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"Americal" – At one point in time this was the official Divisional designation, when it was redesignated as the 23rd Infantry Division, Americal became the divisional nickname. Originally formed in World War II out of separate American National Guard units on the island of New Caledonia, hence the origin of the name. 24th Infantry Division
Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander [4] Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung [4] Stanley Vejtasa, US Navy Fighter Ace of World War II "The Swedish knight" – Sir Sidney Smith, British naval officer in the Napoleonic Wars who was knighted by the Swedish Crown
It was ultimately renamed 1 er régiment d'infanterie de ligne in 1791 after the military reforms of Louis Le Bègue Duportail. It is now part of the Franco-German Brigade (French units of the brigade are part of 1st Division) and was recently deployed in Afghanistan, Mali, and the Central African Republic. [independent source needed] [9] 1485
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
This list of military legions is in chronological order where possible. In modern times, most units using the name "military legions" were composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background, and that background is often specified in the legion's name.
Lists of military units and formations of World War II (60 P) Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Cavalry Corps Schmettow (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I; Ersatz Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I; Guards Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I; Guards Reserve Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I
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