96th Infantry Division (United States)
In military terms, 96th Division or 96th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 96th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 96th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 96th Infantry Division (United States) ; Aviation divisions : * 96th Air Division The 96th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tenth Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949. As the 96th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the pri ...

96th Infantry Division (German Empire)
The 96th Infantry Division (96. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. History The 96th was formed on May 3rd, 1917 on the Eastern Front where it served there until February 1918 and was transferred to the Western Front where it fought in Lorraine and Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a singl ... until the end of the war. Once the war ended, the division was sent back to Germany out of occupied territories where it was demobilized and disbanded in January 1919. Order of Battle in 1917-18 *177th Infantry Brigade **Replacement Infantry Regiment No. 40 **Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 102 **Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 244 **4th Squadron / 1st Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment "King Albert" No. 18 *Artillery Commander No. 140 **Reserv ...
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96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 96th Infantry Division (German: ''96. Infanterie-Division'') was a German division deployed during World War II. It was formed on 25 September 1939 in Bergen as part of the 5th wave (aufstellungswelle). The divisions was equipped with captured Czech weapons and In 1942, 40-45% of the division's soldiers were Polish. It later surrendered to the US forces at the end of the war, but some elements of the division were handed over to the Red Army Commanding officers * General der Infanterie Erwin Vierow (29 September 1939 – 1 August 1940) * Generalleutnant Wolf Schede (1 August 1940 – 10 April 1942) * Generalleutnant Joachim Freiherr von Schleinitz (10 April 1942 – 6 October 1942) * Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldechen (10 October 1942 – ?? March 1943) * Oberst Rudolf Noack (?? March 1943) (deputize) * Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldechen (?? March 1943 – 1 May 1943) * Oberst Gottfried Weber (1 May 1943 – 31 May 1943) (deputize) * Generalleutnant Ferdinand Nöldec ...
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96th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was created 6 February 1945 in Seoul. The nucleus for the formation was the headquarters and training camps of the 56th division and 84th infantry brigade. It was nominally a triangular division. Action The ''96th division'' was assigned to 17th area army 10 February 1945. Although it was planned initially to raise a brigade, the plans were suddenly changed to division during the formation. Due to equipment shortage, the division was severely understrength and a numerous substitutions were made. In particular, mortar battalion was actually equipped with the anti-aircraft machine guns. The formed ''96th division'' was sent to the north of Jeju Island in April 1945, and reassigned to 58th army. It absorbed that time a 32nd independent infantry battalion plus independent automatic cannon company, and received a complement of the anti-tank guns. Tasked with fortification building in Jeju Isla ...
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96th Infantry Division (United States)
In military terms, 96th Division or 96th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry divisions : * 96th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 96th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 96th Infantry Division (United States) ; Aviation divisions : * 96th Air Division The 96th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tenth Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949. As the 96th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the pri ...