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XVIII Corps (India)
18 Corps, 18th Corps, Eighteenth Corps, or XVIII Corps may refer to: * 18th Army Corps (France) * XVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht), a unit of the German Army * XVIII Corps (German Empire) * XVIII Reserve Corps (German Empire) * XVIII Corps (Ottoman Empire) * XVIII Corps (United Kingdom) * XVIII Airborne Corps, United States * XVIII Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War See also * List of military corps by number * 18th Division (other) 18th Division or 18th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 18th Infantry Division (France) * 18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 18th Division (German Empire) * 18th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 18th Infantry Divisio ... * 18th Brigade (other) * 18th Regiment (other) * 18th Battalion (other) * 18 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Army Corps (France)
The French 18th Army Corps was a French military unit created in November 1870 by the vice admiral Léon Martin Fourichon, Fourichon. Commanders 1870s * 1870 : Général Crouzat * 1870 : Général Abdelal * 1870 : Général Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Bourbaki * 1870 : Jean-Baptiste Billot, Général Billot * 1873 : Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines, Général d'Aurelle de Paladines * 1874 - 1877 : Gaëtan de Rochebouët, Général de Rochebouët * 1878 : Jean Auguste Berthaut, Général Berthaut World War I *General Louis de Maud'huy, de Maud’huy (4 September 1914 – 29 September 1914) *General Marjoulet (30 September 1914 – 19 June 1916) *General Auguste Edouard Hirschauer, Hirschauer (20 June 1916 – 21 August 1917) *General d'Armau de Pouydraguin (22 August 1917 – 25 November 1920) *General Jean César Graziani, Graziani (1 December 1920 – 26 November 1921) World War II *September 1939 : Général Rochard *May - June 1940 : Paul-André Doyen, Général Doyen *June - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
XVIII. ''Armeekorps'' was formed in Salzburg, Austria, on 1 April 1938, following the Anschluss of Austria into the German Reich. During the life of the XVIII. Armeekorps, they took part in the Polish campaign, Fall Weiss, and the campaign in the West 1940 ( Fall Gelb and Fall Rot), and performed occupation duties in France. On 30 October 1940, the Corps gave up some elements to newly forming XXXXIX. Gebirgskorps, and on 1 November, they re-designated the Korps name to XVIII. Gebirgskorps, under which it participated to Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece in spring 1941. Commanders XVIII Armeekorps * General der Infanterie Eugen Beyer (1 April 1938 – June 1940) *Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Speck __NOTOC__ Hermann Ritter von Speck (8 August 1888 – 15 June 1940) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Speck was killed by French machine gun fire on 15 June 1940 in ... (June 1940 – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Corps (German Empire)
The XVIII Army Corps / XVIII AK () was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, the XVIII Army Corps was set up on 1 April 1899 in Frankfurt am Main as the ''Generalkommando'' (headquarters) for the district of Wiesbaden and the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It took over command of 21st Division from XI Corps and the previously separate 25th (Grand Ducal Hessian) Division. It was assigned to the VII Army Inspectorate, but joined the 4th Army at the start of the First World War. It was still in existence at the end of the war, serving in the 17th Army, '' Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht'' on the Western Front. Peacetime organisation The 25 peacetime Corps of the German Army (Guards, I – XXI, I – III Bavarian) had a reasonably standardised organisation. Each consisted of two divisions with usually two infantry brigades, one field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade each. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Reserve Corps (German Empire)
The XVIII Reserve Corps () was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I. Formation XVIII Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 as part of the mobilisation of the Army. It was initially commanded by Generalleutnant Kuno von Steuben, formerly of the Prussian War Academy. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 18th Army, ''Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz'' on the Western Front. Structure on formation On formation in August 1914, XVIII Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions, made up of reserve units. In general, Reserve Corps and Reserve Divisions were weaker than their active counterparts :Reserve Infantry Regiments did not always have three battalions nor necessarily contain a machine gun company :Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation :Reserve Cavalry Regiments consisted of just three squadrons :Reserve Field Artillery Regiments usually consisted of two ''abteilungen'' of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
The XVIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''18 nci Kolordu ''or'' On Sekizinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed during World War I. Balkan Wars Order of Battle, October 29, 1912 On October 29, 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 103. *XVIII Provisional Corps (Thrace, under the command of the Second Eastern Army) **Yozgat Redif Division, Ankara Redif Division, Aydin Redif Division World War I Order of Battle, June 1915 The corps was formed as the Right Wing Group of the Mahmut Kâmil Pasha's Third Army on June 7, 1915 and commanded by Halil Bey. In a rearrangement of operational field commands, Mahmut Kâmil Pasha redesigned this unit as the Provisional Halil Corps. *Right Wing Group (Caucasus, Commander: Kaymakam Halil Bey -> Mirliva Abdülkerim Pasha since July 19, 1915) ** 1st Expeditionary Force (Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Corps (United Kingdom)
The XVIII Corps was a British infantry formation during World War I. It was reactivated, briefly, in Cyprus during World War II as part of a military deception. History British XVIII Corps was formed in France in January 1917 under Lieutenant General Sir Ivor Maxse. From its formation, XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was provided by A and B Squadrons, South Irish Horse and B Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry. In May 1917, F Squadron South Irish Horse replaced the Herts Yeomanry, and XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was also known as 2nd South Irish Horse. It was dissolved in August 1917 when the South Irish Horse went to be retrained as infantry. XVIII Corps pursued the German forces to the Hindenberg Line and was then merged into VIII Corps in July 1918. In 1941, during World War 2, the XVII Corps was briefly reactivated as a fictional unit, as part of the Cyprus Defence Plan deception. However, it was later renamed XXV Corps. General officers commanding Commanders inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Airborne Corps
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is referred to as "America's Contingency Corps." Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. History Earlier formations known as XVIII Corps The modern XVIII Airborne Corps is not lineally related to two earlier U.S. Army formations known as "XVIII Corps." The first XVIII Corps was authorized by the National Defense Act of 1920 and constituted in the Regular Army (United States), Regular Army on 29 July 1921. The headquarters and headquarters company were organized on 23 August 1922 with United States Army Reserve, Organized Reserve personnel as "Regular Army Inactive" (RAI) units at Dallas, Texas. The headquarters company was withdrawn from the Eighth Corps Area on 11 January 1927, allotted to the Seventh Corps Area, and organized on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Corps By Number
{{short description, None This is a list of military corps arranged by ordinal number. I to X ; I Corps: * I Army Corps (Argentina) * I ANZAC Corps (Australia and New Zealand) * I Corps (Australia) * I Corps (Belgium) * 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina * I Canadian Corps * I Corps (Czechoslovakia) * Finnish I Corps (Winter War) * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Cavalry Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * I Reserve Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Royal Bavarian Corps, a unit of the Bavarian and Imperial German Armies prior to and during World War I * I Royal Bav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Division (other)
18th Division or 18th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 18th Infantry Division (France) * 18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 18th Division (German Empire) * 18th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 18th Infantry Division (Greece) * 18th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 18th Indian Division, a British Indian Army unit during World War I * 18th Division (North Korea) * 18th Infantry Division (Poland) * 18th Division (South Vietnam) * 18th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Russia * 18th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 18th (Eastern) Division, a United Kingdom division in World War I * 18th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), a World War II division * 39th Infantry Division (United States), briefly designated the 18th Division during 1917 * 18th Infantry Division Messina, an Italian unit in World War II Cavalry divisions * 18th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Armoured divisions * 18th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 18th Tank Division (Soviet Union), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Brigade (other)
18th Brigade may refer to: Australia * 18th Brigade (Australia) United Kingdom * 18th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 18th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** 18th Brigade Royal Field Artillery ** XVIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) United States * 18th Aviation Brigade (United States) * 18th Engineer Brigade (United States) * 18th Fires Brigade (United States) * 18th Military Police Brigade (United States) Yugoslavia * 18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian Brigade The 18th (Croatian) Eastern Bosnian Brigade was a World War II military unit of the Yugoslav Partisans. It was formed in October 1943 in the Husino village (in today's Bosnia and Herzegovina) after the capitulation of Italy forced the Germans to ..., an irregular formation of Yugoslav partisans which opposed German forces during World War II See also * 18th Army * XVIII Corps * 18th Division * 18th Regiment * 18th Battalion * 18 Squadron {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Regiment (other)
18th Regiment or 18th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 18th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army) * 18th Regiment "Edolo", a unit of the Italian Army * 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, a unit of the British Army * 18th Royal Hussars, a unit of the British Army * 18th Infantry (British Indian Army), a unit of the British Indian Army * 18th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 18th Marine Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Marine Corps * Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) was formerly the 18th Regiment of Foot ; American Civil War regiments : ;; Confederate (Southern) Army regiments * 18th Regiment Alabama Infantry * 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Carroll's) * 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Marmaduke's) * 18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry * 18th North Carolina Infantry * 18th Virginia Cavalry * 18th Virginia Infantry ;; Union (Northern) Army regiments * 18th U.S. Colored Infantry * 18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
