answers.htm   (900 words)

  
 Graves of World War II personalities
German General der Infanterie (15th Infantry Division, LII Army Corps)
US Marine Corps Major General (1st Marine Raider Battalion)
US Marine Corps private, famous actor after WW II Arlington, Virginia: Arlington National Cemetery
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