Which Infantry Division from world war 2, had a twenty year old lieutenant?
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Lyle Bouck Lyle Joseph Bouck, Jr. (December 17, 1923 – December 2, 2016) enlisted in the U.S. National Guard at age 14. During World War II, he was a 20-year-old lieutenant in charge of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. On the first morning of the Germans' advance during the Battle of the Bulge, his 18-man unit along with four forward artillery observers held off an entire German battalion of more than 500 men for nearly an entire day, killing or wounding 92, and significantly delayed the German advance in a vital sector of the northern front. Every single member of the platoon was later decorated, making it one of the most decorated platoons in all of World War II. Bouck was one of the youngest commissioned officers in the U.S. Army.
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99th Infantry Division (United States) The 99th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. It played a strategic role in the Battle of the Bulge when its inexperienced troops held fast on the northern shoulder of the German advance, refusing them access to the vital northern road network that led into Belgium.
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88th Infantry Division (United States) The 88th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army that saw service in both World War I and World War II. It was one of the first of the Organized Reserve divisions to be reactivated, created nearly "from scratch" after the implementation of the draft in 1940. Previous divisions were composed of either Regular Army or National Guard personnel. Much of the experience in reactivating it was used in the subsequent expansion of the U.S. Army.
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38th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 38th Infantry Division (German: "38. Infanterie-Division" ) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Formed in July 1942, it existed for a little over 15 months before being effectively destroyed in fighting on the Eastern Front in November 1943.
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291st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The German 291st Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the Wehrmacht and served in World War II. It was formed in February 1940 as a division of the 8th Wave at the Troop training ground Arys im WK I (Prussia).
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216th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The 216th Division (第216師団 , Dai-nihyakujūroku Shidan ) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Hiei 10251 division (比叡 10251 兵団 , Hiei 10251 Heidan ) , after Mount Hiei. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kyoto as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.
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121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 121st Infantry Division (German: "121. Infanterie-Division" ) was a German division in World War II. It was a part of the German XXVIII Army Corps.
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22nd Virginia Infantry 22nd Virginia Infantry was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War. Its commander was George S. Patton, Sr., the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton.
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33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 33rd Infantry Division (German: "33. Infanterie-Division" ) was a German Army infantry division active in World War II. It served in the battle of France and subsequently was converted into the 15th Panzer Division.
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131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 131st Infantry Division (German: "131. Infanteriedivision") was a German Army infantry division in World War II.
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242nd Infantry Division (German Empire) The 242nd Infantry Division ("242. Infanterie-Division") was a division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The division was formed on January 16, 1917, and was part of the last large wave of new divisions created during World War I. The division was assembled over the next two months from elements from other units. Its core was the "9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127", a regular infantry regiment from the Kingdom of Württemberg, as well as a brigade headquarters from a regular Württemberg infantry division. To this were added two newly raised Württemberg infantry regiments, along with cavalry, artillery, engineers and support units. The division was considered a Württemberg infantry division and received its initial troops and replacements from that kingdom.
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I20 I 20 is a Swedish regimental designation (20th Infantry Regiment) that has been used by the following units:
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302nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 302nd Infantry Division (German: "302. Infanteriedivision"), initially formed as the 302nd Static Infantry Division, was a German Army infantry division in World War II.
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226th Coastal Division (Italy) The 226th Coastal Division was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was located on the French island of Corsica. The division was formed from units of the regular army, from the 170th, 171st and 181st Infantry Regiments and the 7th Artillery Group a formation smaller than an Artillery regiment. Normally Coastal divisions were second line divisions, usually formed from men in their forties and fifties intended to perform labouring and second line duties. Recruited locally, they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement. Their equipment was also second rate. The Prime Minister of Italy, Benito Mussolini had hoped to obtain large quantities of arms and equipment from the disbanded Vichy French army, but this was often sabotaged or arrived with no ammunition.
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37th Infantry Division (United States) The 37th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. It was a National Guard division from Ohio, nicknamed the "Buckeye Division". Today, its lineage is continued through the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with battalions from both Ohio and Michigan.
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202nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The 202nd Division (第202師団 , Dai-nihyakini Shidan ) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Aoba Division (青葉
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22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia The 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division was a German Waffen SS cavalry division which was active on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The division was composed primarily of Hungarian Army "Volksdeutsche" conscripts who were transferred to the Waffen-SS following an agreement between Germany and Hungary. The division is commonly known under the "Maria Theresia" name in publications, although no documents have been found to confirm this name.
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14th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 14th Infantry Division (German: "14. Infanterie-Division"; nickname: the "Sächsische Division" or Saxonian Division) was a German military unit which fought during World War II.
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53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both World War I and World War II. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw service in World War I, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East. Remaining active in the Territorial Army (TA) during the interwar period as a peace-time formation, the division again saw action in World War II, fighting in North-western Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.
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23rd Infantry Division (Poland) The 23rd Upper Silesian Infantry Division (Polish: 23. Gornoslaska Dywizja Piechoty) was a unit of the Polish Army in the interwar period (1921-1939). Created in 1921, its headquarters were stationed in Upper Silesian town of Tarnowskie Góry. Also, some other units were located in garrisons across the Polish part of Upper Silesia:
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16th Reserve Division (German Empire) The 16th Reserve Division ("16. Reserve-Division") was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of VIII Reserve Corps. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in the Prussian Rhine Province. At the beginning of the war, it formed the VIII Reserve Corps with the 15th Reserve Division. This was the unit in which Adolf Hitler served from 1914-1918.
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21st Infantry Division (Russian Empire) The 21st Infantry Division (Russian: 21-я пехотная дивизия , "21-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya") was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.