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Military aviation units and formations in World War I (5 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of World War I" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
(National Guard units from) Activated Entered Combat Commanding General Campaigns 26th Division ("Yankee Division") (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) 18 July 1917 10 April 1918 Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford: Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne Saint-Mihiel Meuse–Argonne
Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations of World War I" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Confusingly, the terms "regiment" and "battalion" were used interchangeably at this time; it was not until later that a battalion was defined as a sub-unit of a regiment. The regiment fulfilled both administrative and tactical functions and was the principal maneuver unit of the US Army until being superseded in the 20th century by the division ...
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service, or specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, [1] recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord in capite of the soldiers.
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) [a] was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in Chaumont , France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing .
In modern times, most military forces have standardized their divisional structures. This does not mean that divisions are equal in size or structure from country to country, but divisions have, in most cases, come to be units of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers with enough organic support to be capable of independent operations.
0–9. 1st Infantry Regiment (United States) 3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) 6th Infantry Regiment (United States)