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The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before it was re-organized as the 369th upon its federalization, and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.
The 369th (Croatian) Reinforced Infantry Regiment (German: Verstärktes (kroatisches) Infanterie-Regiment 369, Croatian: 369. pojačana pješačka pukovnija) was a regiment of the German Army raised to fight on the Eastern Front during World War II. The regiment was formed in July 1941 by Croatian volunteers from the Independent State of ...
The 369th Infantry Division was a Croatian legionary division of the German Army (Wehrmacht) formed on 21 August 1942. Its forerunner, the 369th (Croatian) Infantry Regiment, had been attached to the 100th Jäger Division and virtually destroyed with it at the Battle of Stalingrad.
Roberts was disabled by his wounds, and unable to maintain steady employment. [6] He occasionally gave paid lectures about his wartime experiences, [7] and in the early 1940s gave radio addresses and other speeches as part of the Army's effort to recruit African-Americans for World War II.
Viktor Pavičić was born on 15 October 1898. A colonel, he was the commander of the Croatian Home Guard military academy from July to August 1942. In August, he was named commander of the 369th Croatian Reinforced Infantry Regiment that was to fight alongside other Axis forces on the Eastern Front.
Despite these challenges, Davis worked within the army's white hierarchy to attain a record of superior technical and tactical proficiency as he slowly rose through the ranks. He was promoted to colonel in 1930, and commanded the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment (later the 369th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment) from 1938 to 1940.
During her service in World War 2, the RMS Queen Elizabeth transported more than 750,000 troops, and sailed a total of 500,000 miles (800,000 km). Image credits: historycoolkids #26
The 369th Infantry was assigned to the 93d Division. In the First World War, Fish was decorated with the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre as captain of the 369th Infantry Regiment. The summer after President Wilson's declaration of war against Germany (in April 1917), Fish and about two thousand soldiers began training at Camp Whitman (in New York).