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20th Battalion (other)
20th Battalion may refer to: *20th Battalion (Australia), a World War I ANZAC battalion *2/20th Battalion (Australia), a World War II Australian infantry battalion * 20th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF, a World War I battalion for the Canadian Corps * 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) * 20th Battalion (New Zealand), a World War II infantry battalion See also * XX Corps (other) * 20th Division (other) * 20th Brigade (other) 20th Brigade may refer to: Infantry units * 20th Brigade (Australia) * 20th Indian Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in World War I * 20th Indian Infantry Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in World War II * 20th Brigade (United K ... * 20th Regiment (other) * 20th Group * 20 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Battalion (Australia)
The 20th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in early 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force, it was attached to the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division that served during World War I. The battalion first saw action during the Gallipoli campaign, before being evacuated in December 1915. After that the 20th Battalion was sent to France where they served in the trenches along the Western Front. Over the course of the next two years, they fought in many major battles, including the battles of the Hundred Days Offensive at the end of the war. The 20th Battalion's last engagement was at Montbrehain in October 1918. Following the end of the war, it was disbanded in April 1919. It was later re-raised in 1921, although it was amalgamated in 1929 due to manpower shortages. During World War II the battalion was briefly re-raised and carried out garrison duties in Australia. History World War I The 20th Battalion was raised in March 1915 in Liverpool, New So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2/20th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/20th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in mid-1940 as part of the 8th Division, the battalion was recruited from Second Australian Imperial Force volunteers drawn from the state of New South Wales. In early 1941, the 2/20th Battalion deployed to Malaya, where they formed part of the garrison there until December when the Japanese invaded. The battalion subsequently fought a brief campaign along the east coast of the Malay Peninsula before being withdrawn back to Singapore in early 1942. They were heavily engaged after the Japanese landed on the island, and were eventually captured following the Fall of Singapore. Most members of the battalion became prisoners of war, and a large number died in captivity. History Raised for service during Second World War as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, the 2/20th Battalion was formed on 15 July 1940 at Walgrove in Sydney under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Jeater, a Militia of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF
The 20th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force. Service history The battalion was composed of volunteers from militia units in central Ontario. Much of the unit was drawn from the 12th York Regiment, the Rangers, with men coming from ten other militia regiments – of which four still exist. The unit fought in France and Flanders as part of the 4th Canadian Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. Notable actions include the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, the advance along the Scarpe, Canal du Nord, Canal de le Escault and the advance to Mons in the Last Hundred Days. The battalion was disbanded in 1920. Casualties 4,310 officers and men served in the 20th Battalion during the war altogether. Of them, 843 (19.6%) were killed in action or died of wounds—often having been wounded earlier. Another 1,855 (43%) were wounded, often repeatedly. 91 died of disease or accidentally. Ottawa stopped counting the deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Battalion (New Zealand)
The 20th Battalion was a formation of the New Zealand Military Forces which served, initially as an infantry battalion and then as an armoured regiment, during the Second World War as part of the 2nd New Zealand Division. The 20th Battalion was formed in New Zealand in 1939 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Howard Kippenberger. After a period of training it embarked for the Middle East and then onto Greece in 1941 as part of the 2nd New Zealand Division. It participated in the Battles of Greece and later in Crete. Evacuated from Crete, it then fought in the North African campaign with the British Eighth Army. It suffered heavy losses during Operation Crusader, when it was effectively destroyed by the 15th Panzer Division. Brought back up to strength, the battalion played a key role in the breakout of the 2nd New Zealand Division from Minqar Qaim in June 1942, where it had been encircled by the 21st Panzer Division. The following month, the battalion suffered heavy cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XX Corps (other)
20th Corps, Twentieth Corps, or XX Corps may refer to: * XX Corps (German Empire) * XX Corps (Ottoman Empire) * XX Corps (United Kingdom) * XX Corps (United States) * XX Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War * XX Army Corps (Wehrmacht) * XX Motorised Corps (Italy) * 20th Army Corps (Russian Empire) See also * List of military corps by number * 20th Army (other) * 20th Brigade (other) * 20th Division (other) * 20th Regiment (other) 20th Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 20th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, an East India Company unit * 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis), a British Indian Army uni ... * 20 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Division (other)
20th Division or 20th Infantry Division may refer to __NOTOC__ Infantry divisions * 20th Division (German Empire), 1866-1919 * 20th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany, 1934–1945 * 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), 1944–1945 * 20th Infantry Division (Greece), 1941 * 20th Infantry Division (India), 1942–1945 * 20th Infantry Division Friuli, Kingdom of Italy, 1939–1944 * 20th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 1915–1945 * 20th Infantry Division (Poland), 1920–1939 * 20th Division (Spain), 1937-1939 * 20th (Light) Division, United Kingdom, 1914–1919 Armoured divisions * 20th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany, 1940–1945 * 20th Armoured Division (Greece), formed 1956 * 20th Armored Division (United States), 1943–1946 Aviation divisions * 20th Air Division, United States, 1955–1960; 1966–1967; 1969–1983 See also * 20th Regiment (other) 20th Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 20th Infantry Regiment (Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Brigade (other)
20th Brigade may refer to: Infantry units * 20th Brigade (Australia) * 20th Indian Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in World War I * 20th Indian Infantry Brigade, a unit of the British Indian Army in World War II * 20th Brigade (United Kingdom) * 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards), United Kingdom Other units * 20th Mounted Brigade, United Kingdom * XX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.), Territorial Force, United Kingdom * 20th Engineer Brigade (United States) See also * 20th Army (other) * 20th Battalion (other) * XX Corps (other) * 20th Division (other) * 20th Regiment (other) 20th Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 20th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, an East India Company unit * 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis), a British Indian Army uni ... * 20 Squadron (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Regiment (other)
20th Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 20th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, an East India Company unit * 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis), a British Indian Army unit * 20th Continental Regiment, a Continental Army unit * 20th Regiment of Foot, a British Army unit American Civil War regiments Union (Northern) regiment * 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment * 20th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 20th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment * 20th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry * 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 20th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 20th Pennsylvania Infantry * 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Confederate (Southern) regiments * 20th Arkansas Infantry Regiment * 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment * 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Group
The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (20th SFG) (A) is one of two Army National Guard groups for the United States Army Special Forces. 20th Group—as it is sometimes called—is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations, counterproliferation of weapon of mass destruction, and security force assistance. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama (and is thus part of the Alabama Army National Guard) and as part of the United States Southern Command has an area of responsibility covering 32 countries, including Latin America south of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The area is shared with the Eglin Air Force Base-based 7th Special Forces Group, which is the active Regular Army Special Forces group responsible for the same region. Following the start of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
