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57th Division (other)
In military terms, 57th Division may refer to: __NOTOC__ Infantry divisions * 57th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 57th Infantry Division Lombardia (Kingdom of Italy) * 57th Mountain Division, Leimakhong, Manipur III Corps (India) * 57th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 57th Rifle Division (RSFSR) * 57 Division (Sri Lanka) * 57th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union, later 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division) * 57th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 57th Infantry Division (Turkey) * 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division (United Kingdom) Aviation divisions * 57th Air Division (United States) Cavalry divisions * 57th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) See also * 57th Regiment (other) 57th Regiment or 57th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, a disestablished unit of the British Army * 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 57th Division may refer to: __NOTOC__ Infantry divisions * 57th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 57th Infantry Division Lombardia (Kingdom of Italy) * 57th Mountain Division, Leimakhong, Manipur III Corps (India) * 57th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 57th Rifle Division (RSFSR) * 57 Division (Sri Lanka) * 57th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union, later 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division) * 57th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 57th Infantry Division (Turkey) * 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division (United Kingdom) Aviation divisions * 57th Air Division (United States) Cavalry divisions * 57th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) See also * 57th Regiment (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 57th Infantry Division () was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 in Landshut. History The 57th Infantry Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the second wave of German infantry divisions. During the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, the division remained in the Saarland. The division was moved into Poland as an occupational force in August 1940 until the initiation of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. The division took part in the campaign as part of Army Group South, where it assaulted Kiev. Orders of Battle ;1939 *179th Infantry Regiment *199th Infantry Regiment *217th Infantry Regiment *157th Artillery Regiment *157th Engineer Battalion *157th Reconnaissance Battalion *157th Anti-tank Detachment *News department *157th Troops supply ;1944 *164th Grenadier Regiment *199th Grenadier Regiment *217th Grenadier Regiment *57th Fusilier Battalion *157th Artillery Regiment *157th Field-replacement Battalion *157th Engineer Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Corps (India)
The III Corps is a formation of the Indian Army that was formed during World War I in Mesopotamia during its respective campaign. Prior to the reorganization of the British and Indian forces in Mesopotamia, it was designated as the Tigris Corps. A new III Corps was formed by the Indian Army during World War II for service in Southeast Asia. The corps fought in the Battle of Singapore where it surrendered in February 1942. It is headquartered in the state of Nagaland of India in the city of Dimapur, at Rangapahar Military Station. History 3 Corps was raised during World War I by Lt Gen Ahlmer and soon thereafter, the command was changed to Lt Gen Frederick Stanley Maud, who was appointed as the Corps Commander on 09 Dec 1915. 3 Corps was allotted the 6th (Poona) Division and 12th Indian Division along with a Cavalry Brigade and tasked with the defence of the Tigris Line. The Corps thereby earned the sobriquet of "The Tigris Corps". 3 Corps played a major role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 10 July 1940 in Hirosaki, Aomori, simultaneously with the 51st, 52nd, 54th, 55th, and 56th divisions, as a reserve and provisional unit. Its call-sign “Oku” was taken from the ancient name of the Tohoku region of northern Honshū, " Oshu". The formation nucleus was the headquarters of the 8th Division. Its manpower came from the Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata and Akita prefectures. The ''57th division'' was initially assigned to the direct command of Emperor Hirohito but was transferred to the Northern District Army as soon as it was formed on 2 December 1940. History To participate in the Special exercise of the Kwantung Army (actually a mobilization for a possible large-scale conflict with the Soviet Union) together with the 51st division, the ''57th Division'' was assigned to the Kwantung Army`s 3rd army on 1 August 1941. The preparations for war with the Soviet Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 57th Infantry Division (, ''57-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 .... The famous 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment was involved at the Battle of Osowiec Fortress. Organization *1st Brigade **225th Infantry Regiment ** 226th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **227th Infantry Regiment **228th Infantry Regiment References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Rifle Division (RSFSR)
The 57th Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. Formed in mid-1919, the division fought against the Armed Forces of South Russia on the Southern Front. After the defeat of the former it was transferred west and fought in northwest Ukraine and southern Belarus in the Polish–Soviet War. The 57th served in the westward advance of the Red Army in mid-1920 that ended with the Soviet defeat in the Battle of Warsaw, after which it retreated east into Belarus, where it was disbanded in November of that year. History The 57th Rifle Division was formed on 25 July 1919 by an order of the Southern Front of 19 July from the units of the Group of Forces on the Poltava direction, part of the 14th Army. Nikolay Khudyakov became the first division commander on 4 August. From August to October it fought in defensive battles against the Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR) along the Seym River and in the direction of Poltava. The 57th fought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57 Division (Sri Lanka)
The 57 Division is a division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it was deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region in 2009. Formation With the start of Eelam War IV, a phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Sri Lankan military launched an offensive to capture the Eastern Province from the LTTE. The Sri Lankan military had captured the Eastern Province from the LTTE by July 2007. Soon after this, the military's focus was shifted to the North, and a new offensive began to capture the Northern Province from the LTTE. A new division named as the 57 Division had been created by the Sri Lanka Army on 26 February 2007. This was created as an offensive division, with the task of neutralising LTTE threats on civilian settlements in Vavuniya and Mannar. Three brigades comprised the 57 Division, named as 571, 572 and 573. The 571 Brigade was commanded by Colonel G.V. Ravipriya, while the 572 Brigade was commanded by Colonel Senerath Bandara. The 573 Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 57th Red Banner Ural-Khingan Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army and the Soviet Army. The division was originally formed in late 1920 as the 24th Rifle Division of the Internal Service Troops (VNUS) in the closing stages of the Russian Civil War. It was transferred to the Red Army in early 1921 as the 57th Rifle Division. The division served in the Urals as a territorial division during the 1920s and early 1930s. Transferred to the Transbaikal in 1932, it fought in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in mid-1939 and was reorganized as the 57th Red Banner Motor Rifle Division () in 1940. Having spent much of World War II on garrison duty in the Mongolian People's Republic, the division participated in the August 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria, but did not see combat. It was converted into a rifle division again in 1946, before being reduced to the 55th Separate Rifle Regiment in early 1947. Russian Civil War and Interwar period The 24th Rifle Division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Infantry Division (Turkey)
In military terms, 57th Division may refer to: __NOTOC__ Infantry divisions * 57th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China) * 57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 57th Infantry Division Lombardia (Kingdom of Italy) * 57th Mountain Division, Leimakhong, Manipur III Corps (India) * 57th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 57th Rifle Division (RSFSR) * 57 Division (Sri Lanka) * 57th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union, later 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division) * 57th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 57th Infantry Division (Turkey) * 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division (United Kingdom) Aviation divisions * 57th Air Division (United States) Cavalry divisions * 57th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) See also * 57th Regiment (other) 57th Regiment or 57th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, a disestablished unit of the British Army * 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Commonweal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division
The 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division was an infantry formation of the Territorial Force created in 1914 as part of the massive expansion of the British Army during the First World War. It served on the Western Front during 1917 and 1918. The divisional number was reactivated for deception purposes during the Second World War. Origin On 31 August 1914 the War Office authorised the formation of a reserve or 2nd-Line unit for each Territorial Force (TF) unit that was proceeding on overseas service. The 2nd West Lancashire Division came into existence in November 1914, composed of 2nd-Line duplicates of the battalions of the peacetime West Lancashire Division that were due to be sent overseas. The 1st-Line division was temporarily dispersed as its units went to France piecemeal, many of the divisional staff and support elements transferring to the new formation, which became 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division in August 1915.Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 1–7. History The formations and un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
