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The Battle of Nancy in September 1944 was a 10-day battle on the Western Front of World War II in which the Third United States Army defeated German forces defending the approaches to Nancy, France and crossings over the Moselle River to the north and south of the city.
Firebase Nancy (later known as Firebase My Chanh) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fire support base located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam. History
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]
Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history. They have a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought as scouts, raiders, and skirmishers. These are loose formations that fight ahead of the main army to ...
On 6 October 1959 the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry were amalgamated as the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry [4] From 1958 all regiments adopted a common brigade cap badge, a silver bugle-horn. [5] From 1960 the Light Infantry Brigade was based at Copthorne Barracks in Shropshire. [6] On 1 July 1968 the ...
A total of 68 infantry regiments and half-brigades, two special forces battalions, 20 light infantry or reconnaissance battalions, one tank battalion, sixteen artillery regiments, two anti-aircraft artillery regiments, five engineer regiments, and three construction regiments were ultimately formed from FFI manpower by the close of 1945. [7]
The landing force commander was Major-General John Roberts, the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Sherwood Lett. The Essex Scottish Regiment; The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry; The Royal Regiment of Canada; 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
William Ross Bond (December 4, 1918 – April 1, 1970) was a United States Army brigadier general who was killed by an enemy sniper in 1970 while commanding the 199th Infantry Brigade in South Vietnam. General Bond also served in World War II with the Army Rangers and was a prisoner of war. [1]