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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
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")
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
Name Founder Founding location Current location Notes Ref. 1248 Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1: Ferdinand III of Castile Crown of Castile: Madrid, Spain: It was one of the first standing units in Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, remaining in the order of battle of the Castilian and Spanish armies since its ...
The following article comprises a list of military units, paramilitary groups, irregular armies, and other related armed formations alike that are named after various renowned individuals. The Lincoln Battalion of the Spanish Civil War (left) took their name in homage to former US President Abraham Lincoln (right).
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