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25th Division (Syria)
In military terms, 25th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 25th Division (German Empire) * 25th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 25th ''Waffen'' Grenadier Division of the SS ''Hunyadi'' (1st Hungarian) * 25th Infantry Division (India) * 25th Infantry Division Bologna, Kingdom of Italy * 25th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 25th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 25th Infantry Division (Poland) * 25th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 25th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 25th Infantry Division (South Korea) * 25th Division (South Vietnam) * 25th Division (Spain) * 25th Division (United Kingdom) * 25th Infantry Division (United States) Airborne divisions * 25th Parachute Division (France) * 25th Special Mission Forces Division (Syria) Armoured divisions * 25th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) * 25th Tank Division (Soviet Union), see order of battle for Operation Barbarossa See also * List of military divisions by number * 25th Brigade (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (German Empire)
The 25th Division (''25. Division''), officially the Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division (''Großherzoglich Hessische (25.) Division''), was a unit of the Prussian/German Empire, German German Army (German Empire), Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to XVIII Corps (German Empire), XVIII Army Corps (''XVIII. Armeekorps'') when that corps was formed in 1899. The division was disbanded in 1919, during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. As the formal name indicates, the division was raised and recruited in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Evolution of the Grand Ducal Hessian Division The Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Division was officially formed on December 20, 1842, as the Infantry Division Command (''Infanterie-Divisions-Kommando''), but the division-strength Hessian Army had been around before that date. During the Napoleonic Wars, Hesse fielded a division-strength troop corps ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (South Vietnam)
The 25th Division () of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the III Corps that oversaw the region of the country surrounding the capital, Saigon. It was based at Củ Chi Base Camp to the northwest of the city. History The Division was activated in July 1961. 1964 In mid-1964 COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland identified the need for further troops to implement pacification operations in III Corps. Westmoreland suggested transferring one of the divisions in the sparsely populated Central Highlands, either the 22nd or 23rd. Defense Minister Trần Thiện Khiêm offered the Division instead. Khiêm believed local leaders in Quảng Ngãi province could raise enough paramilitary soldiers to counteract the loss of the Division. Westmoreland was skeptical, as were II Corps adviser Colonel Charles Balthis and some Vietnamese officers, who warned that many Division s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Battle For Operation Barbarossa
This is the order of battle for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. It was fought between the German-led Axis Forces and the Soviet Forces. The operation started on June 22, 1941, and ended on December 5, 1941, after Operation Typhoon. Axis German Army Group North Source: Commanded by Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb (Chief of Staff - Lt. Gen. Kurt Brennecke) German Sixteenth Army Colonel General Ernst Busch : II Corps - General of Infantry Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt :: 12th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach :: 32nd Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bohnstedt :: 121st Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Otto Lancelle : X Corps - General of Infantry Christian Hansen :: 30th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Kurt von Tippelskirch :: 126th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Paul Laux : XXVIII Corps - General of Infantry Mauritz von Wiktorin :: 122nd Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Siegfried Macholz :: 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Tank Division (Soviet Union)
The 25th Tank Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a tank formation, active in 1941-45 on the Eastern Front of World War II, and during the Cold War. Formed in the Moscow Military District in June 1941, the 25th Tank Division initially faced the daunting challenges of the German Operation Barbarossa. It formed part of the 13th Mechanized Corps. The division was formed from the 44th Light Tank Brigade at Gomel and was later relocated to Łapy. The division had most of the corps' tanks. Its early days were marked by intense battles, where the division experienced both setbacks and successes. On June 22, 1941, the 13th Mechanized Corps was located within Western Front in the vicinity of Bialystok in the second echelon of Soviet troops. Battle of Bialystok-Minsk From that day, the 25th Tank Division fought in the Bialystok salient. By noon, the German 263rd Infantry Division 9th Army Corps broke through to Bransk (Bryansk), where they encountered the division's reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 25th Panzer Division () was a tank formation of the German Army (1935–1945), German Army during World War II. It was one of several understrength Panzer divisions formed during the last years of the war. History Formation The 25th Panzer Division was formed in Norway on 15 May 1941 as the 'Schützenverband Oslo', It was created to spearhead the possible invasion of Sweden and a full Panzer Division was not considered necessary for this task. When the Russian campaign did not end in 1941 as planned, the Verband was re-designated the 25th Panzer Division on 25 February 1942, although there was little increased strength to the original numbers of the Verband. Divisional staff were formed in Eberswalde Germany, (their new home station) and arrived in Oslo, Norway on 5 March. Existing units were renamed, and new ones formed in order to get the new division to actual divisional strength, although it remained well under even when it moved to France in September 1943. Soon af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Special Mission Forces Division
The 25th Special Mission Forces Division, colloquially known by their former name Tiger Forces (; ''Quwwat al-Nimr''), was an elite special forces unit, that was part of the Syrian Army under the charge of the commander Major General Saleh Abdullah. It was formed in late 2013 and functioned primarily as an offensive unit in the Syrian Civil War. It had been described as a "hot commodity for any government offensive", but their relatively small numbers made it difficult to deploy them to multiple fronts at once. Command structure ;25th SMF Division (2023) * 26th Infantry Brigade * 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Special Forces (Airborne forces, Airborne) Regiments * 75th Armored Regiment * 78th Armored Regiment * Independent Artillery Regiment Organization until 2019 According to Gregory Waters of the Middle East Institute in October 2018, the Tiger Forces used to deploy approximately 24 groups (halfway between a Company (military unit), company and a battalion), which organise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Parachute Division (France)
The 25th Parachute Division ( French: 25e Division Parachutiste, 25e D.P) was an airborne division of the French Army, part of the French Airborne Units. Consisting mainly of air infantry specialized in airborne combat, air assault and established in 1956; the Parachute Division took principal part only in the Algerian War. Creation and different designations * 1 June 1956 : Creation of the 25th Parachute Division * 30 April 1961: the 25th Parachute was dissolved * In 1961 : following the putsch, the 10th Parachute Division and 25th Parachute Division were dissolved and formed on 1 May 1961 with the 11th Infantry Division (), the 11th Light Intervention Division, which would later become the 11th Parachute Brigade. Constitution On 1 June 1956 the 25th Parachute Division was created in the 5th military region from the 25e DIAP and the Colonial Parachute Brigade. The division included five airborne infantry Regiments, two airborne cavalry regiments and one unit of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Infantry Division (United States)
The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. Its present deployment is composed of light infantry and aviation units. Tropic Lightning soldiers regularly train with other U.S. military branches to practice and maintain joint operations capabilities. The climate and terrain of the Pacific region demands Tropic Lightning soldiers be able to operate in physically demanding and harsh environments. In 2014, the division opened the Jungle_warfare#United_States, Jungle Operations Training Center—the first such school in the Army since the closing of the old Jungle Warfare School at Fort Sherman, Panama Canal Zone. Joint operations and training with partner states herald a new chapter in the history of Tropic Lightning—America's Pacific Division. The division was original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (United Kingdom)
The 25th Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised as part of Lord Kitchener's Third New Army (K3) in September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the Great War. It served on the Western Front for most of the war. Unit history The component units of the division were assembled around Salisbury and moved to Aldershot in May 1915 to complete their training. The division was formed by Major-General Francis Ventris and crossed to France from 25 to 30 September 1915 under the command of Major-General Beauchamp Doran, a former brigade commander in the British Expeditionary Force in the early days of the war. The division comprised the 74th, 75th and 76th Infantry Brigades but the 76th Brigade was posted away on 15 October 1915 and replaced by the 7th Infantry Brigade from the 3rd Division. In June 1916 Major-General Guy Bainbridge took command and the division went on to fight at the Battle of the Somme, at the Battle of Messines, at the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Division (Spain)
The 25th Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organised during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. It participated in the battles of Huesca, Belchit, Teruel and Levante. History The division was created in April 1937, within the incipient Eastern Army. It was organised from the old Jubert Division, which in turn had been the former Ortiz Column of anarchist militiamen. The new unit was made up of the 116th, 117th, 118th mixed brigades, and a few weeks later was integrated into the also recently created 12th Army Corps. In June it participated in the Huesca Offensive. On the night of 9–10 June, troops from the 25th Division began a diversionary action on the enemy front, occupying various positions; The general operation, however, did not yield the desired results and would eventually fail. At the end of August some of its units took part in the Zaragoza Offensive —especially, the 116th Mixed Brigade, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Infantry Division (South Korea)
The 25th Infantry Division (, Hanja: 第二十五步兵師團) ("Biryong Unit ") is a Republic of Korea Army military formation and it is one of three infantry divisions founded near the end of the Korean War. One of the regiment's reconnaissance In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ... companies from the 25th infantry division found the North Korean-made 1st infiltration tunnel on November 15, 1974. Organization * Headquarters: **Headquarters Company **Intelligence Company **Air Defense Company **Reconnaissance Battalion **Engineer Battalion **Armored Battalion **Signal Battalion **Support Battalion **Military Police Battalion **Medical Battalion **Chemical Battalion * 70th Infantry Brigade (equipped with K808 APCs) * 71st Infantry Brigade (equipped with K808 APCs) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)
The 25th Infantry Division () was a military unit of the German Wehrmacht. It was later reclassified to 25th Motorized Infantry Division (), and in June 1943 to the 25th Panzergrenadier Division (). The 25th Panzergrenadier Division fought in the central sector of the Eastern front from June 1943 to July 1944. It was destroyed in the encirclement east of Minsk and reformed in October 1944. It then fought in Western Europe between October 1944 and January 1945 and in eastern Germany January to May 1945. Most of the survivors of the division surrendered to the western Allies. History Battle of France and Eastern Front The 25th Panzergrenadier Division was originally formed as an infantry unit, designated 25th Infantry Division and made up of Swabian and Bavarian personnel. It participated in the Polish Campaign and the Battle of France. In late 1940, it was reorganized as the 25th motorized infantry division and took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
