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  1. First Canadian Army

    Infobox Military Unit unit name First Canadian Army image File First Canadian Army formation patch.png ... symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label The First Canadian Army was the senior Canadian operational ... of other nationalities were added to the First Canadian Army to keep it at full strength. ref ... First Canadian Army . The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation. Retrieved on 2011 12 23 ... on 2011 12 23 ref History File First Canadian Army formation sign.png thumb right The formation sign ... to identify army staff cars. When the First Canadian Army was formed overseas in 1942, Lieutenant General ... landed. The First Canadian Army headquarters did not itself arrive in Normandy until mid July .... Image 1st Canadian generals.jpg thumb First Canadian Army generals in Hilversum , the Netherlands ... Vokes Chris Vokes 4th Canadian Armoured Division , Harry Crerar First Canadian Army, Bernard Montgomery ... 2nd Canadian Infantry Division The First Canadian Army held a static line along the river Meuse ... to the Army during Operation Goldflake and for the first time, both the I Canadian Corps and II Canadian Corps fought under the same Army commander. Makeup The First Canadian Army was international ... troops. The First Canadian Army in North West Europe during the final phases of the war comprised ... Headquarters The Royal Montreal Regiment First Canadian Army Defence Battalion The Royal Montreal ... First Army Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals RCCS 1st Air Support Signals Unit Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Special Wireless Sections First Army Troops Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ... Gimblett title In the footsteps of the First Canadian Army northwest Europe 1942 1945 date May 2009 ... Juno First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4 August 21, 1944 url http books.google.com ... 7 cite book author Mark Zuehlke title Terrible Victory First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary ... canarm The First Canadian Army Veterans Affairs Canada http www.junobeach.org e 4 can tac inf 1CA1945 ...   more details



  1. First Army

    First Army may refer to Germany 1st Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 1st Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 1st Panzer Army 1st Parachute Army Germany Others First Army Australia First Army Austria Hungary First Army United Kingdom First Army Bulgaria First Canadian Army Republic of China New First Army First Army France First Army Greece First Army Hungary First Army Italy Japanese First Army First Army Ottoman Empire First Polish Army 1920 First Polish Army 1944 1945 First Army Romania First Army Russian Empire First Army Serbia 1st Red Banner Army Soviet Union First Army Turkey First United States Army First Army Yugoslavia mil unit dis de 1. Armee fr 1re arm e ko 1 nl 1e Leger ja 1 no F rste arm pl 1 Armia ru 1 tr 1. Ordu uk 1 ...   more details



  1. Canadian Army

    Refimprove date August 2010 Cleanup date November 2009 Infobox military unit unit name Canadian Army image File Canadian Army.png 200px caption Badge of the Canadian Army dates 1867 Present country CAN ... Staff notable commanders Insignia identification symbol File Canadian Army Flag.svg center 200px border identification symbol label Flag of the Canadian Army identification symbol 2 identification symbol ... The Canadian Army French Arm e canadienne is the branch of the Canadian Forces responsible for land ... s military from Confederation in 1867 to the present. The Canadian Army is the successor of the Land ... Army. ref cite news url http www.cbc.ca news politics story 2011 08 15 pol canadian forces names.html ... History Main History of the Canadian Army Prior to Confederation in 1867, the British Army , which included ... Active Militia was renamed the Canadian Army Active , supplemented by the non permanent militia, which was named the Canadian Army Reserve . The Army participated in the Korean War and formed part ... in the Canadian Army , Canadian Military Journal, vol 8, no 1, pg 59. ref Following the renaming of the Canadian Army in 2011, the position became Commander Canadian Army. Officers are selected ... public PubFulltext RTO MP RTO MP 055 MP 055 30.pdf canadian army officers&hl en&gl ca&pid bl&srcid ... members which are no longer in effect. Occupational training for Canadian Army officers takes ... of the Canadian Army Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions ... Force infantry regiments and battalions of the Canadian Army are The Royal Canadian Regiment 1st ... Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, British Columbia ref 39 Canadian Brigade Group The Army ... Army equipment Future Canadian Forces projects List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian ... vehicle, anti tank guided missile and small arms for the Canadian Forces . Army and Land Force Reserve ... future between 2011 to 2017 see also the list of Future Canadian Forces projects , the Army will receive ...   more details



  1. History of the Canadian Army

    refimprove date February 2012 CanWars20thC The Canadian Army as such originally only existed under that name ... Force Command was renamed the Canadian Army. ref http www.forces.gc.ca site news nouvelles news nouvelles ... land forces regardless of actual title when discussing the history of the Canadian Army. Formation Image Canadianarmy.JPG thumb Badge of the Army 1953 68 From 1763 to prior to the Canadian Confederation ... defence through the Royal Navy . The Canadian Army evolved from the various British garrison ... order formed its own Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Permanent Active Militia Army Medical Corps , Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps Canadian Army Veterinary Corps , Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Signalling Corps , Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Ordinance Stores Corps and Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Canadian Army Service Corps . During the First World War a Canadian Provost Corps was also created. Canada was the first military in the world to create a Royal Canadian Dental Corps Canadian Army Dental Corps . ref The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army Queen s Printer, 1964 ref First World War Image Canadians Troops going Over the Top in 1916.jpg right thumb Canadian troops going ... during World War I Canadian participation in the First World War began with the unusual step of scrapping ... Army, and new ones like the Canadian Machine Gun Corps or CMGC not to be confused with the wartime ... World War saw major changes to the Militia in November 1940 the name Canadian Army was adopted ... from military use, and the Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps was disbanded. Image Crew of a Sherman ... of Canada were retitled. The CASF became the Canadian Army Overseas , the Permanent Force became the Canadian Army Active and the NPAM became the Canadian Army Reserve . The Canadian Army Overseas ceased ... regiments were reroled to fight in tanks. At home, the Atlantic Command Canadian Army Atlantic Command and Pacific Command Canadian Army Pacific Command were created to direct home defence efforts ...   more details



  1. The Canadian Army Journal

    for Canadian Army personnel throughout the war. The first journal 1947 1965 The CATM was replaced after the war by a new bilingual service publication simply titled, The Canadian Army Journal . At the head ...unreferenced date April 2010 Cleanup date May 2011 The Canadian Army Journal serves as the primary forum for professional debate and discourse in the Canadian Army . Originally launched under this name ... by the Canadian Army s Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs in Kingston, Ontario . Early history Canadian Army related professional journals have existed since Canadian Confederation Confederation ... subjects associated with the Canadian militia. After the end of the First World War , the Department ... on the Canadian Army as well as the nature of land warfare in general. Though the CDQ ended its run rather abruptly, the following year the Canadian Military Journal CMJ published its first issue, and effectively took over the role that CDQ had filled for nearly three decades. Canadian Army Training Memorandum During the Second World War the army published, The Canadian Army Training Memorandum CATM ..., provide the Canadian Army with information designed to keep it abreast of current military .... In its early years The Canadian Army Journal served as a forum for army news, updates, the discussion ... of night vision equipment on battlefield mobility. He was not the first Canadian to win the essay ... process then currently underway. The editor and staff of the Canadian Army Journal were informed ... on this tradition. The Canadian Army Doctrine Bulletin Between 1965 and the end of the Cold War ... learned. Among these various publications, The Canadian Army Doctrine Bulletin CADB is notable in that it served as the catalyst for reintroducing a capstone publication back into the army. First ... was fortuitous for the army. Very much a Canadian Army Journal in disguise, it matured at the same ... its seventh year of publication into a revived document known as the Canadian Army Journal . Major Ted ...   more details



  1. Royal Canadian Army Cadets

    Canadian Army Cadets image Image royal canadian army cadets.jpg 220px caption Royal Canadian Army Cadets ... aircraft trainer march Quick Cadet The Royal Canadian Army Cadets RCAC is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada . Administered ... custom, the Royal Canadian Army Cadets stand second in the order of precedence, after the Royal ... and rank system of the Canadian Army is used, but cadets now use only Non Commissioned Officer ... trained to deliver the Royal Canadian Sea, Army, and Air Cadet training program, and like all reservists ... former regular or reserve force service. RCAC Badge The Royal Canadian Army Cadet Badge is the official ... Canadian Army Cadets is to develop in youth the attributes of good citizenship and leadership promote ... on its own parent element. History Early history The Royal Canadian Army Cadets RCAC can trace ... Services of Canada. It was a component of the Canadian Army Non Permanent Active Militia and the forerunner ... VI granted the Royal prefix to the Canadian Army Cadets, giving it the title of the Royal Canadian ... in the Army Cadet world Queen s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces QR&O Cadets brought ... , therefore permitting girls to become members of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. Girls became full ... log 2009 June 11 date February 2012 2004 marked the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets ... program carried out by all Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Canada. This program is mandated ... of Members of the Canadian Army PO 321 Perform the Duties of a Team Leader On A Weekend Bivouac ... of the Canadian Army PO 422 Follow a Multi Leg Route Using a Global Positioning System GPS Receiver ... There is a basic similarity between the Army Cadet ranks and the Canadian Forces Army ranks. Cadet ... www.armycadethistory.com Royal Canadian Army Cadets History Army Cadet League of Canada Cadets Canada Category Military of Canada Category Army Cadet organisations Category Canadian Cadet organizations ...   more details



  1. Canadian Women's Army Corps

    of Canada s navy, army and air force. At first the organization was called the Canadian Women s Auxiliary ...Infobox military unit unit name Canadian Women s Army Corps image caption dates 1941 1946, 1948 1964 country Canada allegiance branch type Corps role Canadian Army Permanent Active Militia size command ... when women were fully integrated into the Canadian armed forces. The headquarters of the CWAC was based in Goodwin House in Ottawa . History of the CWACs The Canadian Women s Army Corps CWAC was authorized ... into the Canadian Army and became the Canadian Women s Army Corps. They wore a cap badge of three ... were paid in the same occupation this figure later became four fifths . CWACs served overseas, first in 1942 in Washington, DC, and then with the Canadian Army in the United Kingdom. In 1944 CWACs served ... s Army Corps was redesignated The Canadian Women s Army Corps on 22 Mar 1948. The Canadian Women s Army Corps reverted to the Canadian Women s Army Corps on 18 Apr 1955. The CWACS were disbanded for good ... on a stem on which was incribed Canadian Women s Army Corps . Helmeted head of Athene appears on buttons ... units This unit was allied with the following Women s Royal Army Corps See also Portal War Royal Canadian ... Macmillan of Canada, 1985. Conrod, W. Hugh. Athene, Goddess of War The Canadian Women s Army Corps ... The Juno Beach centre. Canadian Women s Army Corps Accessed 1 May 2007 http www.cwacband.com Canadian Women s Army Corps Pipe Band Accessed 13 Nov 2009 Category Military of Canada Category Corps of the Canadian Army Category Women in the Canadian armed services Category Women in World War II Category ... CWAC Cap Badge and Fastener.JPG thumb right Detail of CWAC cap badge and fastener. The Canadian Women s Army Corps was a non combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women established during World War II to release men from those non combatant roles in the Canadian armed forces as part of expanding ... VE Day, more served with Canadian occupation forces in Germany. In all, approximately 3000 served ...   more details



  1. Structure of the Canadian Army

    The Canadian Army is not an independent service rather it is the land component of Canada s integrated defence forces known as the Canadian Forces . The Canadian Army is commanded from Canadian Army Headquarters ... Canadian Armed Forces List of units of the Canadian Army References reflist Commons Navboxes list Canadian Army Canadian Armed Forces Category Canadian Army Category Structure of contemporary armies ... Land Force Central Area Land Force Western Area Each area is responsible for the regular army and militia ... army mechanized brigade group under its command, together with between two and three militia brigades ..., such as the Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown , NB, and the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre ... Land Force Doctrine and Training System ref Higher Field Command Elements In 2009, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division 1st Canadian Division headquarters unit at CFB Kingston Kingston in Ontario was activated from the redesignation of the old Canadian Joint Forces Headquarters which had been formed in 2000 from the redesignation of the original 1st Canadian Division Headquarters . While technically a tri service Navy, Army, Air Force command formation, by 2012, 1st Canadian Division will take charge of all deployed Army units whenever required at the direction of National Defence Headquarters NDHQ in Ottawa. Units Assigned to 1st Canadian Division 1st Canadian Division Headquarters 4 Engineer ... Image Canada Land Forces.png thumb right 640px Structure of the Canadian Land Forces Regular Force formations are in bold face. Reserve Force units are in light face. Land Force Western Area 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group CFB Edmonton , Alberta 38 Canadian Brigade Group Winnipeg, Manitoba 39 Canadian Brigade Group Vancouver, British Columbia 41 Canadian Brigade Group Calgary, Alberta Land Force Central Area 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group CFB Petawawa , Ontario 31 Canadian Brigade Group London, Ontario 32 Canadian Brigade Group Toronto, Ontario 33 Canadian Brigade Group Ottawa, Ontario ...   more details



  1. Canadian Army Trophy

    Image CAT Trophy.jpg thumb 300px Canadian Army Trophy The Canadian Army Trophy CAT was a tank gunnery ... of a Canadian Army Centurion tank . Origins The Canadian Army Trophy CAT competition started in 1963 when the Canadian government donated a silver replica of a Centurion tank to the country that obtained the highest score during a tank gunnery that was hosted by the Canadian Army 4th Mechanized Brigade forward deployed in West Germany. This tank replica later became known as the Canadian Army Trophy ... among the armor forces of the NATO countries in Western Europe. The winner of the Canadian Army ... corresponding to their army group assignments within the Central Region. Units were therefore either members of the Northern Army Group NORTHAG or Central Army Group CENTAG . The Canadian Army Trophy is now presented to the winning Army Group and awards were given to the three best scoring platoons of each Army Group. The winner of the Canadian Army Trophy, which remains the property of Canada ... of the German II and III Corps, the American V and VII Corps, and the Canadian 4th Brigade. This was the first .... Canadian Army Trophy Competition Results From 1963 to 1991 class wikitable style float none width ... in the competition http www.mihalko family.com Canadian Army Trophy Competition.htm Historical records ... competition Category Canadian Army Category NATO Category Military excellence competitions Category Military sports Category Canadian military exercises de Canadian Army Trophy ... of the British Army of the Rhine BAOR s I Corps United Kingdom British I Corps , American 2nd Armored ... II and III Corps, the American V and VII Corps, and the Canadian 4th Brigade. The responsibility .... In 1981 the responsibility shifted to the two Army Groups, Central Army Group CENTAG or Northern Army Group NORTHAG . When CENTAG hosted the competition, it was held in Grafenw hr likewise when NORTHAG ... Allies Outgun Britain s New Battle Tanks . CAT 77 The 1977 competition was the first time an American ...   more details



  1. Pacific Command (Canadian Army)

    , Apr. 1, 1945 Jan 26, 1946 See also Atlantic Command Canadian Army , the corresponding command on the Atlantic ... protecting the naval port at CFB Esquimalt Esquimalt References Stacey, C.P. The Canadian Army ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Pacific Command image File Canadian Pacific Command formation patch.png 190px caption Formation patch of Pacific Command. dates During the Second World War , 1940 1946 country Canada allegiance branch Canadian Army type role size garrison garrison label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot equipment equipment label battles anniversaries decorations battle honours commander1 commander1 label commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders George Pearkes Maj. Gen. George Pearkes, VC identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label Pacific Command was a formation of the Canadian Army created during the Second World War to strengthen and administer home defence ... reinforcements to be sent to the Canadian divisions in Europe. Pacific Command combined the pre ... terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway Prince Rupert , the second Pacific terminus of the Canadian ..., a plebiscite held in April 1942 released the Canadian government from this restriction see the Conscription ... Victoria and Esquimalt Fortress 31st Alberta Reconnaissance Regiment, Canadian Armoured Corps CAC 5th B.C. Coast Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery RCA 27th Anti Aircraft Regiment, RCA 21st Field Regiment ... Coast Regiment, RCA 28th Anti Aircraft Regiment, RCA The Royal Rifles of Canada The Canadian ... Island Canadian Rangers Pacific Coast Militia Rangers Pacific Command Water Transport Company, R.C.A.S.C. 19th Infantry Brigade, Command Reserve Vernon, British Columbia Vernon 6th Canadian Infantry ... Brigade Port Alberni 18th Infantry Brigade Nanaimo 8th Canadian Infantry Division Northern British ... in World War II Category Canadian World War II commands ...   more details



  1. First Army (Poland ? disambiguation)

    Incomplete disambiguation date October 2011 Incoming links date February 2012 In the history of the Polish Army there were a number of units named the First Army First Polish Army 1920 , created out of the Northern Front during the Polish Bolshevist War First Polish Army 1944 1945 , formed in the USSR in 1944 and fighting in World War II as part of the Soviet backed People s Army of Poland Disambiguation cleanup date December 2011 TOC right mil unit dis ...   more details



  1. Atlantic Command (Canadian Army)

    16, 1943 to Aug. 26, 1944 See also Pacific Command Canadian Army , corresponding command on the Pacific Coast Land Force Atlantic Area , the present day formation in the Canadian Forces Canadian Northwest Atlantic Canadian Northwest Atlantic Command , Allied naval command responsible for guarding ... References Stacey, C.P. The Canadian Army 1939 1945 Queen s Printer, 1948 Clive M. Law Law, Clive ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Atlantic Command image File Canadian Atlantic Command formation patch.png 190px caption Formation patch. dates During the Second World War 1942 1945 country Canada allegiance branch Canadian Army type role size garrison garrison label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot equipment equipment label battles anniversaries decorations battle honours commander1 commander1 label commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders Maj. Gen. William Henry Pferinger Elkins W. H. P. Elkins identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label Atlantic Command was a formation of the Canadian Army created during the Second World War to strengthen and administer home defence facilities on Canada s Atlantic Coast. A second major function was to train reinforcements to be sent to the Canadian divisions in Europe. Most of those soldiers received and trained with their personal weapons in Camp Debert before being transported by train to City of Halifax Halifax where they embarked ... and the United Kingdom , Atlantic Command also controlled Canadian personnel stationed in Newfoundland. Composition Halifax Fortress 1st Halifax Coast Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery Royal Canadian Artillery RCA 21st Anti Aircraft Regiment, RCA The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment 2nd ... Le R giment de St. Hyacinthe from May, 1943 7th Canadian Infantry Division , Mar. 1942 Oct. 1943 Divisional ... Military units and formations of Canada in World War II Category Canadian World War II commands ...   more details



  1. List of units of the Canadian Army

    update date August 2011 The following is a list of military unit unit s of the Canadian Army as of 2007. Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Regular Force Royal Canadian Dragoons Armoured Lord Strathcona s Horse ... Service CFMS of the Canadian Forces underwent a reorganization. The army reserve units, which had ... formation under the Canadian Forces Health Services Group which is not part of the army Regular ... Notes reflist Canadian Army Category Military units and formations of the Canadian Army Regiments ... The Halifax Rifles RCAC Reconnaissance 8th Canadian Hussars Princess Louise s Reconnaissance ... RCAC Reconnaissance The Royal Canadian Hussars Montreal Reconnaissance The British Columbia Regiment ... The Windsor Regiment RCAC Reconnaissance Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Regular Force Note each regular force regiment retains a parachute company. The Royal Canadian Regiment 1st Battalion CFB Petawawa mechanized infantry 2nd Battalion CFB Gagetown mechanized infantry 3 Royal Canadian Regiment 3rd Battalion CFB Petawawa light infantry and parachute company Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry ... Force Primary Reserve Governor General s Foot Guards dismounted infantry The Canadian Grenadier Guards ... Regiment dismounted infantry The Lincoln and Welland Regiment dismounted infantry The Royal Canadian Regiment Reserve Force 4th Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment dismounted infantry The Royal Highland ... Regiment 4th Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry dismounted infantry The Queen ... The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada dismounted infantry The Canadian Scottish Regiment Princess Mary ... The Royal Newfoundland Regiment dismounted infantry Canadian Military Engineers Regular Force ... Canadian Brigade Group 41 Combat Engineer Regiment formerly 8 Field Engineer Regiment and 33 Field ... Royal Canadian Artillery Regular Force 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 5 sup e sup R giment d artillerie l g re du Canada 4th Air Defence ...   more details



  1. First Army (Austria-Hungary)

    The Austro Hungarian First Army was an Austro Hungarian field army that fought during World War I . The First Army was formed in 1914 as part of Austro Hungarian mobilization following its declaration of war on Serbia and Russia . The First Army was put under the command of Gen. Viktor Dankl von Krasnik . It was composed of the First, Fifth and Tenth Corps, originating from Krak w , Presburg and Przemy l , respectively. The First Army earned the first Austro Hungarian victory of World War I during its first campaign by defeating the 4th Army Russian Empire Russian Fourth Army at the Battle of Krasnik in northern Galicia Central Europe Galicia in late August 1914. Gen. Puhallo replaced von Krasnik in May 1915 following the latter s transfer to the Italian Campaign WWI Italian Front . The First Army continued fighting on the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front , taking part in Austria Hungary s difficult campaigns in Poland and Ukraine . In 1916 Gen. Arthur Arz von Straussenburg became the new commander of the First Army. The last commander of the First Army, Gen. Franz Freiherr Rohr von Denta , replaced von Straussenberg in 1917. However, Austro Hungarian casualties were extremely high on the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front , and the casualty struck First Army had to be disbanded in 1917. Commanders Gen. Viktor Dankl Viktor Dankl von Krasnik 1914 1915 Gen. Paul Freiherr Puhallo von Brlog 1915 1916 Gen. Arthur Arz von Straussenburg 1916 1917 Gen. Franz Rohr von Denta Franz Freiherr Rohr von Denta 1917 External links http www.austro hungarian army.co.uk oobgalic.htm Austro Hungarian Order of Battle Galicia August, 1914 Military of Austria Hungary Category Austro Hungarian Army Category Military units and formations of Austria Hungary Category Military units and formations of Austria Hungary in World War I WWI stub Euro mil stub ar pl 1 Armia Austro W gry ...   more details



  1. First Army (Hungary)

    Unreferenced date April 2008 The Hungarian First Army was a Hungarian field army which saw action during ... Second Army that fought at the Battle of Stalingrad 1942 , the Hungarian First Army did not see much combat at the start of the war. The troops of the Hungarian First Army, like all Hungarian troops ... The first commander of the Hungarian First Army was Lieutenant General or Alt bornagy according to the Hungarian army rank Vilmos Nagy. After 30 August 1940, under Nagy, the Hungarian First Army took ... to mid 1944, the Hungarian First Army saw little action other than occupation duties. Action By 30 April 1944, the Hungarian First Army was used to bolster Army Group South Ukraine. This army group ... to 29 July 1944, the Hungarian First Army fought against the Soviet Lvov Sandomierz Offensive . At this time the Hungarians were attached to the 1st Panzer Army German First Panzer Army commanded by Colonel ... to capitulate twice, but unsuccessfully. In the end, the Hungarian First Army continued its precarious ... First Army went over to the Soviets at about this time. B la Mikl s had been the commander of the Hungarian First Army from 1 August 1944 to 16 October 1944. Between 1 January and 16 February 1945, most of what remained of the Hungarian First Army was over run, bypassed, or destroyed about ... after this, the Hungarian First Army did not cease to exist. The remnants fought on as an attachment to Gotthard Heinrici Heinrici s 1st Panzer Army German First Panzer Army . Fighting as they went, they moved ... 1945, the end of the war. That is when the last commander of the Hungarian First Army, Lieutenant General ... First Army, Hungarian Category Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II Category Field armies of Hungary First Army, Hungarian Category Military units and formations of the Soviet .... On 1 March 1940, the small Hungarian Army formed three field armies. All three Hungarian armies were to ultimately see action on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front against the Red Army . But, unlike ...   more details



  1. First United States Army

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name First United States Army image File 1st Army.svg ... symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label The First United States Army is a field army of the United States ... I First Army was established on 10 August 1918 as a field army when sufficient American military ... for large military organizations that might be mobilized in time of national need. First Army ... E. Nolan . Until 1942, First Army s commander was always the senior commander of one of its three corps ... Howard Maryland near Baltimore, Maryland. Since First Army was only a paper organization in its ... MacArthur, Conner retired. In 1938, First Army came under command of General Hugh A. Drum . Drum who along with a build up of the Army in 1939 and through the early 1940s began to develop First ... Army until Headquarters, First Army was activated in Bristol England in January 1944 under command ... . Upon going ashore on 6 June 1944, Normandy Landings D Day , First Army came under 21st Army Group ... it with units completely mixed up with each other. First Army captured much of the early gains of the Allied ... of Cherbourg, First Army struck south. In Operation Cobra , its forces finally managed to break ... arrived 12th Army Group . First Army followed Third Army and helped to surround the Falaise pocket . After capturing Paris, First Army headed towards the south of the Netherlands . When the Germans attacked during the Battle of the Bulge , First Army found itself on the north side of the salient, and thus ..., the Rhineland Campaign began, and First Army was transferred back to 12th Army Group. In Operation Lumberjack , First Army closed up to the lower Rhine by 5 March, and the higher parts of the river five days later. On 7 March, in one of the great strokes of luck of war, First Army found ... pocket had been created by First Army and US Ninth Army Ninth Army , which contained the German ... west of Germany. Whilst some elements of First Army concentrated upon reducing the Ruhr pocket ...   more details



  1. First General Army (Japan)

    Infobox Military Unit unit name First General Army image caption dates April 8, 1945 November 30, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Army group garrison ... Japanese First General Army date 1945 parent Imperial General Headquarters subordinate br Japanese Eleventh Area Army Fiftieth Army Japan IJA 50th Army IJA 72nd Division IJA 142nd Division IJA 222nd Division IJA 322nd Division IJA 113rd Independent Combined Brigade Japanese Twelfth Area Army Thirty Sixth Army Japan IJA 36th Army Fifty First Army Japan IJA 51st Army Fifty Second Army Japan IJA 52nd Army Fifty Third Army Japan IJA 53rd Army Tokyo Port Defense Brigade IJA 321st Division IJA 1st Anti Aircraft Brigade Tokyo Defense Army IJA 66th Independent Combined Brigade IJA 67th Independent Combined Brigade Japanese Thirteenth Area Army Fifty Fourth Army Japan IJA 54th Army IJA 73rd Division ... The nihongo First General Army 1 Dai ichi S gun was an army group of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of eastern and northern Honsh , including the T kai region T kai and Kant region s during the final stage of Pacific War . History The First General Army was established on April 8, 1945 with the dissolution of the General Defense Command into the First and Second General Army Japan Second General Army . It was essentially a Militia home guard and garrison , responsible ... and Volunteer Fighting Corps home guard militia . The First General Army remained active for several ... index.php?id 6758 title Axis History Factbook work First General Army Category Army groups of Japan ... of the Imperial Japanese Army. Commanders Commanding officer class wikitable Name From To 1 Field ... Sudo 6 April 1945 30 October 1945 See also Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army References Books cite book last Brooks first Lester year 1968 title Behind Japan s Surrender The Secret Struggle That Ended an Empire publisher McGraw Hill Book Company location New York id cite book last Drea first ...   more details



  1. First Army (Yugoslavia)

    The Yugoslavian First Army was a field army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II . It was part of 2nd Army Group. Command First Army command, April 1941 Commander General Milan Radenkovi Chief of Staff Brigadier Todor Milicevi Rear area commander Lt General Dobrosav Milenkovi Order of battle April 1941 Yugoslavian First Army General Milan Radenkovi 7th Potiska Infantry Division Lt General Bozidar Jovanovi 25th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment 7th Artillery Regiment Cavalry Battalion Engineer Battalion Anti tank company Machinegun company Anti Aircraft company 3rd Cavalry Division Lt General arko Majstorovi 3rd Cavalry Regiment 51st Cavalry Regiment 66th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Artillery Battalion 3rd motorized Infantry Battalion 3rd Motorcycle Battalion 3rd Engineer Squadron 3rd Anti aircraft Squadron 56th Army Artillery Regiment 1st Anti aircraft Battalion 1st Army Anti aircraft Company History Invasion of Yugoslavia Germany invaded Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941. The German invasion followed a coup d tat that overthrew the country s pro Germany German government of Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul and replaced him with the more independent Peter II of Yugoslavia King Peter II . Germany s allies Italy , Hungary , and Bulgaria ... to field some 340,000 men in six armies. The Yugoslavian Royal Army consisted of six field armies The Yugoslavian First Army, the Yugoslavian Third Army, the Yugoslavian Fourth Army, the Yugoslavian Fifth Army, the Yugoslavian Sixth Army, and the Yugoslavian Seventh Army. The Yugoslavian First Army guarded the eastern border during the invasion of Yugoslavia . The area it defended was roughly centered on the city of Subotica . The Yugoslavian First Army faced the Hungarian Third Army . By the time ... for over a week and Belgrade had already fallen. Because of the Hungarian delay, the First Army ... invasion began, the Royal Yugoslav Army surrendered unconditionally. References Ready, J. Lee. World ...   more details



  1. First Army (Greece)

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name First Army br 1 image caption dates March 1947 10 February 1948 br 1951 today country Greece allegiance branch type role size command structure garrison Larissa garrison label motto br As long as the sun follows his course. colors colors label equipment equipment label battles anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders commander1 commander1 label notable commanders Insignia identification symbol Image Hellenic 1st Army.png 150px identification symbol label Unit flag with seal dablink Various English and German language sources mention the existence of a First Army during the Greco Italian War and the Battle of Greece 1940 41 . This was actually the Army Section of Epirus , . The Greek First Army Lang el 1 is the highest formation of the Hellenic Army and its only extant field army . The First Army was created in March 1947, during the Greek Civil War . It controlled the II Army Corps Greece II and III Army Corps Greece III Corps, with Volos as its headquarters. It was abolished on 10 February 1948, and re established in 1951 with its HQ at Larissa , where it remains to this day. Its CO is always a Lieutenant General. Sources el icon cite book title , 1821 1954 trans title The history of the organization of the Hellenic Army, 1821 1954 publisher Hellenic Army Historical Directorate year 2005 isbn 960 7897 45 5 page 419 Hellenic Army Category Military units and formations of Greece Category Field armies Category 1951 establishments in Greece Category Larissa Greece mil stub ja 1 ...   more details



  1. First Army (Romania)

    Infobox military unit unit name First Army image caption nickname motto colors march ceremonial chief ... 1944, where Romanian units played a key part in the overall Soviet offensive, the First Army consisted of the 4th Army Corps Romania 4th Army Corps with the 2nd Infantry Division Romania 2nd Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Division Romania 4th Infantry Division , and the 7th Army Corps Romania 7th Army Corps with the 9th Mechanized Brigade Romania 9th Infantry Division and 19th Infantry Division. ref See Battle of Debrecen order of battle ref The 7th Army Corps, with the 2nd and 19th Infantry ... as part of the Red Army s 3rd Ukrainian Front . The last offensive the First Army took part in in World War II was the Prague Offensive in May 1945. During the Prague Offensive, the First Army ... brigade. ref Romanian army during the Cold War via http www.globalsecurity.org ref The First Army ... commanders General Eremia Grigorescu br General Petre Dumitrescu anniversaries 18th August The First Army was a field army of the Romanian Land Forces , active from 1916 to 2000. The First Army took part in the Romanian actions during the First World War see Romania during World War I . During Operation Munchen when Romania entered the Second World War in June July 1941, the First Army was in the interior of Romania while the Third and Fourth Armies formed the main Romanian assault force. The First Army comprised at the time the 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division Romania 2nd , 11th Infantry Division Romania 11th , 30th, 31st IDs, 6th Army Corps and 7th Army Corps. Romanian Artillery p.117 In August 1944, the Red Army entered Romania after driving back Army Group South from the region. On August ... in the Ploie ti area, and the Romanian Army was used to fight Germany German forces on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front . The First Army became one of the Romania n armies fighting for the Red Army on the Eastern Front. In its campaign from August 1944 to May 1945, the Romanian Army ...   more details



  1. First Army (Australia)

    Refimprove date November 2010 Infobox Military Unit unit name First Army image caption dates 1939 1946 country flag Australia allegiance branch Australian Army type role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname motto colors colors lable march mascot equipment equipment label battles World War II anniversaries decorations battle honours disbanded Commanders commander1 commander1 label commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders John Lavarack br Vernon Sturdee br Horace Robertson Insignia identification symbol File Australian First Army Unit Colour Patch.PNG 70px identification symbol label Unit Colour Patch The name First Army was applied to at least two different Australian Army formations during World War II , both of them associated with Lieutenant General John Lavarack . In 1939, the name was used for a skeleton , Australian Army Reserve Militia formation based at Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba , Queensland and comprising the 4th Division ... formation which was returning from the Middle East and North Africa . The First Army name was re ... Sturdee , the First Army was based at Lae in the Australian territory of New Guinea . ref name oob After a bar on the overseas deployment of Militia was relaxed, the First Army controlled many of the units which fought in the South West Pacific Theater South West Pacific Theatre . The First Army ... Force . As a Militia unit, the Army was reserved for home defence, and was therefore distinct ... Army at the time, unit names, formations and commanders above the battalion level were ... , and the appointment of General Thomas Blamey as Commander in Chief of the Army, a major re organisation ... UnitData.aspx?UniX 6221&Tab Uhi&Titl 1 20Australian 20Army title 1 Australian Army publisher Orders ... units. The Army s initial area of responsibility was the defence of Queensland and northern New South Wales . The Second Army Australia Second Army was responsible for south eastern Australia and the other ...   more details



  1. First Army (United Kingdom)

    Infobox military unit unit name First Army image File First Army.jpg 100px caption Emblem of the British First Army 1942 1943 dates First World War br 1914 1918 br Second World War br 1942 1943 country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance branch British Army type Army role ... Campaign anniversaries decorations battle honours The First Army was a army field army of the British Army that existed during the First World War First and Second World War s. Despite being a British command, the First Army also included Indian Army Indian and Portuguese Army Portuguese forces during the First World War and US Army American and French Army French during the Second World War. First World War The First Army was part of the British Army during World War I British Army during ... Force World War I British Expeditionary Force were divided into the First Army under Lieutenant General ... First Army had the I Corps United Kingdom I Corps , IV Corps United Kingdom IV Corps and the I Corps British India Indian Corps under command. ref THE SILENT GENERAL HORNE OF THE FIRST ARMY, Don Farr, P.39 ref The First Army suffered reverses at Vimy Ridge in May 1916 and at Fromelles the following month. From 1917, the First Army also included the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps . The First Army took ... World War The First Army was also part of the British Army during the Second World War . It was formed ... Anderson Sir Kenneth Anderson . First Army headquarters was formally activated on 9 November 1942 ... RAF , First Army carried the main weight of 18th Army Group s offensive to conclude the Tunisia Campaign ... captured at least, equalled Stalingrad . Shortly after the surrender, First Army disbanded ... 6020&Tab App&Titl 1 20Army Orders of Battle ref See also Portal World War II British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943 British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943 Notes Reflist References cite ... Kingdom de 1. Armee Vereinigtes K nigreich it First Army British Army nl 1e Leger Verenigd ...   more details



  1. First Army (Serbia)

    Unreferenced date December 2009 The Serbian First Army Srpska Prva Armija was a Serbia n field army that fought during World War I . Order of battle August 1914 First Army staff in the village ... Hungarian invasion of Serbia, the First Army was put under the command of General Petar Bojovi ... Serbian army launched a counterattack. The First Army played the decisive role in this having affected the breakthrough against the 16. corps of Austro Hungarian 6th army. It subsequently pursued that army all the way to the Drina , while the other two armies were engaged in expulsing the Austro Hungarian 5th army. After the battle, Mi i promoted to Vojvoda. When the fourth, combined German, Austro Hungarian , and Bulgaria n invasion force attacked Serbia in 1915, the First Army was tasked ... to 500 persons. Vardar Offensive Mi i was recalled to command the First Army in September 1916 initially at Monastir, Macedonia Monastir and then at Thessaloniki . The First Army again commanded by Bojovi ... of its divisions were sent to support the Second and Third armies actively engaged in the battle. The army .... The army had the decisive role in the battle conducting a strong counterattack against the Austro Hungarian 6th army. It was engaged in some of the fiercest fights of the whole Serbian theatre at Mackov ... 1914, the Austro Hungarian Army began the third invasion of Serbia also known as the Battle of Kolubara . During the defensive part of this battle this army was in the most difficult situation ... of Serbian Army, Vojvoda Duke equalent of Field Marshal Radomir Putnik , was made commander of this army, as Bojovi was wounded. He restored morale and discipline which had started to waver in the army ... Hungarian Third Army and was mostly under less pressure then other Serbian units facing Germans or Bulgarians ... to Italian held Durazzo and Vlor Valona at the time Serbian Army was defending itself in Kosovo from three sides and was in danger of becoming surrounded . However, he was over ruled by other army ...   more details



  1. First Allied Airborne Army

    Infobox military unit unit name First Allied Airborne Army image File First Allied Airborne Army.svg 150px caption Badge of the First Allied Airborne Army dates 2 August 1944 20 May 1945 country allegiance ... notable commanders The First Allied Airborne Army was an Allies of World War II Allied Military organization formation formed on 2 August 1944 by the order of General of the Army United States General ... Kingdom and the American units being renamed as First Airborne Army and taking over command of the Allied ... . Formation The First Allied Airborne Army was activated on 2 August 1944, by order of General of the Army ... to direct the operations they would participate in, as well as command attached army, naval and air force units. ref Devlin, p. 467 ref Planning for the creation of First Allied Airborne Army had ... to First United States Army Group , 21st Army Group and the Allied Expeditionary Air Force, but was criticized and opposed by the Chief of Staff of First United States Army Group, Major General Leven ... First Allied Airborne Army , which was approved by Eisenhower on 16 August after a brief ..., p. 202 As commander of First Allied Airborne Army, Brereton was directly responsible to the Supreme ... ref Airborne operations On 2 August 1944, First Allied Airborne Army was officially activated by the orders .... 278 279 ref On 13 August, airborne forces under the command of First Allied Airborne Army were moved ... more airborne operations were planned for First Allied Airborne Army in late August and early September ... forces completely by surprise, and several units under the command of First Allied Airborne Army became ..., the airborne forces under the command of First Allied Airborne Army would not participate in another ... of First Allied Airborne Army after the end of Operation Varsity. The first was Operation Arena ... Allied Airborne Army, 28 Novembre 1944.jpg 850px center Operational Channels, First Allied Airborne Army, 28 November 1944. The First Allied Airborne Army consisted of XVIII Airborne Corps United States ...   more details



  1. Japanese First Area Army

    Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese First Area Army image Image Japanese soldiers pow.jpg 250px ... of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Field Army garrison Mukden nickname Ei sharp battles Soviet invasion of Manchuria command structure name Japanese First Area Army date 1945 parent Kwantung Army subordinate br Japanese Third Army Japanese 3rd Army Japanese Fifth Army Japanese 5th Army IJA 122nd Division 122nd Infantry Division IJA 134th Division 134th Infantry Division IJA 139th Division 139th Infantry Division The nihongo Japanese First Area Army 1 Dai ichi h men gun was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II , based in northern ..., The Japanese Army 1931 45 ref History The Japanese 1st Area Army was formed on July 4, 1942 under the control of the Kwantung Army as a military reserve and garrison force to maintain security and public order in northern Manchukuo as many veteran divisions of the Kwangtung Army were transferred ... , without adequate weapons or supplies. The 1st Area Army was headquartered in Dunhua , in what is now ... Area Army proved to be no match for the Red Army when the Soviet invasion of Manchuria Soviet Union ..., 1945 ref Many surviving soldiers of the 1st Area Army, including it commanding officer General ... General Ryozo Sakurai 1 April 1945 15 August 1945 References Books cite book last Frank first Richard ... location New York id ISBN 0 679 41424 X cite book last Glantz first David authorlink coauthors year ... Military Experience, 7 publisher Routledge location id ISBN 0 7146 5279 2 cite book last Jowett first Bernard coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841763543 cite book last Madej first Victor coauthors year 1981 title Japanese ... cite book last Marston first Daniel coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From ... first Tsuyoshi coauthors year title Racing the Enemy Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan ...   more details




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