45th Infantry Division (Iraq)
45th Infantry Division may refer to: * 45th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 45th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) * 45th Infantry Division (United States) * 45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 45th Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Towards the end of the war, the division was reassembled into a second iteration, the 45th Volksgrenadier Division () History 45th Infant ...

45th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 45th Infantry Division (, ''45-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. Organization It was part of the 16th Army Corps. *1st Brigade **177th Infantry Regiment **178th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **179th Infantry Regiment **180th Infantry Regiment *45th Artillery Brigade Commanders *1906-1907: Alexander Iosafovich Ievreinov *1908-1910: Pavel Savvich Pavel Sergeyevich Savvich (Russian, Павел Сергеевич Саввич, 15 February 1857 – 1917) was an Imperial Russian regimental, division and corps commander. He served twice as governor of Kiev Governorate in modern-day Ukraine. ... References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Penza Governorate ...
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45th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, formed just prior to the start of the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a significant military power and its occupation of Czechoslovakia, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the Territorial Army (TA) by duplicating existing units. The 45th started forming in August 1939 and became active the following month, as a second-line duplicate of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division. The division's battalions were all raised in the West Country. It was intended that the division would remain in the United Kingdom to complete training and preparation, before being deployed to France within twelve months of the war breaking out. Instead, the division was largely dispersed in order to protect strategically important points. As a result of the rapid German victory on mainland Europe during the Battle of France in 1940, the division was not deployed overseas and w ...
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45th Infantry Division (United States)
The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. They took part in intense fighting during the Allied invasion of Sicily, invasion of Sicily and the Allied invasion of Italy#Salerno landings, attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign. Slowly advancing through Italy, they Battle of Anzio, fought at Anzio until the capture of Rome. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 Western Allied invasion of Germany, drive into Germany that ended the European theatre of World War II, War in Europe. After a brief inactivation and ...
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