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48th Infantry Division (United States)
48th Division or 48th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 48th Infantry Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 48th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 48th Infantry Division Taro, Kingdom of Italy * 48th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 48th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 48th Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 48th (South Midland) Division The 48th (South Midland) Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army. Part of the Territorial Force (TF) and raised in 1908, the division was originally called the South Midland Division, and was redesignated as th ..., United Kingdom * 48th Infantry Division (United States), a phantom unit Other divisions * 48th Armored Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 48th Reserve Division (''48. Reserve-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed in September 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in October. It was part of the first wave of new divisions formed at the outset of World War I, which were numbered the 43rd through 54th Reserve Divisions. The division was part of XXIV Reserve Corps. It was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. Recruitment The 48th Reserve Division was relatively mixed, but mostly came from the XI and XVIII Army Corps areas. The 221st and 222nd Reserve Infantry Regiments were raised in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The 223rd Reserve Infantry Regiment was raised in the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau, with one battalion each from the former Electorate of Hesse, Duchy of Nassau, and city of Frankfurt am Main. The 224th Reserve Infantry Regiment was from the Thuringian states and the Prussian Province o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 48th Infantry Division () was a German World War II infantry division. Operational history The 48th Infantry division was formed in November 1943 in Ostend, West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division. It had a strong Polish representation throughout its ranks. The 171st Reserve Division had been established on 1 October 1942 in the occupied Netherlands and stationed in the Arnhem area. In February 1943, the division was transferred to Diksmuide in Belgium. On November 23, 1943, the 171st Reserve Division was restructured and renamed the 48th Infantry Division. After completing reorganization in February 1944, the unit was assigned to coastal protection near Ostend. In August 1944, after the collapse of the Normandy Front, the 48th was transferred to France. First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army, it performed poorly, being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and finally the Siegfried Line, where it collapsed altogether and was absor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . The IJA 22nd Army was a short-lived component of the Southern China Area Army from February to November 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A component of the IJA 22nd Army was the , which was involved in combat operations in Guangdong Province. After the dissolution of the IJA 22nd Army on 30 November 1940 it was elevated to division status under the IJA 23rd Army and in August 1941 was transferred to Taihoku in Taiwan. The division was composed of the 27th Independent Mixed Brigade (Taiwan Mixed Brigade) and the 47th Infantry Regiment, which became available when the IJA 6th Division transitioned from a rectangular to a triangular division. The 48th Division was initially part of the Taiwan Army, before being reassigned to the IJA 14th Army on 12 August 1941. In preparation for the Pacific War, the division was mechanized (along with the IJA 5th Division), which was completed 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 48th Infantry Division (, ''48-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army () was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. The standing army consisted of Regular army, regular troops and .... Organization *1st Brigade **189th Infantry Regiment **190th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **191st Infantry Regiment **192nd Infantry Regiment *48th Artillery Brigade References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Samara Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th (South Midland) Division
The 48th (South Midland) Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army. Part of the Territorial Force (TF) and raised in 1908, the division was originally called the South Midland Division, and was redesignated as the 48th (South Midland) Division in 1915. During the World War I, First World War, the division saw service on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front before being transferred to the Italian Front (World War I), Italian Front in November 1917 and remaining there for the rest of the war. Reformed in 1920 in the Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army (TA) as the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division, it saw active service in the World War II, Second World War with the British Expeditionary Force (World War II), British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in Battle of Belgium, Belgium and Battle of France, France before being Dunkirk evacuation, evacuated from Dunkirk to the United Kingdom. It was converted into a training reserve divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Infantry Division (United States)
48th Division or 48th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 48th Infantry Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 48th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 48th Infantry Division Taro, Kingdom of Italy * 48th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 48th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 48th Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 48th (South Midland) Division The 48th (South Midland) Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army. Part of the Territorial Force (TF) and raised in 1908, the division was originally called the South Midland Division, and was redesignated as th ..., United Kingdom * 48th Infantry Division (United States), a phantom unit Other divisions * 48th Armored Division, United States {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
