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Chemical mortar battalions were United States Army non-divisional units that were attached to infantry divisions during World War II. They were armed with 4.2-inch (107 mm) chemical mortars . For this reason they were also called the "Four-deucers".
The 3rd Chemical Brigade was first constituted on 1 January 1942 as the 3rd Chemical Battalion. [2] It was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia. The unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion on 11 March 1945. It was inactivated on 2 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
8th Army Chemical Grouping. I Motorized Chemical Battalion; IV Motorized Chemical Battalion; Croatian Legion. Command; Fusiliers Battalion; Command and Command Company 3× Fusilier companies; 1× Machine Gunners Company; Mortar Company (81mm mod. 35 mortars) Support Weapons Company (47/32 anti-tank guns) Alpine Skiers Battalion "Monte Cervino ...
During this battle, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions, the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, which had been brigaded as the 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) commanded by Colonel William O. Darby, were assigned to support the renewal of an attack by Major General Lucian Truscott's 3rd ...
Other units included: the 3rd and 92nd Chemical Mortar Battalions, 226th Searchlight Battalion, the 135th AAA Gun Battalion, the 556th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, the 125th Liaison Squadron (flying Cubs and L-5s), 21st Weather Squadron, 40th Mobile Communications Squadron, 669th Engineer Topographical Company (Corps), 3258th Signal ...
During World War II, the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) was a corps of the Regio Esercito that fought on the Eastern Front.In July 1942 the CSIR entered the newly formed Italian Army in Russia as XXXV Army Corps.
Company A, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion Company D (airborne), 83d Chemical Mortar Battalion 676th Medical Collecting Company Provisional Airborne Military Police Platoon Provisional Pathfinder Detachment 172d Detail Issues Depot British Heavy Aerial Resupply Company 334th Quartermaster Depot Company(-) 3358th Quartermaster Truck Company
The 536th was deployed to Italy, arriving there on 1 March 1945. The 537th did not complete organization until 16 October 1944, and was redesignated on 5 July 1945 as the 537th Chemical Mortar Battalion armed with 4.2-inch mortars, which remained at Camp Gruber until demobilized on 8 September 1945. The 250th Field Artillery Group was deployed ...