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The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard, that participated in World War I, World War II and multiple current conflicts. It was the first American division deployed to Europe in World War II, where it fought with great distinction in the Italian Campaign. [3]
The 34th Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was raised in 1914, during the First World War. The division was raised from volunteers for Lord Kitchener 's New Armies , originally made up of infantry battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage.
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, units and individuals of 1st Brigade, 34th Division have participated in operations including homeland defense missions, the war in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan. In 2005, the Army's conversion to modular brigades led to 1st Brigade's reorganization as 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. [12]
34th Division (German Empire) 34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland; 34th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 34th Infantry Division (India), British Indian Army; 34th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) 34th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 34th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union; 34th Motor ...
The 102nd Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army during World War I.It was raised as part of 'Kitchener's Army' and assigned to the 34th Division.After the original formation was converted into a reserve brigade, the number was transferred to a brigade of 'Tyneside Scottish', four 'Pals battalions' of the Northumberland Fusiliers recruited from men of (mainly) Scottish birth or ...
On 8 January 1942, the 168th Infantry staged at Fort Dix, New Jersey, with the rest of the 34th Infantry Division, and departed the New York Port of Embarkation on 30 April 1942, arriving in Northern Ireland on 13 May 1942. The regiment further moved to Scotland on 23 August 1942.
83rd Division ("Ohio Division") 5 August 1917 None (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn Brig. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook: Vittorio Veneto (332nd Infantry only) 84th Division ("Railsplitters") 5 August 1917 None (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder - 85th Division ("Custer Division") 5 August 1917 None (Depot ...
Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.