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56th Brigade (other)
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56th Brigade or 56th Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 56th Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 56th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 56th Field Artillery Command, a unit of the United States Army * 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, a Texas National guard unit * 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, a Pennsylvania National guard unit See also * 56th Division (other) * 56th Group (other) * 56th Regiment (other) * 56th Squadron (other) 56 Squadron or 56th Squadron may refer to: * No. 56 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 56th Rescue Squadron, a unit of the United States Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Indian Brigade
The 56th Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It took part in the Mesopotamian campaign and was disbanded shortly after the end of the war. It was not reformed for the Second World War. History The 56th Indian Brigade was formed in March 1918 in Mesopotamia. It joined the 14th Indian Division in August 1918 to replace the 36th Indian Brigade which had departed for the North Persia Force. It did not take part in any significant actions. At the end of the war, the 14th Division was rapidly demobilized. The 35th and 37th Indian Brigades were broken up in February 1919, and the 56th Indian Brigade followed later in the year. Order of battle The brigade had the following composition in the First World War: * 1/4th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) ''(joined in March 1918 from Corps Troops)'' * 1st Battalion, 42nd Deoli Regiment ''(joined in March 1918 from Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 56th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. History First World War The 56th Brigade was raised soon after the outbreak of the First World War in September 1914 from men, mainly from Lancashire and Northern England, volunteering for Kitchener's New Armies. The 56th Brigade was assigned to the 19th (Western) Division and served on the Western Front from 1915 and was disbanded after the war. The brigade saw service at the Battle of Loos in late 1915, and at during the Somme offensive, at Albert and Pozières and later at Messines in June 1917, Third Ypres and, in 1918, at Sambre, part of the Hundred Days Offensive. Order of battle * 7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) ''(disbanded February 1918)'' * 7th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment ''(disbanded February 1918)'' * 7th (Service) Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment ''(disbanded February 1918)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Field Artillery Command
The 56th Artillery Command is a two-star command of the United States Army that serves as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and Africa, with a mission to synchronize, integrate, and control fires and effects in support of the theater land component. The unit was originally formed on September 14, 1942 as the 56th Coast Artillery Brigade and has been reorganized and redesignated several times until its inactivation on June 30, 1991 following the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War. United States Army Europe and Africa conducted the reactivation ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command on November 8, 2021 at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany.John Gordon IV, John Matsumura, RAND corporatio(2021) Army Theater Fires Command: Integration and Control of Very Long-Range Army Fires RR-A809-1 The 56th Artillery Command's headquarters in located in Mainz-Kastel and is commanded by Major General Stephen J. Maranian. History 56th Coast A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
The 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a brigade combat team unit of the Texas Army National Guard, part of the 36th Infantry Division. Early history At the start of World War I the War Department organized two National Guard Cavalry brigades as part of the Army's wartime expansion, and assigned them to relieve Regular Army Cavalry brigades patrolling the Mexico–United States border after the Pancho Villa Expedition. The unit allocated to Texas was fielded as 1st Texas Cavalry Brigade, and commanded by Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters (namesake of Fort Wolters). The War Department planned to mobilize the brigade for overseas service, but the war ended before training was complete, and soldiers were demobilized in late 1918 and early 1919. The brigade was reorganized as 1st Cavalry Brigade on 23 August 1919, and General Wolters remained in command. The task organization for the brigade also included the 111th Cavalry Regiment in New Mexico. Post-World War I I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Division, also known as the ''Independence Brigade'', is a brigade combat team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and has its headquarters located at Horsham Air Guard Station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The 56th SBCT is one of nine Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States Army and for many years, until the conversion of 81st SBCT, it was the only reserve component Stryker unit in the Army. It is one of five brigades of the 28th Infantry Division, and provides light infantry land assets for both federal and state active duty missions. The federal mission is to deploy on short notice as part of the 28th Infantry Division and destroy, capture, or repel enemy forces using maneuver and shock effect. The state mission of the brigade is to serve the Governor and the citizens of the Commonwealth as needed in times of natural disaster or civil unrest. History The 56th SBCT is composed of some of the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Division (other)
56th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 56th Infantry Division (France), a unit of the French Army in both World Wars * 56th Infantry Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), a unit of the German Army in World War II * 56th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 56th (London) Infantry Division, a unit of the British Army * 56th Infantry Division Casale, a unit of the Kingdom of Italy in World War II * 56th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 56th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 56th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 56th Division (Spain), a Spanish Republican unit See also * 56th Brigade (other) * 56th Group (other) 56th Group may refer to: * 56th Fighter Group, a unit of the United States Army Air Force * 56th Operations Group, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 56th Division (other) * 56th Brigade (other) 56th Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Group (other)
56th Group may refer to: * 56th Fighter Group, a unit of the United States Army Air Force * 56th Operations Group, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 56th Division (other) * 56th Brigade (other) * 56th Regiment (other) 56th Regiment may refer to: * 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, a unit of the British Army * 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), a unit of the British Indian ... * 56th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Regiment (other)
56th Regiment may refer to: * 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, a unit of the British Army * 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), a unit of the British Indian Army * 56th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of United States Army during World War I and World War II * 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, a unit of the Canadian Army ;American Civil War ;;Union (Northern) Army * 56th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment * 56th New York Volunteer Infantry * 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 56th Ohio Infantry * 56th Regiment Indiana Infantry * 56th United States Colored Infantry Regiment * 56th Pennsylvania Infantry ;;Confederate (Southern) Army * 56th North Carolina Infantry * 56th Virginia Infantry See also * 56th Division (other) * 56th Group (other) * 56th Brigade (other) 56th B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
