53rd Division (other)
53rd Division or 53rd Infantry Division may refer to: * 53rd Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China), 1949–1957 * 53rd Infantry Division (France) * 53rd Reserve Division (German Empire) * 53rd Infantry Division Arezzo, an Italian division of World War II * 53rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, a British division of World Wars I and II * 53 Division (Sri Lanka) See also * 53rd Regiment of Foot (other) 53rd Regiment or 53rd Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 53rd (Napier's) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force), a unit of the British Indian Army ...

53rd Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic Of China)
The 53rd Division was created in February 1949 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the Independent Brigade of Yuwansu Military District, formed in December 1946. The division was a part of 18th Corps. Under the flag of 53rd division it took part in the Chinese civil war. In 1950 the division entered Tibet with the Corps and took part in the Battle of Chamdo. As of 1950 the division was composed of: *157th Regiment; *158th Regiment; *159th Regiment. Since then the division was stationed in Tibet. In early 1950s, 308th Artillery Regiment was activated and attached to the division. On 13 February 1952, its 158th Regiment was detached and was absorbed by 156th Regiment, 52nd Division. On 11 May, 156th Regiment returned to the division following 52nd Division's disbandment. In 1953, the division was renamed as 53rd Infantry Division. On 17 April 1957, ...
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53rd Infantry Division (France)
The 53rd Infantry Division (french: 53e Division d'Infanterie, 53e DI)was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II. World War 1 During World War I, the division comprised: *205th Infantry Regiment *224th Infantry Regiment (to August 1916) *228th Infantry Regiment (to August 1916) *236th Infantry Regiment (to July 1918) *319th Infantry Regiment *329th Infantry Regiment (to August 1916) *25th Territorial Infantry Regiment (from August 1918) It was part of the French 1st, 2nd, 5th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 20th, 33rd, 35th and 40th Corps, during which it participated in the Battle of Charleroi, the Battle of Guise, the First Battle of the Marne, the First Battle of the Aisne, the Second Battle of Artois, the Second Battle of Champagne, the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of the Lys, the Battle of Matz, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. At various times, it was part of the French First Army, French Second Army, French Third Army, French Fourth Army, French Fifth ...
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53rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 53rd Reserve Division (''53. Reserve-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was initially part of XXVII Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in September 1918 and its assets distributed to other units. The division was recruited in the Kingdom of Saxony. Combat chronicle The 53rd Reserve Division initially fought on the Western Front, entering the line in mid-October. As part of the so-called Race to the Sea, it fought in the Battle of the Yser in October–November 1914. It remained in positional warfare and fighting along the Yser until April 1915, and then was engaged in fighting in the Second Battle of Ypres. After that battle, the division returned to the line on the ...
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53rd Infantry Division Arezzo
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53rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 16 September 1941 at Kyoto and initially assigned to Central District Army. The nucleus for the division formation was the headquarters of the 16th division. The men of the ''53rd Division'' were drafted from Shiga, Fukui, Mie and Kyoto prefectures, belonging to Kyoto mobilization district. The ''53rd Division'' was initially assigned as the reserve of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group in November 1943. In December 1943, the division sailed from Moji, with a stop-over in Kaohsiung and in January 1944 landed in Saigon and Singapore. On 29 April 1944, the division was assigned to the 33rd army, and arrived in the northern outskirts of Mandalay on 13 May 1944. In June 1944 the 153rd Infantry Regiment was detached to reinforce the 33rd division in the ailing Battle of Imphal and was largely wiped out. The main body of the division took part in several battles against th ...
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53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both the First and Second World Wars. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw service in First World War, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East. Remaining active in the Territorial Army (TA) during the interwar period as a peacetime formation, the division again saw action in Second World War, fighting in North-western Europe from June 1944 until May 1945. The 53rd Division was temporarily disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1947 when the Territorial Army was reformed and reorganised. In 1968 the division was finally deactivated, but its 160th Brigade remains in service today. As the name suggests, the division recruited mainly in Wales, but also in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire. Formation The Territorial Force (TF) was ...
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53 Division (Sri Lanka)
The 53 Division is an elite division of the Sri Lanka Army. Trained and formed in 1996 under the leadership of US military officers, the unit was used as a principal offensive division during the War, having been deployed for combat operations in the Jaffna Peninsula, and is under the command of Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna. 98% of the soldiers were “regulars”, meaning previous generations of their families had served or were serving in the military. The brigades of the 53 Division are also trained by the US Special Forces, which have been closely involved with its development and training since 1997. The 53 division consists of the Airmobile Brigade, a Mechanised Infantry Brigade and a Special Forces Brigade. At present, it is headquartered at Inamaluwa, Dambulla and serves as one of two infantry divisions in the Reserve Strike Force (RSF) under the direct command of the I Corps capable of acting as a rapid reaction force. Current formation * Air Mobile Bri ...
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