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14th Brigade (IDF)
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14th Brigade or 14th Infantry Brigade may refer to: United Kingdom * 14th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom) * 14th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 14th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** 14th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, a unit of the British Expeditionary Force of 1914 ** XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery Other countries * 14th Brigade (Australia) * 14th Brigade (Japan) * 14th Brigade (New Zealand) * 14th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) * XIV International Brigade See also * 14th Regiment (other) * 14th Division (other) 14th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions : * 14th Infantry Division (France) * 14th Division (German Empire) * 14th Infantry Division (Germany) * 14th Infantry Division (Greece) * 14th Indian Division – British Indian Army during World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 14th Airlanding Brigade was a formation of the British Indian Army and then the Pakistan Army. It was formed from the 14th British Infantry Brigade on 1 November 1944, and was initially part of the 44th Airborne Division. Initially the brigade included 4/6th Rajputana Rifles, 2nd Black Watch, 2nd King's Own Royal Regiment, and 6/16th Punjab Regiment. During the Second World War it was commanded by Brigadier Thomas Brodie and later Brigadier F.W. Gibb. Later as part of 2 Indian Airborne Division, the brigade headquarters was transferred to the Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ....Conboy, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.14 References External links * Airborne infantry brigades of the British Army in World War II Military units and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 14th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation during both the First World War and the Second World War. History First World War In 1914 this brigade was part of the 5th Division and moved over to France. On 30 December 1915 the brigade was transferred to the 32nd Division. Order of battle Subordinate units included: *1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment - (''left January 1916 transferred to 95th Brigade'') *2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment - (''left September 1914'') *1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment - (''left January 1916 transferred to 95th Brigade'') *1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - (''left January 1916 transferred to 95th Brigade'') *2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment - (''joined December 1915, left February 1918 transferred to 96th Brigade'') * 1st Battalion, Dorset Regiment (''joined 7 January 1916'') *1/5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment - (''joined February 1915, left November 1915'') *1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots - (''joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Mounted Division was a short-lived Yeomanry Division of the British Army active during World War I. It was formed on 20 March 1916, converted to 2nd Cyclist Division in July 1916 and broken up on 16 November 1916. It remained in England on Home Defence duties throughout its existence. History 4th Mounted Division The 4th Mounted Division was formed on 20 March 1916 from three 2nd Line mounted brigades ( 2/1st Eastern, 2/1st South Eastern and 2/1st South Western) and the new 2/1st Southern Mounted Brigade. The Headquarters was at Colchester and Brigadier-General ( Major-General from 26 May) Lord Lovat was appointed to command. The brigades were stationed at Wivenhoe, Canterbury, Kelvedon and Manningtree; they were numbered as 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Mounted Brigades, respectively, on 31 March. Being formed relatively late, it did not appear to suffer the same organizational problems (lack of equipment and personnel) as other 2nd Line divisions, for exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
14 (fourteen) is a natural number following 13 and preceding 15. In relation to the word "four" ( 4), 14 is spelled "fourteen". In mathematics * 14 is a composite number. * 14 is a square pyramidal number. * 14 is a stella octangula number. * In hexadecimal, fourteen is represented as E * Fourteen is the lowest even ''n'' for which the equation φ(''x'') = ''n'' has no solution, making it the first even nontotient (see Euler's totient function). * Take a set of real numbers and apply the closure and complement operations to it in any possible sequence. At most 14 distinct sets can be generated in this way. ** This holds even if the reals are replaced by a more general topological space. See Kuratowski's closure-complement problem * 14 is a Catalan number. * Fourteen is a Companion Pell number. * According to the Shapiro inequality 14 is the least number ''n'' such that there exist ''x'', ''x'', ..., ''x'' such that :\sum_^ \frac < \frac where ''x'' = ''x' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Expeditionary Force Order Of Battle (1914)
The British Expeditionary Force order of battle 1914, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914, at the beginning of World War I. The British Army prior to World War I traced its origins to the increasing demands of imperial expansion together with inefficiencies highlighted during the Crimean War, which led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century. These gave the British Army its modern shape, and defined its regimental system. The Haldane Reforms of 1907 formally created an ''Expeditionary force'' and the Territorial Force. The British Army was different from the French and German Armies at the beginning of the conflict in that it was made up of professional soldiers who had volunteered, rather than conscripts. It was also considerably smaller than its French and German counterparts. The outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 saw the bulk of the changes in the Haldane reforms put to the test. The British Expeditionary Force ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It had been dissolved before World War I but was reformed for the war. It served with 7th Division on the Western Front before becoming XIV Army Brigade, RHA in February 1917. It was disbanded at the end of the war. History Formation Royal Horse Artillery brigades did not exist as an organizational or operational grouping of batteries until 1 July 1859 when the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery was formed. The brigade system was extended to five (later six) brigades when the horse artillery of the Honourable East India Company had been transferred to the British Army in 1861. These brigades were reduced to five in 1871, then to three (of 10 batteries each) in 1877 and to two (of 13 batteries each) in 1882. The brigade system was finally abolished in 1889. As battery designations were tied to the brigade that the battery was assigned to, batte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Brigade (Australia)
The 14th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1912 as a Militia formation, it was later re-raised in 1916 as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I, the brigade was assigned to the 5th Division and served on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918 before being disbanded. It was later re-raised as part of the Australia's part-time military forces during the inter-war years. During World War II, the brigade was a Militia formation and it took part briefly in the New Guinea campaign with elements of the brigade undertaking defensive duties around Port Moresby before taking part in the fighting along the Kokoda Track and around the Japanese beachheads at Buna–Gona. The brigade was disbanded in mid-1943 as part of a rationalisation of Australian military forces as a result of manpower shortages. History The 14th Brigade traces its origins to 1912, when it was formed as a Militia brigade as part of the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Brigade (Japan)
The is one of eight active brigades of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the Central Army and is headquartered in Zentsūji, Kagawa. Its responsibility is the defense of Shikoku. The brigade was formed on 27 March 2006 with units from the disbanded 2nd Combined Brigade. Organization * 14th Brigade, in Zentsūji ** 14th Brigade HQ, in Zentsūji ** 15th Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Zentsūji, with 1x headquarters, 3x Type 96 armored personnel carrier, 1x 120mm F1 mortar, and 1x Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle company ** 50th Infantry Regiment, in Kōnan, with 1x headquarters, 3x infantry, and 1x 120mm mortar company ** 14th Reconnaissance Company, in Zentsūji, with Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicle ** 14th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Company, in Matsuyama ** 14th Combat Engineer Company, in Kōnan ** 14th Signal Company, in Zentsūji ** 14th Aviation Squadron, in Kōnan, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters ** 14th NBC-defense Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Brigade (New Zealand)
The 14th Brigade was a formation of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War as part of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Eventually forming part of the 3rd Division, the brigade served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of the war. Raised in December 1941, the brigade undertook garrison duties in Fiji before being relieved by US troops in mid-1942. After this, it took part in two combat actions against Japanese forces in 1943–1944: the Land Battle of Vella Lavella and the Battle of the Green Islands. In mid-1944, the brigade was broken up to return manpower to New Zealand industry and to meet the reinforcement needs of the 2nd Division in Italy. History The brigade's headquarters was raised in December 1941 at Trentham Military Camp, and initially the brigade was employed on garrison duties on Fiji. Its first and only commander was Brigadier Leslie Potter. Raised after the 8th Brigade, the 14th was the second of the division's three brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)
The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 7th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908. It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Salonika and Sinai and Palestine Campaigns in the First World War. In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade to form 14th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties. Formation Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance. As the name suggests, the units were drawn from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. First World War Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade The brigade was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV International Brigade
300px, A memorial commemorating the International Brigades The XIV International Brigade was one of several international brigades that fought for the Spanish Second Republic during the Spanish Civil War. History and structure It was raised on 20 December 1936 with volunteers mainly from France and Belgium, under General "Walter" ( Karol Świerczewski). This Brigade was the fourth of the international brigades, and it mixed veterans with new, idealistic volunteers. It was formally named the Marseillaise Brigade, after the French revolutionary song (and national anthem). Units With subsequent consolidations and reorganisations, the XIV International Brigade included, among others, the following battalions: all or elements of the following units: * Commune de Paris Battalion *Domingo Germinal Battalion * Henri Barbusse Battalion * Louise Michel (I) Battalion * Louise Michel (II) Battalion * Marsellaise Battalion *Pierre Brachet Battalion *Primera Unidad de Avance Battalion *Nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Regiment (other)
14th Regiment or 14th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, a unit of the Australian Army * 14th Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Belgium), a unit of the Belgian Army * 14th Alpini Regiment, a unit of the Italian Army *14th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Army) * 14th Regiment Royal Artillery, a unit of the British Army * 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of British Army * 14th Infantry Regiment (USAFIP-NL), a unit of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL * 14th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 14th Marine Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Marine Corps American Revolutionary War regiments * 14th Continental Regiment, a unit which fought for secession from the British Empire American Civil War regiments * 14th Regiment Alabama Infantry, a unit of the Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
