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Together with the other 8th Division troops there, these were organised into the 1/8th and 2/8th Composite Battalions, the 2/8th going into the line on 7 June. These were involved in the final German attacks in what had become the eastern flank of the German advance on a position some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Bouleuse ridge.
The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars.The division was first formed in October 1914 during the First World War, initially consisting mainly of soldiers of the Regular Army and served on the Western Front throughout the war, sustaining many casualties, before disbandment in 1919.
The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder" [1]) was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm. Initially activated in January 1918, the unit did not see combat during World War I and returned to the United States.
Near the end of 1914, when regular army battalions returned to Europe from serving around the British Empire, they formed the 7th and 8th Division, with the 20th–25th brigades. [3] As the war progressed, three more regular army divisions were formed the 27th , 28th and 29th , with their brigades being numbered from 80th–88th.
36th Division ("Texas Division" or "Arrowhead Division") (Texas and Oklahoma) 18 July 1917 10 October 1918 Maj. Gen. Edwin St. John Greble Maj. Gen. William R. Smith: Meuse–Argonne: 37th Division ("Buckeye Division") (Ohio) 26 August 1917 4 August 1918 Maj. Gen. Charles Treat Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Gaston Maj. Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth: Meuse ...
8th Infantry Division (Greece) 8th (Lucknow) Division, a unit of the British Indian Army before and during World War I; 8th Infantry Division (India) 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, Iran; 8th Division (Iraq) 8th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 8th Division (Japan) 8th Division (North Korea) 8th Infantry Division (Pakistan), part of XXX Corps
The 8th Ersatz Division (8.Ersatz-Division) was a unit of the German Army in World War I. [1] The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. [2] The division was a composite division, formed from 14 brigade replacement battalions (Brigade-Ersatz-Bataillone) from the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Grand Duchy of Hesse, the Rhine Province, the Province of Hesse-Nassau ...
The 8th Infantry Division was a part of the 4th Army Corps at the start of the war. At various times it included the 115th, 117th, 124th, 130th, 311th Infantry Regiments, as well as the 34th Territorial Infantry Regiment.