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The 29th Infantry Division (29th ID), also known as the "Blue and Gray Division", [1] is an infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia. The division is currently a formation of the Army National Guard and includes units from Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West ...
The 29th Infantry Division was a unit of the German army created in the fall of 1936. It was based on the old Reichswehr 15th Infantry Regiment and drew its initial recruits from Thuringia. It was upgraded to 29th Motorized Infantry Division in the fall of 1937. The division was also known as the Falke-Division (Falcon Division).
The first 29th Infantry was constituted on 29 January 1813, and served in the War of 1812.Following this, the regiment was merged with the 6th Infantry.. The second 29th Infantry was constituted on 3 May 1861, as the 3d Battalion, 11th Infantry, one of the nine "three-battalion" regiments of regulars, each battalion containing eight companies of infantry, in contrast to the original ten ...
Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt (June 6, 1895 – October 9, 1976) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.During the latter, he commanded the 29th Infantry Division from 1943 until the end of the war and during part of the occupation of Germany.
It included the 1st and 2nd Battle Groups, part of the 29th Division. On 22 March 1963, the battle groups were converted into battalions. On 1 February 1968, a third battalion was added and all three battalions became part of the 28th Infantry Division when the 29th was inactivated.
29th Infantry Division (ARNG) "The Blue and Gray" at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 34th Infantry Division (ARNG) "Red Bull Division" at Rosemount, Minnesota. 35th Infantry Division (ARNG) "Santa Fe Division" at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 36th Infantry Division (ARNG) "Arrowhead Division" at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. 38th Infantry Division (ARNG ...