query: a division of the army commanded by a colonel

pos: Brigade brigade's commander is commonly a major general, brigadier general, brigadier or colonel. In some armies, the commander is rated as a General Officer. The brigade commander has a self-contained headquarters and staff. The principal staff officer, usually a lieutenant colonel or colonel, may be designated chief of staff, although until the late 20th century British and similar armies called the position 'brigade-major'. Some brigades may also have a deputy commander. The headquarters has a nucleus of staff officers and support (clerks, assistants and drivers) that can vary in size depending on the type of brigade. On operations, additional specialist elements

pos: Second Army (Egypt) Brigade commanded by Colonel Othman Kamel, and the 18th Mechanised Brigade commanded by Colonel Talaat Muslim. Hafez's 16th Division included the 16th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Colonel Abd el-Hamid Abd el-Sami', as well as the 116th Infantry and the 3rd Mechanised Brigades. President Mohamed Mursi attempted to strengthen his ties with the armed forces. Accompanied by Defence Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, he greeted soldiers during his visit to the 6th Armoured Division of the Second Army, near Ismailia, some 75 miles north of Cairo, on 10 October 2012. As of February 2011, Farid Hegazy was commander of the Second Army.

pos: 57 Division (Sri Lanka) the LTTE. A new division named as the 57 Division had been created by the Sri Lanka Army on 26 February 2007. This was created as an offensive division, with the task of neutralising LTTE threats on civilian settlements in Vavuniya and Mannar. Three brigades comprised the 57 Division, named as 571, 572 and 573. The 571 Brigade was commanded by Colonel G.V. Ravipriya, while the 572 Brigade was commanded by Colonel Senerath Bandara. The 573 Brigade was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Prathap Thillekeratne. Participating in the northern offensive, the 57 Division under the command of Major General Jagath Dias,

pos: 1st Armored Division (United States) wounded. The division transferred responsibility to Headquarters 25th Infantry Division on 8 December 2008 and returned to Wiesbaden Army Airfield in Germany. In April 2008 the 2nd BCT out of Baumholder, Germany deployed to the Mada'in Qada region of Southeast Baghdad. The brigade, commanded by Colonel Pat White, replaced the Third Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, commanded by Colonel Wayne Grigsby who, four years later, would serve as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations for the 1st Armored Division. The "Iron Brigade" conducted 14 months of combat operations, partnering with the 2nd Battalion, 25th Iraqi Army Brigade. The brigade

pos: William McEntyre Dye was a captain in the U.S. Army. However he accepted a commission as colonel of the 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment on August 25, 1862. In 1862 Colonel Dye commanded the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the Army of the Frontier. Dye led the brigade at the battle of Prairie Grove where his division was under the overall command of Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herron. The following year, Dye returned to command of his regiment and was part of Herron's division of reinforcements sent to aid the Union army besieging Vicksburg. After the fall of Vicksburg, Dye commanded various brigades in

pos: Second Army (Egypt) Mamoun. The army's troops crossed the Suez Canal during Operation Badr, the opening offensive of the war, along with the Third Army. Just before the Battle of the Chinese Farm in 1973, it included on its southern flank the 21st Armoured Division commanded by Brigadier General Ibrahim El-Orabi and the 16th Infantry Division commanded by Brigadier General Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez. In addition to being division commander Hafez also commanded forces within his division's bridgehead over the Suez Canal, which included the 21st Armoured Division. Orabi's unit included the 1st Armoured Brigade commanded by Colonel Sayed Saleh, the 14th Armoured

pos: 22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment F. Fagan's 1st Brigade of Brigadier General Frances A. Shoup's 2nd Division, of Major General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's 1st Corps of Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes's Army of the Trans-Mississippi. The unit was brigaded with the 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel William H. Brooks, the 29th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants, the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alexander T. Hawthorne and Chew's Arkansas Infantry Battalion, commanded by Major Robert E. Chew. At the very end of November the cavalry was sent north toward Washington County. Early in December the infantry followed heading north.

pos: 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment infantry regiments to Massard Prairie, three miles southeast of Fort Smith to drill and organize divisions. The 39th Arkansas was assigned to Brigadier General James F. Fagan's 1st Brigade of Brigadier General Frances A. Shoup's 2nd Division, of Major General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's 1st Corps of Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes's Army of the Trans-Mississippi. The unit was brigaded with the 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel William H. Brooks, the 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel James P. King, the 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants and Chew's Arkansas Infantry Battalion, commanded by Major

pos: Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia General Jubal A. Early commanded the remnants of the Army of the Valley, by this point reduced to a single division of infantry, three batteries of artillery, and a small unit of cavalry (the rest having been dispatched across the Valley). The infantry division, commanded by Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton, was composed of two small infantry brigades commanded by Colonel Augustus Forsberg and Colonel Thomas Smith. Forsberg's Brigade consisted of the 50th and 51st Virginia Infantry Regiments and the 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters, while Smith's Brigade contained the 36th and 60th Virginia Infantry Regiments and the 45th Virginia Infantry

pos: 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment They boarded the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with their horses on July 16, and began a three-day trip to the other side of the state. Their destination was the rail station at Martinsburg. They were part of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia. The Army was commanded by General Hunter. The 2nd Cavalry Division was commanded by General Averell, and the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division was commanded by Colonel Powell. The Battle of Rutherford's Farm, also known as the Battle of Carter's Farm, occurred on July 20, about north of Winchester, Virginia. Union General

pos: Robert G. Shaver evacuation of the latter place by General Albert Sidney Johnston in February, 1862, Colonel Shaver, as senior Colonel of the brigade in which his regiment was serving, commanded the rear guard of General Johnston's army to Nashville, Tennessee. At Shiloh, April 6 and 7, 1862, Colonel Shaver, commanded the 1st Brigade of General Thomas C. Hindman's Division, 3rd Army Corps, composed of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonel Shaver initiated the fight on the Confederate right early Sunday morning, the 6th, where the fighting was fierce and incessant throughout that bloody

pos: Golden Square (Iraq) early 1940s. The members of the Golden Square were Colonel Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh, Colonel Kamil Shabib, Colonel Fahmi Said, and Colonel Mahmud Salman. During the Anglo-Iraqi War, the four members of the Golden Square commanded units located in the Baghdad area. Salah ad-Din al-Sabbagh was commander of the Iraqi 3rd Infantry Division. Kamal Shabib commanded the 1st Infantry Division. Fahmi Said commanded the Independent Mechanized Brigade. Mahmud Salman, the one non-Army officer, was the Chief of the Air Force. The members of the Golden Square were virulently anti-British. In time, these men represented real power as successive Iraqi governments sought

pos: John Irvin Gregg army as a captain in the 6th U.S. Cavalry. On November 14, 1862, Gregg was promoted to colonel of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He then commanded many different cavalry brigades in the various reorganizations of the Army of the Potomac. He led the Third Brigade at the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg in a division commanded by his cousin David Gregg. In October 1863, he earned another brevet to lieutenant colonel in the regular army for the Battle of Sulphur Springs. He was wounded at the Second Battle of Deep Bottom and won a brevet again on October 7, 1864

pos: 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Arkansas infantry to Massard Prairie, 3 miles south east of Fort Smith to drill and organize the divisions. The 34th Arkansas was assigned to Brigadier General James F. Fagan's 1st Brigade of Brigadier General Frances A. Shoup's 2nd Division, of Major General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's 1st Corps of Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes's Army of the Trans-Mississippi. The unit was brigaded with the 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel John King, the 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants and the 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alexander T. Hawthorne. At the very end of November

pos: Molla Fazle Akbar Artillery, Bangladesh Army on 30 November 1976. As staff he worked as the Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades, Staff Officer in Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Grade One Staff Officer (Training & Operations) in an Infantry Division, Assistant Defence Adviser at Bangladesh High Commission in India and Colonel Staff in an Infantry Division. He also performed as Director of Military Operations and Director of Artillery in General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters. Akbar commanded an Air Defence Artillery Regiment. He also commanded an Air Defence Artillery Brigade (ADA) of Bangladesh Army and a Field Artillery Brigade. He also commanded

pos: James Patton Brownlow the 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry (Union). In June 1863, Major General David S. Stanley organized the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. Brigadier General Robert B. Mitchell commanded the corps, Colonel (later Brigadier General) Edward M. McCook commanded the First Division and Colonel A. P. Campbell commanded the 1st Brigade, to which the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was assigned. In that month, Major General William Rosecrans began the Tullahoma Campaign which forced the Confederates to abandon that town and retreat to Chattanooga. Brownlow's regiment covered the retreat of the Union Army to Chattanooga after the

pos: Operation Riviresa 53rd Division, consisting of Special Forces commanded by Brigadier Janaka Perera and deputy commander Colonel (later Major General) Gamini Hettiarachchi broke out and launched a narrow frontal attack that headed directly to the east of Jaffna town, capturing key crossroads along the way. The 53rd Division consisted of the 534 Independent Brigade (commanded by Colonel Percy Fernando), 531 Air Mobile Brigade (commanded by Colonel Hiran Halangoda), 533 Armored Brigade (commanded by Colonel Gamini Balsooriya) and 532 Infantry Brigade (commanded by Colonel Lucky Rajasinghe). The LTTE had prepared for the attack in advance by mining all roads into the peninsula and

pos: Thomas W. Hyde his Union Army service on April 2, 1861, as a major in the 7th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On February 26, 1863, he became Assistant Inspector General of the Sixth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, which was commanded by Major General William F. "Baldy" Smith. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 1, 1863. In 1864, he became provost marshal general of the Sixth Corps. On September 24, 1864, Hyde transferred to the 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was promoted to colonel on October 22, 1864. Hyde commanded Brigade 3, Division 2, VI Corps of

pos: Adolph Engelmann which included his 43rd Illinois Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Shiloh. While still colonel of the 43rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, Engelmann commanded brigades, and briefly divisions, during the remainder of his term or service. From May 28, 1863, to August 10, 1863, including the Siege of Vicksburg, Engelmann commanded the 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, XVI Corps, Army of the Tennessee. He commanded Division 2 of the same corps, then in the Army of Arkansas, from September 6, 1863, to September 31, 1863, before resuming command of his brigade in that division. He participated in the capture of Little Rock,

pos: Baltic Sea Division Baltic Sea Division The Baltic Sea Division () was a 10,000 man German military unit commanded by Rüdiger von der Goltz. The core of the division comprised two army brigades from the German Eastern Front: 95. Reserve Infantry Brigade (led by Colonel K. Wolff) and 2. Guards Cavalry Brigade (led by Colonel H. von Tschirsky und von Bögendorff). They were supported by additional artillery and pioneer troops, and transported to Finland by a naval squadron led by Hugo Meurer. The military activity of the division in Finland served part of the foreign policy of the German Empire after the Treaty

pos: Paul Eaton brigade staff positions in the old 9th Infantry Division, then on the I Corps staff. He also commanded the 3rd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Combat Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, and later served as the G3 (operations) officer of the division during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. As a colonel in the mid 1990s he commanded an Army brigade in Germany and following promotion to brigadier general was the assistant division commander of the 1st Armored Division. In 2000, he returned to the US to serve as deputy commanding general of the Army Infantry

pos: 120th Ohio Infantry 120th Ohio Infantry The 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 120th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was commanded by Colonel Daniel French and Colonel Marcus Spiegel. The 120th Ohio Infantry was organized Mansfield, Ohio, and mustered in August 29, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Daniel French. The regiment first served unattached, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863.

pos: Kraków Army aware of the fact that it was impossible to hold the line of the Dunajec and the Nida, and that further retreat towards the San was the only option. The Army was commanded by general Antoni Szylling; his chief of staff was colonel S. Wiloch. It consisted of five infantry divisions, one motorized cavalry brigade, one mountain brigade and one cavalry brigade. The 22nd Mountain Infantry Division (Colonel Leopold Endel-Ragis) was supposed to be the reserve of Łódź Army, but due to destruction of rail connections, this division never reached its destination in central Poland. It concentrated near Krzeszowice and

pos: Battle of the Chinese Farm 217th Armored Brigade, Colonel Gabi Amir's 460th Armored Brigade and Aryeh Keren's 500th Armored Brigade. A paratrooper brigade would be transferred to Adan's division during the course of the battle. Kalman Magen's 252nd Armored Division would initially launch diversionary attacks elsewhere to draw attention from Sharon's operations at Deversoir. Thereafter the division would hold and secure the corridor and bridgehead. Egyptian forces in the area formed the southern flank of the Second Field Army. These units were the 21st Armored Division, commanded by Brigadier General Ibrahim Oraby, and the 16th Infantry Division, commanded by Brigadier General Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez.

pos: Natal Field Force besieged town of Ladysmith, the NFF comprised: General Cornelius Francis Clery's (2nd & 3rd) Division although temporarily commanded by Lyttelton for a time due to illness. The 3rd division was General Gatacre's command but most was diverted to Natal leaving him with only two and a half Battalions. 2nd Infantry Brigade commanded by General Sir Henry Hildyard 4th Infantry Brigade initially commanded by General The Hon. Neville Lyttelton and later by Colonel Charles Norcott. 5th Infantry Brigade commanded by General Arthur Fitzroy Hart 6th Infantry Brigade commanded by General Geoffrey Barton The (ad hoc) Cavalry Division commanded by Colonel Douglas

pos: Battle of the Imjin River the American I Corps comprising, from west to east, the South Korean Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) 1st Division, the American 3rd Division with the British 29th Brigade under command, the American 25th Division with the Turkish Brigade under command, and the American 24th Division. The 29th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Tom Brodie, consisted of the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (Glosters), under Lieutenant-Colonel James P. Carne; the 1st Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Fusiliers), under Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsley Foster; the 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles (Rifles), under the temporary command of Major Gerald Rickord; and the Belgian Battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Albert

pos: 3rd Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment This 2nd Brigade, together with the 1st Brigade of Général Fraboulet de Kerléadec, two batteries de 4 and one de mitrailleuse, and one engineer company constituted the 4th Infantry Division commanded by Général de division de Lartigue. The division was part of the 1st Army Corps with Marshal Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta as commanding general. On August 17, 1870, the 3rd Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment was part of the Army of Châlons. With the 87th Infantry Regiment of Colonel Blot, the 2nd Marching Regiment of Lt-Colonel de Lenchey and the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Grenadiers of the Guard,

pos: Thomas H. Ruger Ruger was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861, and promoted to colonel on August 20. Ruger commanded his regiment in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley campaigns. He participated in the Battle of Antietam, in which he was wounded while acting commander of a brigade in the 1st Division, XII Corps. Commissioned brigadier general of volunteers in November 1862, Ruger led his brigade of the XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and commanded the division of Brig. Gen. Alpheus Williams temporarily at Gettysburg. (Col. Silas Colgrove led the brigade

pos: W. H. L. Wallace He was then elected the unit's colonel. He rose up the ranks and commanded a brigade of Brig. Gen. John A. McClernand's division of Grant's Army of the Tennessee at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862. During the battle much of McClernand's division had been driven back with heavy losses and Wallace's coolness under fire was especially noted. Brig. Gen. Lew Wallace described the colonel as looking like a "farmer coming from a hard day's plowing". After this first time meeting upon the Fort Donelson battlefield, the two quickly learned each possessed the same surname and had commanded their

pos: 43rd Infantry Regiment (France) of the Army of the Rhine. With the 5th Battalion of "chasseurs" under Commandant Carré and the 13th Infantry Regiment under Colonel Lion, the 43rd formed the 1st brigade under the orders of General Véron called Bellecourt. This 1st brigade together with the 2nd brigade under General Pradier, two batteries of 4 guns and one machine-gun, and one company of engineers constituted the 2nd division of infantry commanded by Major-General Grenier. This division operated under the IVth Army Corps commanded by Major-General de Ladmirault. On 16 August 1870 the 4th battalion, formed mostly from new arrivals, left the depot to

pos: John Nichols (British Army officer) second year. For his services in the Middle East Nichols was twice mentioned in despatches. He later commanded the 182nd Infantry Brigade, part of Major-General Charles Wainwright's 61st Infantry Division, in the United Kingdom from November 1943, being made a temporary brigadier the following month, and a lieutenant colonel in mid-January 1944 He also commanded the Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force from March to July 1945. In August 1945 he took command of the 114th Infantry Brigade (formerly the 211th Infantry Brigade). He retired from the army as a colonel, although he had attained the rank of acting major general

pos: Brigadier general (United States) has not changed since the creation of the rank two centuries ago. Since the Mexican–American War, however, the lower rank of colonel has been the normal rank appointed to command a brigade that is organic to a division ("e.g.", the 1st Brigade of the 94th Infantry Division, vice the 187th Infantry Brigade). While separate brigades (e.g. the 187th, commanded by then-BG William Westmoreland in Korea) were traditionally commanded by brigadier generals, this practice has ceased in recent history. Today, an Army or Marine Corps "BG" or "BGen," respectively, typically serves as deputy commander to the commanding general of a division

pos: 15th Infantry Division (Greece) Army in May 1916. The 15th Infantry Division was reformed on 6 November 1940 when the 4th Infantry Brigade was expanded and augmented by personnel conscripted from the Kastoria and Grevena regions, following the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War. Both the brigade and the newly formed division were commanded by Colonel Agamemnon Metaxas. The newly formed division, now composed of three Infantry Regiments (28th, 33rd, and 90th) with artillery support (XV Mountain Artillery Regiment), was attached to the III Army Corps - which was, in turn, under the operational command of the Western Macedonia Army Section - and tasked with

pos: 80th Illinois Infantry Regiment men for nine months of service. In part as a patriotic response to these calls, the 80th Illinois Infantry was organized by Colonel Thomas G. Allen at Centralia, Illinois and mustered into service on 25 August 1862. The regiment was ordered to Louisville on 4 September 1862, and assigned to the 33rd Brigade, Tenth Division, of the Union Army of the Ohio. Brigadier General William R. Terrill commanded the brigade, Brigadier General James S. Jackson commanded the division, and Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook commanded the I Corps. In its first principal action of the war the regiment participated in

pos: Rafael García Valiño to reach Pamplona to join up with the Nationalist Army of the North, led by Emilio Mola. He commanded several Carlist units, and with the First Navarrese Brigade participated in the campaign of the North. After he was promoted to colonel, he commanded the First Division of Navarre, with which he fought in Teruel and in the campaign of Aragon, along with those of Aranda, to the Mediterranean, thus cutting the Republican zone in two. He also commanded an army corps in the XYZ battle, in the Battle of Ebro and participated in the offensive of Catalonia. He led the

pos: 122nd Illinois Infantry Regiment General Garrard’s Division, XVI Corps of the Army of the Tennessee, in the assault upon the rebel works at Blakely, and materially aided in capturing that place. The Brigade captured 10 pieces of artillery and the rebel General’s headquarters, a number of rebel flags, and several hundreds of prisoners, among them Generals Liddell and Thomas and their staff officers. The Regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Drish, who was seriously wounded by a piece of shell. The loss of the Regiment was 20 men killed and wounded. Colonel Rinaker commanded the Brigade in the charge as he had done for

pos: John Pennycuick (British Army infantry officer) fortress of Kalat on 13 November 1839. For his actions, he was promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel in 1840, and was made a Commander of the Order of the Bath. He was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1840, and served near Aden in 1841. He exchanged from the 17th Regiment to the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1848. Later that year, he commanded a brigade in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, composed of the 24th Regiment and Bengal Native infantry battalions, in the 3rd Division commanded by Major General Joseph Thackwell (later by Sir Colin Campbell). His brigade led

pos: Army of Occupation (Mexico) The 1st Brigade was commanded by Lt. Col. William G. Belknap and would be the right wing of the army. The 2nd Brigade was commanded by Colonel David E. Twiggs and was the left wing. Taylor defeated the Mexican army at the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.<br> Order of Battle Taylor received significant reinforcements for an invasion of northern Mexico. The Army of Occupation was organized into four divisions, two of them being made up mostly of volunteers and two of them mostly regulars. David Twiggs was given command of the 1st Division of Regulars and

pos: Adolphus Buschbeck 1861, following the resignation of Colonel Max Einstein. As colonel, Buschbeck took part in the Battle of Cross Keys under the command of Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont. Buschbeck next served in 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the I Corps of the Army of Virginia, which later became XI Corps. He became acting brigade commander at the Second Battle of Bull Run, when Julius Stahel was promoted to division command. In the Army of the Potomac, Buschbeck served under Franz Sigel and Oliver Otis Howard. At the Battle of Chancellorsville he commanded 1st Brigade, 2nd Division of the XI Corps

pos: 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment unit has endured the loss of 5000 members. With the 3rd Marching Marine Infantry Regiment of colonel Lecamus, the 2 under the orders of colonel Alleyron formed the 2nd Brigade of général Charles Martin des Pallières. This 2nd Brigade with the 1st Brigade of général Reboul, three batteries de 4, two batteries de 4 and a machine gun of the Marine Artillery Regiment, on engineer company constituted the 3rd Infantry Division commanded by division general de Vassoigne. This infantry division evolved at the corps of the 12th Army Corps having for commander-in-chief division general Lebrun. Reconstituted more than ten times,

pos: 123rd Illinois Infantry Regiment assigned to the Army of the Ohio from September 1862 to November 1862, and then to the Army of the Cumberland from November 1862 to June 1865. The commanding general of the Army of the Cumberland was William Rosecrans. The regiment was in the 1st Brigade with Colonel Albert S. Hall, which was part of the Fifth Division commanded by Brigadier General Joseph J. Reynolds, reporting to Major General George Henry Thomas. Later, for a time, the 123rd Illinois Infantry Regiment was attached to the mounted unit known as the "Wilder Lightning Brigade" commanded by Wilder. It was assigned to

pos: 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Lieut C.H. Rundell was appointed as the Adjutant of the regiment. On November 15, 1862, General Hindman moved the Arkansas infantry to Massard Prairie, three miles southeast of Fort Smith to drill and organize divisions. The 37th Arkansas was assigned to Brigadier General James F. Fagan's 1st Brigade of Brigadier General Frances A. Shoup's 2nd Division, of Major General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's 1st Corps of Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes's Army of the Trans-Mississippi. The unit was brigaded with the 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel William H. Brooks, the 35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel James P.

pos: Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian 2nd and 3rd Armies. Sharon's 143rd Division, now reinforced with a paratroop brigade commanded by Colonel Danny Matt, was tasked with establishing bridgeheads on the east and west banks of the canal. The 162nd and 252nd Armored Divisions, commanded by Generals Avraham Adan and Kalman Magen respectively, would then cross through the breach to the west bank of the canal and swing southward, encircling the 3rd Army. The offensive was code-named Operation Stouthearted Men or alternatively, Operation Valiant. On the night of October 15, 750 of Colonel Matt's paratroopers crossed the canal in rubber dinghies. They were

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) under the orders of général Conseil-Dumesnil. The 2nd Infantry Division of the 7th Army Corps was under the orders of général Liébert. The 3rd Infantry Division of the 7th Army Corps was under the orders of général Dumont. The Cavalry Division of the 7th Army Corps was commanded by général baron Ameil. Colonel Aubac The 1st Reserve Cavalry Division was commanded by général du Barail. The 2nd Reserve Cavalry Division was commanded by général de Bonnemain. The 3rd Reserve Cavalry Division was commanded by général de Forton. Commanded by général Canu. Commanded by général de Mitrecé. Commanded by colonel Rémond.

neg: Army of Châlons Salignac-Fénelon The 7th Army Corps () was commanded by général Douay, with headquarter staff général Renson. The 1st Infantry Division of the 7th Army Corps was under the orders of général Conseil-Dumesnil The 2nd Infantry Division of the 7th Army Corps was under the orders of général Liébert. The 3rd Infantry Division of the 7th Army Corps was under the orders of général Dumont The Cavalry Division of the 7th Army Corps was commanded by général baron Ameil Colonel Aubac The 12th Army Corps () was commanded by général Lebrun, with headquarter staff général Gresley. The 1st Infantry Division of

neg: 4th Infantry Division (Poland) War II, the 4th Infantry Division was initially commanded by Colonel Tadeusz Lubicz-Niezabitowski, and its peacetime headquarters was located in Toruń, with additional units stationed in Włocławek and Brodnica. After September 4, 1939, it was commanded by Colonel Mieczysław Rawicz-Mysłowski, and then after September 12 it was commanded by Colonel Józef Werobej. The 4th Division was originally part of the Pomorze Army and stationed northeast of Toruń, near the border of East Prussia. From September 9, the division fought against the Wehrmacht in the Battle of the Bzura, a Polish counterattack west of Warsaw in the area of the Bzura

neg: Army of Châlons commanded by général Duhesme which was replaced on August 25 by général Michel The 5th Army Corps () was commanded by général de Failly, with headquarter staff général Besson. The 1st Infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général Goze. The 2nd infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général de l'Abadie d'Aydren. The 3rd Infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général Guyot de Lespart The Cavalry Division of the 5th Army Corps was commanded by général Brahaut Colonel Adolphe Louis Émile Frédéric de

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) The 2nd Infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général de l'Abadie d'Aydren. The 3rd Infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général Guyot de Lespart The Cavalry Division of the 5th Army Corps was commanded by général Brahaut Colonel de Salignac-Fénelon The 6th Army Corps was () was commanded by Marshal Certain de Canrobert, with chef d'état-major général Henry. The 1st Infantry Division of the 6th Army Corps was under the orders of général Tixier The 2nd Infantry Division of the 6th Army Corps was under the orders of

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) 2nd Infantry Division of the 3rd Army Corps was under the orders of général de Castagny The 3rd Infantry Division of the 3rd Army Corps was under the orders of général Metman The 4th Infantry Division of the 3rd Army Corps was under the orders of général Decaen then Aymard The Cavalry Division of the 3rd Army Corps was commanded by général comte de Clérembault Artillery Reserve was under the orders of colonel de Lajaille The 4th Army Corps () was commanded by général de Ladmirault, with chef d'état-major général Osmont. The 1st Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) was under the orders of général Ducrot The 2nd Infantry Division of the 1st Army Corps was under the orders of général Douay The 3rd Infantry Division of the 1st Army Corps was under the orders of général Raoult The 4th Infantry Division of the 1st Army Corps was under the orders of général de Lartigue The Cavalry Division of the 1st Army Corps was commanded by général Duhesme Artillery Reserve was under the orders of colonel Vassart d'Andernay The 2nd Army Corps () was commanded by général Frossard, with chef d'état-major général Saget. The 1st Infantry Division of the

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) 2nd Army Corps was under the orders of général Vergé The 2nd Infantry Division of the 2nd Army Corps was under the orders of général Bataille The 3rd Infantry Division of the 2nd Army Corps was under the orders of général Merle de Labrugière de Laveaucoupet The Cavalry Division of the 2nd Army Corps was commanded by général Marmier Artillery Reserve was under the orders of colonel Beaudoin The 3rd Army Corps () was commanded by Marshal Bazaine, with chef d'état-major général Manèque. The 1st Infantry Division of the 3rd Army Corps was under the orders of général Montaudon The

neg: 3rd Regiment, Arkansas State Troops with the numbering system for regiments adopted by the State Military Board. The State Military Board authorized a 1st and 3rd Arkansas Regiment of State Troops. The 1st Regiment was commanded by Colonel Patrick R. Cleburne and was organized a Mound City, in the 2nd or Eastern Division of the Army of Arkansas. The State Military Board had authorized a 3rd Regiment of State Troops as a cavalry regiment under Colonel DeRosey Carroll, and ordered it to join the 1st Division" of the Army of Arkansas commanded by General Nicholas B. Pearce in northwest Arkansas. The free-spirited General Pearce ignored

neg: Creighton Abrams the 37th Armor Regiment. In September 1943, a reorganization of the division redesignated the 37th Armor Regiment to the 37th Tank Battalion, which Abrams commanded; he also commanded Combat Command B of the division during the Battle of the Bulge. During this time Abrams was promoted to the temporary ranks of major (February 1942), lieutenant colonel (September 1942), and colonel (April 1945). Abrams was promoted to lieutenant colonel only 11 days before his 28th birthday. During much of this time, the 4th Armored Division (led by the 37th Tank Battalion) was the spearhead for General George S. Patton's Third Army,

neg: Army of the Rhine (1870) was under the orders of général Courtot de Cissey The 2nd Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps was under the orders of général Rose then Grenier The 3rd Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps was under the orders of général Latrille comte de Lorencez The Cavalry Division of the 4th Army Corps was commanded by général Legrand Artillery Reserve was under the orders of colonel Soleille The 5th Army Corps () was commanded by général de Failly, with chef d'état-major général Besson. The 1st Infantry Division of the 5th Army Corps was under the orders of général Goze.

neg: 5th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops which Thomas P. Dockery was selected to command this new regiment with Captain Joseph L. Neal as the lieutenant colonel. In the Davis Blues, Augusta S. Hutchinson, a man of strong military training was elected to replace Lieutenant Colonel Neal. Immediately following secession, the Arkansas Succession Convention created the Provisional Army of Arkansas. The Provisional Army was to consist of two divisions, the 1st Division in the western part of the state was to be commanded by Brigadier General Pearce, and the 2nd Division in the eastern half of the state, commanded by Major General James Yell. The intent of

neg: Order of battle of the Bulgarian Army in the First Balkan War (1912) guard units. The nominal commander in chief of the Bulgarian Army was Tsar Ferdinand I but de facto its control and leadership were in the hands of his deputy Lieutenant-General Mihail Savov. The Chief of the General Staff was Major-General Ivan Fichev with Colonel Stefan Nerezov as his Deputy Chief. First Army was commanded by lieutenant-general Vasil Kutinchev. Second Army was commanded by lieutenant-general Nikola Ivanov. Third Army was commanded by lieutenant-general Radko Dimitriev. The single Bulgarian cavalry division served independently on the Thracian Theater: Second Allied Army was commanded by General Stepa Stepanović. The detachment was commanded by Major-General

neg: Greek Caucasus Division Greeks serving on the Eastern Front was also planned. Its three regiments were stationed at Tiflis, Kars and Tsalka respectively. Each regiment had three battalions of four companies each. The division included an autonomous battalion stationed at Ardahan and a reserve regiment in Batumi. The unit was commanded by former Russian Army Colonel Michael Ananiadis (Michael Ananiev) and his deputy, former artillery Colonel Demosthenes Pandazidis. Several units were commanded by Russian officers due to a shortage in experienced ethnic Greeks. Equipment was drawn from the 4th Russian Division which was in the middle of demobilization. The Armistice of Erzincan was

neg: 30th Infantry Division (Poland) 30th Infantry Division (Poland) The 30th Polesie Infantry Division (30. Poleska Dywizja Piechoty), was a unit of the Polish Army in the inter-war period. It was stationed in Kobryn, as well as other towns of the Polesie Voivodeship - Brzesc nad Bugiem and Pinsk. It was commanded by Colonel Mieczysław Mackiewicz (1921–26), General Stanisław Tessaro (1926–29), Colonel Stanisław Wrzaliński (1929–31) and General Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski (1931-1938). In the Polish September Campaign the Division, under General Leopold Cehak, was part of the Operational Group "Piotrkow" of the Łódź Army. The 30th was the only Division of the Polish Army, which took its

neg: Hullyeondae The second battalion was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Yi Doohwang, and the third battalion was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Yi Jinho. All of these commanders had participated successfully during operations against the Donghak peasant rebels and the Chinese Army in 1894-1895. The regiment was composed of the most progressive element of the Korean Army. Convinced that Queen Min was conspiring with the Russians to bring their troops into the country, the Regiment attacked the Imperial Palace on 8 October 1895, allowing Japanese ronin assassins to kill the Empress. Hullyeondae The Hullyeondae ( "Military Training Division") was a Korean Army Regiment

neg: Chapaev (film) Chapaev (film) Chapaev (, ) is a 1934 Soviet war film, directed by the Vasilyev brothers for Lenfilm. The film is a fictionalized biography of Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev (1887–1919), a Red Army commander who became a hero of the Russian Civil War. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dmitri Furmanov, a Russian writer and Bolshevik commissar who fought together with Chapaev. The film centers around a Red Army division commanded by Vasilii Chapaev in their fight against White Army troops commanded by Colonel Borodzin. A Commissar named Furmanov is delegated to the division from Moscow,

neg: Myanmar Army Ma" or "Ta Ma Kha"), commanded by a Brigadier General, each with 10 Light Infantry Battalions organised under 3 Tactical Operations Commands, commanded by a Colonel, ("3 battalions each and 1 reserve"), 1 Field Artillery Battalion, 1 Armour Squadron and other support units. These divisions were first introduced to the Myanmar Army in 1966 as rapid reaction mobile forces for strike operations. 77th Light Infantry Division was formed on 6 June 1966, followed by 88th Light Infantry Division and 99th Light Infantry Division in the two following years. 77th LID was largely responsible for the defeat of the Communist forces

neg: Battle of Kursk order of battle Battle of Kursk order of battle The Battle of Kursk order of battle is a list of the significant units that fought in the Battle of Kursk between July and August 1943. Units smaller than division size and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. The following units were included in the Western Front, commanded by Colonel General Vasily Sokolovsky. The 50th Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Boldin and included the following units. The 11th Guards Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Bagramyan, and included the following units. The 1st Air Army, commanded

neg: 39th Infantry Division (Poland) 39th Infantry Division (Poland) The Polish 39th Infantry Division was a reserve unit of the Polish Army, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. Commanded by General Bruno Olbrycht, it was part of the Prusy Army and was concentrated in the area of the Holy Cross Mountains. The division was fully assembled on September 10, 1939. It was ordered to defend the Vistula River line between the towns of Dęblin and Kazimierz Dolny. Due to General Olbrycht's sickness, it was "de facto" commanded by Colonel Bronisław Duch. On September 14, the 39th, which had become part of the Lublin

neg: Reuben Henry Tucker III the Anzio beachhead, they became known as the "Devils in Baggy Pants." The nickname remains with the regiment today. Colonel James M. Gavin, who originally commanded the 505th PIR and later commanded the 82nd Airborne Division, stated in his book, "On to Berlin": "The 504th was commanded by a tough, superb combat leader, Colonel Reuben H. Tucker was probably the best regimental commander of the war." Gavin admitted that Tucker Following the war, Colonel Tucker held varied positions and assignments, including as Commander 1st Cadet Regiment, West Point; staff and faculty, Air War College; student, Army War College; Commandant of

neg: 317th Infantry Regiment (United States) 317th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 317th Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the United States Army during World War II. It was one of three infantry regiments in the 80th Infantry Division. Today, it is known as the 317th Regiment and is based in Lynchburg, Virginia as a training unit within the United States Army Reserve - currently under the 104th Training Division. The regiment was first commanded by Colonel A. Donald Cameron. In October, 1944, he was replaced by Colonel Warfield M. Lewis. The final commander of the regiment, appointed in December, 1944, was Lieutenant Colonel Henry G.

neg: 21st Army (Soviet Union) 3rd Panzer Division as German forces closed to the Dnepr, taking Rahachow and Zhlobin by 7 July and isolating 66th Rifle Corps' 117th Rifle Division in the eastern fringes of the Pripyat Marshes. On 13 July, 21st Army, by this time under the command of Colonel-General Fedor Kuznetsov, and reinforced with 67th Rifle Corps (commanded by Colonel Zhmachenkoas) and a cavalry group under the command of Colonel-General Oka Gorodovikov, went on the offensive again. Its 63rd Rifle Corps crossed Dnepr on pontoon bridges and recaptured Rahachow and Zhlobin, the first large towns to be retaken from German forces since the

neg: 161st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Colonel General von Leeb as unnecessary. On 22 June 1941 the 161st attacked the Soviet Union as part of Army Group Centre's 9th Army, commanded by Colonel General Adolf Strauß. After participating in the first great encirclement at Mink, the 161st had to march hard to catch up with the fighting to the east, eventually helping to relieve the mobile units of 3rd Panzer group for other tasks. By mid August the division was part of the 9th Army's eastern front north of Smolensk. On 17 August the division was hit by a massive attack, a main component of Timoshenkos

neg: Archibald Ritchie (British Army officer) the war, Ritchie was confirmed in the rank of Major-General, and commanded 51st (Highland) Division in the Territorial Army from 1923-27 before retiring. In retirement, he was the ceremonial colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders from 1931-39. Archibald Ritchie (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Archibald Buchanan Ritchie, KBE CB CMG (14 May 1869 - 9 July 1955) was a British Army officer, who commanded the 11th (Northern) Division and 16th (Irish) Division during the First World War. Ritchie was born in 1869, the son of John Ritchie, an artillery officer who would later rise to the rank of Major-General. He was

neg: 24th Infantry Division (Poland) 24th Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 24th Infantry Division () was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. The Division was created in 1921, and its first commandants were: General Jan Hempel (until 1926), General Wacław Scaevola-Wieczorkiewicz, Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski (until September 9, 1939), and Colonel Boleslaw Schwarzenberg-Czerny (in the final days of the September 1939 campaign). The 24th Division's headquarters were located in Jarosław, with some regiments stationed in nearby cities of Rzeszów and Przemyśl. It consisted of: The 24th Division, commanded by Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski, remained

neg: 349th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) southern flank of the salient. On May 10, Colonel Brailyan was succeeded in command by Col. M. G. Ruznyaev, who held the post for about six weeks, until he was replaced at the end of June by Col. Aleksandr Ilich Shchagin, who remained in command until June 1, 1943. Shchagin had previously commanded the 341st Rifle Division in the second Battle of Kharkov. Colonel Ruznyaev took command at an unfortunate time, because one week later 9th Army came under attack from the German III Motorized and XXXXIV Army Corps. His division was holding a sector to the southeast of Barvenkovo,

neg: 40th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union) on 15 October and was awarded the honorific "Pechenga" for its actions. The division then fought in the capture of Kirkenes, and its 1411th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Stavoverov, was awarded the honorific "Kirkenes". For its actions at Kirkenes, the 40th also received the Order of the Red Banner on 14 November. After the capture of Petsamo and Kirkenes the combat role of the 14th Army was finished and it advanced into Norway. The division served with the army until the end of the war. Khramov commanded the division until November 1945, when he was transferred to command

neg: Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre At the outbreak of the revolution, he was sympathetic to the new revolutionary ideas and resumed his military career, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5th Dragoons 25 July 1791, he became aide-de-camp to Rochambeau and then in April 1792 was made Colonel of the 5th dragoons under Biron. At the Battle of Quiévrain (30 April 1792) he was trampled by a horse whilst attempting to rally his routed troops, then, serving under Dumouriez, was promoted Marechal-de-Camp of the Army of the Ardennes. At the Battle of Valmy, Dampierre commanded a division of the army of Beurnonville, then commanded the right wing

neg: British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914) Brigadier-General J. E. Gough (Chief of Staff), Brigadier-General H. S. Horne (commanding Royal Artillery) and Brigadier-General S. R. Rice (commanding Royal Engineers). 1st Division was commanded by Major-General S. H. Lomax, with Colonel R. Fanshawe as GSO 1. Brigadier-General N. D. Findlay commanded the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel A. L. Schreiber commanded the Royal Engineers. 2nd Division was commanded by Major-General C. C. Monro, with Colonel Hon. F. Gordon as GSO 1. Brigadier-General E. M. Perceval commanded the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. H. Boys commanded the Royal Engineers. II Corps was commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir James Grierson. His

neg: XVI Corps (Union Army) command. One division from the XVII Corps was attached to the Right Wing. This division was dubbed the "Red River Division" and was commanded by Thomas Kilby Smith. The Red River Division remained in Louisiana while A.J. Smith took the rest of the Right Wing into Mississippi to protect Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Tupelo. Here the two divisions were commanded by Mower (1st Division) and Colonel David Moore (2nd Division) with a division of cavalry temporarily attached under Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson. This unit was sometimes called "General A.J. Smith's

neg: Eugene M. Landrum to lieutenant colonel in 1938. When World War II began Landrum was Chief of Staff of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, and he received temporary promotion to colonel. In 1942 he was promoted to temporary brigadier general. Landrum commanded the 7th Infantry Division and other forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign during combat as the United States reclaimed islands in the Aleutians which had been seized by the Japanese. For his service in Alaska Landrum received both the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals. Landrum was promoted to temporary major general in 1943 and commanded the 87th Infantry

neg: 2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) Poland. During the Invasion of Poland, 2nd Legions Infantry Division was a reserve unit of Army Łódź. Commanded by Colonel Edward Dojan-Surówka, it detrained at Łask and took positions near Zelów. On September 2, 1939, it was sent to Belchatow, and its elements fought in the Battle of Borowa Góra. In the night of September 8/9, 1939, Colonel Dojan-Surowka suffered a nervous breakdown and abandoned his soldiers. He was replaced by Colonel Antoni Staich. Later, the division took part in the Battle of Wola Cyrusowa, and finally, fought in the Battle of Modlin, capitulating on September 29, 1939. A number

neg: Army of the Southwest the 1st Division and Gen. Asboth (a Hungarian immigrant) retained command of the 2nd Division. This left Col. Davis' 3rd Division as the only division composed of native born units (mostly from Midwestern States). So Curtis created the 4th Division with Colonel Eugene A. Carr in command to bring an ethnic balance to the army. Curtis led the army into its greatest engagement of the war at the Battle of Pea Ridge. After capturing Helena, Arkansas, later that year, the army ceased to be of great significance for the rest of the war. The 1st Division, now commanded by Frederick

neg: Alan Clive Roberts is an artillery officer. Following national service he has served in the reserve army Royal Artillery. As a Lieutenant-Colonel he commanded Leeds University Officers Training Corps 1972-79, appointed Colonel 1980-83 as Deputy Commander to the General Officer Commanding North East Military District. 2nd Infantry Division followed by Commandant Yorkshire army Cadet Force 1984-88. He is an honorary Colonel Commandant of Royal Regiment of Artillery: The highest honour the Royal Artillery bestowed on a non-serving officer. He is honorary colonel of 269(WR) Battery 101 (N) Regiment Royal Artillery and former honorary colonel of a number of reserve units. He was National

neg: Bruno Olbrycht Infantry Division, but due to his illness, the division was de facto commanded by Colonel Bronislaw Duch. Captured by the Wehrmacht on 27 September 1939, Olbrycht was kept at Oflag II-D and Oflag IV-B Koenigstein, where he began publishing a camp newspaper "Gazetka Obozowa". In 1941, as a war invalid, he was transferred to Ujazdowski Hospital in Warsaw, and next year German authorities released him. Soon after his release, Olbrycht joined the Home Army. In summer 1944, during Operation Tempest, he commanded Operational Group Cieszyn Silesia. Arrested by Germans in August 1944, he was freed by the Home Army, and

neg: 2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) of its soldiers were killed by the Germans in the Massacre in Zakroczym. The division was recreated in the spring of 1944 by the Home Army of Kielce - Radom Area, as Second Legions Home Army Infantry Division "Pogon". With over 3000 soldiers, and commanded by Colonel Antoni Żółkiewski, it fought in Operation Tempest (summer 1944). The division was dissolved in January 1945. 2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 2nd Legions Infantry Division ("2. Dywizja Piechoty Legionów") was a tactical unit of the Polish Army between the World Wars. Formed on February 21, 1919, in the towns of Zegrze and

neg: 193rd Tank Division 193rd Tank Division The 193rd Tank Division was originally a Red Army infantry division that was reorganised after World War II as a mechanised and then a tank division of the Soviet Army. The original 193rd Rifle Division was established in the Kharkov Military District on March 14, 1941. By June 22 it was still forming near Kamenka in the Kiev Military District and its order of battle was as follows: The division, commanded by Colonel A.K. Berestov, joined with the 195th and 200th Rifle Divisions to form the 31st Rifle Corps. At the onset of the German invasion this

neg: Battle of Kursk order of battle Sergei Goryunov. It entered combat in mid-July. Battle of Kursk order of battle The Battle of Kursk order of battle is a list of the significant units that fought in the Battle of Kursk between July and August 1943. Units smaller than division size and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. The following units were included in the Western Front, commanded by Colonel General Vasily Sokolovsky. The 50th Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Boldin and included the following units. The 11th Guards Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Bagramyan, and included the

neg: 67th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union) the war. The following officers commanded the division during World War II: 67th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union) The 67th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division () was an anti-aircraft artillery division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II. Formed in September 1943, the division fought in the Baltic Offensive, the East Prussian Offensive, and the Samland Offensive. It was disbanded after the end of the war. The division was formed in September 1943 in the Moscow Military District, commanded by Azerbaijani Colonel Habibullah Huseynov from 1 October. For the next several months, the division defended the Moscow Industrial Region

neg: Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah leave a few men in a strong position for the occupation of the Doon and to carry his undivided army against Amar Singh's son, Colonel Ranajor Singh Thapa, who was with about 2300 elite of the Gurkha army, at Nahan. It was further intended to reinforce the division considerably; and the command was handed over to Major-General Martindell. In the mean time Colonel Mawbey had led back the division through the Keree pass, leaving Colonel Carpenter posted at Kalsee, at the north western extremity of the Doon. This station commanded the passes of the Jumna on the main line of

neg: XIII Corps (Union Army) commanded by Thomas E. G. Ransom, the 3rd Division by General Robert A. Cameron and the 4th Division by Colonel William J. Landram. The corps fought at the Battle of Mansfield. Ransom was wounded at Mansfield and was succeeded in command of the corps by General Cameron. A few weeks later Michael K. Lawler of the 1st Division in Texas became the official corps commander. General McClernand however assumed direct command of the two divisions fighting in Louisiana under Banks. McClernand was relieved of command due to ill health and Lawler himself personally commanded this detachment. Shortly after William P.

neg: Louis Lemoine division the next year and fought at Neuwied in 1797. He commanded an infantry division at Novi and Genola in 1799. During the First French Empire he commanded posts in the interior. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 6. Louis Lemoine Louis Lemoine (23 November 1764 – 23 January 1842) commanded a French infantry division during the French Revolutionary Wars. He enlisted in the French Royal Army in 1783 and rose to the rank of sous-officer. Elected lieutenant colonel of a volunteer battalion in 1791, he led his troops at Jemappes

neg: 33rd Infantry Division (Poland) 33rd Infantry Division (Poland) The 33rd Infantry Division was a reserve infantry division of the Polish Army in the final days of the Second Polish Republic. It was not part of peacetime structure of the army, and was formed on August 24–27, 1939, out of units stationed at military districts I (Warsaw) and III (Grodno). It consisted mainly of Border Protection Corps battalions, together with students of Central Border Protection Corps Officer School (Osowiec) and 32nd Light Artillery from Rembertów. According to the operational plan of the Polish Army, the Division, commanded by Colonel Tadeusz Zieleniewski became part of Independent

neg: Fortified Sector of the Vosges The SF Vosges was commanded by General Viellard, then Colonel André. The command post was at Baerenthal, then Ingwiller. The interval troops, the army formations that were to provide the mobile defense for the sector, to support and be supported by the fixed defenses, were from the 30th Alpine Infantry Division. Artillery support for the sector was provided by the 168th Position Artillery Regiment ("Régiment d'Artillerie de Position (RAP)"), which controlled both fixed and mobile artillery, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robo. The 30th DIA was a Class A reserve formation. On 5 March 1940 the SF Vosges was reorganized and

neg: German order of battle for the invasion of Poland Warsaw from East Prussia (3rd Army). Directly subordinated to Army Group North were: 4th Army was commanded by General of Artillery Günther von Kluge. It was based in Western Pomerania. 3rd Army was commanded by General of Artillery Georg von Küchler. It was based in East Prussia. Army Group South was commanded by Colonel General Gerd von Rundstedt. Its initial objective was to drive from Silesia towards Warsaw (8th Army and 10th Army), and to destroy the Polish forces around Kraków (14th Army). 8th Army was commanded by Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz. It was based in northern Silesia. 10th Army

neg: Wladyslaw Jedrzejewski 1916, Jedrzejewski was promoted to major general. In December 1918 in Warsaw, he joined the newly created Polish Army. In March 1919, Jedrzejewski was transferred to Lwow, where he commanded the defence of the city in the Polish-Ukrainian War. In August 1919, he became commandant of the 5th Lwow Infantry Division, and on April 21, 1920, was promoted to colonel general. In May - August 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War, Jedrzejewski commanded the Polish First Army. In August - September 1920, he commanded the Polish Sixth Army, and then the Sixth Army Operational Group. In September 1921, Jedrzejewski was transferred

neg: Charles Champion Gilbert by the Senate and it expired on March 4, 1863. Some officers in the Army, including Buell's Chief of Staff James B. Fry, were surprised to find out Gilbert had not officially been promoted to major general. Leaving the Volunteer service and returning to the regular army he was appointed Major in the 19th U.S. Infantry. He also was brevetted as lieutenant colonel and colonel. Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans took command of the Army of the Ohio and the subsequent reorganization as the Army of the Cumberland left Gilbert without a permanent command. He commanded the 10th (Provisional) Division

neg: 35th Infantry Division (Poland) 35th Infantry Division (Poland) 35th Infantry Division (Polish: 35. Dywizja Piechoty) was a reserve unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. It did not exist in peacetime organization of the army, and was formed between August 31 - September 4, 1939, during the Invasion of Poland. The division consisted mainly of units which until September 1 manned Fortified Area of Wilno (Obszar Warowny Wilno), and forces of the Border Protection Corps, which guarded northeastern corner of the country. After its formation, the division joined Operational Group Wyszkow. On September 7, 1939, the division, commanded by Colonel Jaroslaw

neg: Carlos Brewer the 9th Infantry Division. Devers was in command of the newly formed Sixth United States Army Group leading the Allied invasion in the south of France, which consisted of the 7th Army under Gen. Alexander Patch and the First French Army under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. His former command, the 12th Armored Division was assigned to the 7th Army. Brewer asked Devers if as a Colonel he could command the newly formed 46th Group Heavy Army Artillery assigned to the 7th Army, commanded by Patch who had been in the same graduating class at West Point and with

neg: Alfred Astley Pearson now forming Kenya. He was promote to colonel on 8 February 1900, and appointed as temporary assistant adjutant-general (probably in Poona, in the Bombay Command) on 7 July 1900. In 1902 he officiated as Colonel on the Staff in Cawnpore. In 1904, he officiated as the Adjutant General of Indian Army. He commanded the 4th (Quetta) Division in 1905-6; was Inspector-General of Volunteers in India, 1906-8; and in command of the 3rd (Lahore) Division, Northern Army, 1908–12. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1911 Coronation Honours. Sir Alfred was the Colonel of 124th

neg: 60th Infantry Division (Poland) 60th Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 60th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Polish Army, which fought in the September 1939 Invasion of Poland. This unit, which was first named Division Kobryn, was not part of peacetime organization of the army, and was created in mid-September 1939, out of reserve units of Military District IX. It was formed in the town of Kobryn, and guns and ammunition for the division were delivered by Warsaw city buses, from Central Ammunition Depot Nr 2 in Stawy near Deblin. The division was commanded by Colonel Adam Epler. In mid-September 1939, Division Kobryn

neg: Anton Egorovich Zaltsa of 24th Infantry Division. From 1904 to 1905, he commanded the 1st Guards Infantry Division, and from 1905 to 1908, he had commanded two army corps, the first one being the 22nd Army Corps, and the second being the 1st Army Corps. In mid April 1908, he was promoted to General of the Infantry, and became the assistant commander of the Kiev Military District, under the commander-in-chief Lieutenant-General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, and later Colonel-General Nikolai Ivanov. In early February 1911, he was appointed the commander-in-chief of all the troops of the Kazan Military District. With the outbreak of the First World

neg: 16th Tank Division (Soviet Union) years later. The 16th Tank Division (Military Unit Number 4488) was first formed in July 1940 from elements of the 173rd Rifle Division at summer camps in Kotovsk, part of the 2nd Mechanized Corps. It was commanded by Colonel Mikhail Myndro, and its chief of staff was Colonel Andrei Kravchenko. The 16th Tank Division was reformed on 4 March 1955 from the 111th Tank Division at Nalaikh, Mongolia with the 6th Guards Tank Army in the Transbaikal Military District. It included the 133rd Mechanized Regiment, the 165th, 222nd, and 223rd Tank Regiments, and the 73rd Heavy Tank Regiment. In May

neg: 44th Infantry Division (Poland) 44th Infantry Division (Poland) The Polish 44th Reserve Infantry Division was a reserve unit of the Polish Army, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. Commanded by Colonel Eugeniusz Zongollowicz, it consisted of three reserve infantry regiments: 144th (Kutno), 145th (Lowicz), and 146th (Łódź). In early September 1939, the division concentrated in the area of Tuszyn, at the rear of the Łódź Army. However, due to the speed of the Wehrmacht advance, it had never been fully created. On September 4, 1939, parts of the division were ordered to defend the area of Bełchatów, attacked by the German 1st

neg: Allied invasion of Sicily Patton's U.S. Seventh Army included capturing the port of Licata and the airfields of Ponte Olivo, Biscari and Comiso. It was then to prevent the enemy reserves from moving eastward against the Eighth Army's left flank. According to Axis plans, (Colonel Wilhelm Schmalz), in conjunction with the 54th Infantry Division "Napoli" (Major-General Giulio Cesare Gotti-Porcinari), was to counter-attack an Allied landing on the Augusta–Syracuse coast. On 10 July, Colonel Schmalz had been unable to contact the Italian division and had proceeded alone towards Syracuse. Unknown to Schmalz, a battalion of 18 Renault R35 tanks, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Massimo D'Andretta from

neg: 6th Infantry Division (Poland) the structure of the unit, the divisional headquarters were located in Kraków, together with the 20th Infantry Regiment and elements of other subunits. The 16th Infantry Regiment was located in Tarnów, and the 12th Infantry Regiment in Wadowice. For more information, see Battle of Pszczyna. According to Plan West, the 6th Division, commanded by General Bernard Mond was part of Bielsko Operational Group, which belonged to Kraków Army. The division took positions along an 18-kilometer line near Upper Silesian town of Pszczyna. One of its subunits, commanded by Colonel Ignacy Misiag, was engaged by the Wehrmacht on the first day

neg: XVII Corps (Union Army) A.J. Smith's command only this time it was styled the 3rd Division of the "Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee". The division was led by Colonel Jonathan B. Moore and was lightly engaged at the Battle of Nashville. XVII Corps (Union Army) XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. It was most notably commanded by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair II, and served in the Western Theater. In October 1862