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XV Corps (France)
15th Corps, Fifteenth Corps, or XV Corps may refer to: *XV Corps (British India) *XV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *15th Army Corps (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I *XV Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps, a unit of the Bavarian Army and the Imperial German Army during World War I *XV Army Corps (Wehrmacht), Germany *XV Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht), Germany *XV Corps (India) *XV Corps (Ottoman Empire), a unit in World War I *XV Corps (United States), a unit in World War II * XV Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War *XV Corps (United Kingdom), a unit in World War I *15th Rifle Corps, a Soviet unit World War II *XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps, a German unit in World War II *15th Airborne Corps, airborne corps of the Chinese Air Force *15th Tank Corps, tank corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army See also *List of military corps by number *15th Army (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Group (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XV Corps (British India)
The XV Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Indian Army, which was formed in India during the Second World War. It took part in the Burma Campaign and was disbanded after the end of the war. While part of the British Indian Army, it included other commonwealth units, namely the 22nd and 28th East African Brigades Second World War When Japan entered the war and drove British, Indian and Chinese forces from Burma in early 1942, XV Corps was formed from the Assam and Bengal Presidency District HQ on 30 March 1942, to defend Bengal, under the command of Eastern Army, which in turn was controlled by GHQ India. The Corps badge was an arrangement of three "V"s (signifying fifteen in Roman numerals) in black on a red background. Its first commander was Lieutenant General Noel Beresford-Peirse. On 9 June, Beresford-Peirse was appointed to command India's Southern Command (an army-level administrative HQ) and Lieutenant General William Slim, former commander of the disbanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps
The XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps was a World War II cavalry corps of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party, primarily recruited from Cossacks. It was originally known as the XIV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps from September 1944, after Helmuth von Pannwitz's 1st Cossack Cavalry Division of the Wehrmacht was transferred to the SS, before being renumbered as XV in February 1945. The two brigades of the division were expanded when the corps was formed, so they became the new 1st and 2nd Cossack Cavalry Divisions. A third division was also planned on but never officially activated, with only one separate brigade being established. Although the corps was officially part of the Waffen-SS, its members never wore any SS insignia and its officers remained the same as before. In late April 1945, shortly before the end of the war, the corps was transferred from the SS to the Russian Liberation Army, Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Brigade (other)
15th Brigade or 15th Infantry Brigade may refer to: Australia * 15th Brigade (Australia) Brazil * 15th Brigade (Brazil) Greece * 15th Infantry Brigade (Greece) Hungary * 15th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) India * 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade Japan * 15th Brigade (Japan) Romania * 15th Mechanized Brigade (Romania) Russia * 15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade Spain * XV International Brigade United Kingdom * 15th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 15th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery ** XV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery United States * 15th Sustainment Brigade (United States) See also *XV Corps (other) *15th Army (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Group (other) *15th Wing (other) The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Wing (other)
The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardment Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15th Bombardment Operational Training Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15 Wing Moose Jaw, a Canadian Forces base See also * XV Corps (other) * 15th Army (other) * 15th Division (other) * 15th Group (other) * 15th Brigade (other) * 15th Regiment (other) * 15 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Group (other)
15th Group may refer to: * No. 15 Group RAF, a formation of the UK Royal Air Force * 15th Carrier Air Group, a formation of the United Kingdom Royal Navy * 15th Army Group, a formation of the United States and United Kingdom armies during World War II See also * XV Corps (other) * 15th Army (other) * 15th Division (other) *15th Wing (other) The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardment Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force * 15th Bombardment Operational Train ... * 15th Brigade (other) * 15th Regiment (other) * 15 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Division (other)
In military terms, 15th Division or 15th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 15th Infantry Division (Belgium) * 15th Infantry Division (France) * 15th Motorized Infantry Division (France) * 15th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Prussian/German Army, later 15th Infantry Division * 15th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 15th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 15th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), formed on 1 October 1934 in Würzburg under the cover name ''Artillerieführer V'' * 15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 15th Infantry Division (South Korea) * 15th Infantry Division (Greece), (Greek: XV Μεραρχία Πεζικού (XV ΜΠ); ''XV Merarchía Pezikoú''), an infantry division of the Hellenic Army * 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian), an Infantry Division of the Waffen SS during World War II * 15th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), an infantry division in the Impe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Army (other)
15th Army or Fifteenth Army may refer to: * 15th Army (Wehrmacht), a formation of the German Army during World War II * Fifteenth Army (Japan), a formation of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II * Japanese Fifteenth Area Army, a formation of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II * 15th Army (People's Republic of China), former name of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's 15th Airborne Corps * 15th Army (RSFSR) * 15th Army (Soviet Union) * 15th Army Group, a combined formation of the United Kingdom and United States armies during World War II * Fifteenth United States Army, a formation of the United States Army during World War II See also * XV Corps (other) *15th Division (other) *15th Group (other) *15th Wing (other) The 15th Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force. 15th Wing may also refer to: * 15th Air Transport Wing, a unit of the Belgian Air Force * 15th Bombardment Wing, a unit of the United States Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Corps By Number
{{short description, None This is a list of military corps arranged by ordinal number. I to X ; I Corps: * I Army Corps (Argentina) * I ANZAC Corps (Australia and New Zealand) * I Corps (Australia) * I Corps (Belgium) * 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina * I Canadian Corps * I Corps (Czechoslovakia) * Finnish I Corps (Winter War) * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Cavalry Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * I Reserve Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * I Royal Bavarian Corps, a unit of the Bavarian and Imperial German Armies prior to and during World War I * I Royal Bav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Tank Corps
The 15th Tank Corps (, ''15-y tankoviy korpus'') was a Tank corps (Soviet Union), tank corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army. It formed in 1938 from a Mechanised corps (Soviet Union), mechanized corps and fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland, during which it participated in the capture of the Grodno and Augustów Primeval Forest, Augustów Forest from Poland. The corps was disbanded in January 1940 at Vilnius and Šalčininkai in Lithuania. In 1942, the corps was reformed under the command of Major general, Major General Vasily Koptsov and became part of the 3rd Tank Army (Soviet Union), 3rd Tank Army. It first saw combat in the unsuccessful Kozelsk Offensive of late August and early September, a relatively small operation to encircle a German salient (military), salient, which resulted in the corps taking heavy losses in proportion to the territory gained. After spending the rest of the year in reserve, receiving new supplies and equipment, the corps was transferred to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Airborne Corps
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps, also referred to as the People's Liberation Army Airborne Corps () is a corps grade airborne and air assault force subordinated to People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) headquarters. Before April 2017, the Airborne Corps was called the PLAAF 15th Airborne Corps. Mission The Airborne Corps is a rapid reaction force tasked with attacking "political, military, and economic strategic key points", capturing targets or areas in the enemy rear, and conducting special operations in the enemy rear. It may also have domestic security roles. History On July 17, 1950, the Central Military Commission made plans to establish the People's Liberation Army Air Force 1st Ground Forces Brigade. It was officially founded on September 17, 1950, which is celebrated as the unit's anniversary, with the first parachute jump happening on September 29, 1950. Initially, the brigade only had 5030 members. In December, it was renamed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Rifle Corps
The 15th Rifle Corps () was a rifle corps of the Red Army, formed five times; each formation was a distinct unit unrelated to the others. It was part of the 5th Army. It took part in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. History 1922–1924 formation The corps was formed as part of the North Caucasus Military District by an order of 27 September 1922 with the 9th Don, 22nd, and 37th Rifle Divisions, headquartered at Krasnodar. The units of the corps participated in the suppression of anti-Soviet forces in the Kuban-Black Sea Oblast between November 1922 and February 1924. The corps headquarters was disbanded by an order of the district on 12 February 1924. 1934–1941 formation The corps was formed again as part of the Ukrainian Military District by an order of 12 May 1934, headquartered at Chernigov. The corps became part of the Kiev Military District when the Ukrainian Military District was split in June 1935. The corps participated in the Soviet invasion of Poland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XV Corps (German Empire)
The XV Army Corps / XV AK () was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. XV Corps served on the Western Front from the start of the war with the 7th Army. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 19th Army, ''Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg'' on the Western Front. Formation With the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine, the XV Corps was formed in March 1871 with responsibility for the new Imperial provinces. Headquarters was established in Strasbourg with the constituent units drawn from the armies of the various states of the German Empire. The Corps initially covered the entire district of Alsace-Lorraine, but from April 1890 a new XVI Corps was formed in Lorraine and the Corps was restricted to Alsace. It was assigned to the V Army Inspectorate which became the 7th Army at the start of the First World War. Peacetime organisation The 25 peacetime corps of the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
