词条 | 51st Infantry Division (United States) | ||||||||||||||
释义 |
|unit_name= 51st Infantry Division | image= 51 INF DIV SSI.svg | image_size = 150 |caption= 51st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia |dates= 1946–63 |country={{flag|United States}} |allegiance= |branch={{army|USA}} |type=Infantry |role= |size=Division |command_structure= |garrison= |motto= |nickname= Rattlesnake Division|battles= |notable_commanders= }} The 51st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, composed of units from the Florida National Guard and the South Carolina National Guard.[1] HistoryOriginal Organization Date: 11 September 1946 with headquarters at Tampa, Florida. In the post-World War II restructuring of the National Guard a number of new divisions were organized. Among these was the 51st Infantry Division, composed of National Guardsmen from Florida and South Carolina. Organization on September 11th, 1946[2]
Following WWII, a massive reorganization of the Army National Guard took place. As part of this reorganization, the 51st Infantry Division, a completely new division, was allocated to the states of Florida and South Carolina. The division was activated on 5 July 1946 as a standard triangular division. Old and new units were assigned and activated during 1946-47. In 1949, the 107th AAA Bn and the 263rd Tank Bn were assigned to the division. The Division remained in a normal National Guard training status, being reorganized periodically as the Army applied lessons learned in WWII and Korea. The 51st Infantry Division never served on active federal duty. {{Infobox command structure|name=51st Infantry Division |date=1954-57 |parent=South Carolina National Guard |subordinate=
}} In 1959, the division was reorganized as a pentomic division. {{Infobox command structure|name=51st Infantry Division |date=1960 |parent=South Carolina National Guard |subordinate=
}} As a result of a major reorganization of the National Guard, the division was inactivated on 1 April 1963. Subordinate units were reorganized and reassigned. Division HHC was redesignated as HQs, 51st Command HQs (Divisional), South Carolina National Guard. Source: Wilson, John B. (1997). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: Center of Military History. Source: Greene, James F., Jr. (1984). 51st Infantry Division, Trading Post (American Society of Military Insignia Collectors), July-September 1984 issue, pages 14-19. References1. ^{{Cite web|title = 51st Infantry Division|url = http://ngef.kma.net/index.asp?bid=128|website = ngefContensive|accessdate = 2015-11-19}} {{Army Divisions (United States)}}{{US-mil-unit-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Collins|first1=Vivian|title=Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Florida|date=1946|publisher=Florida National Guard|page=11|ref=AGR 1945-46}} 3 : Infantry divisions of the United States Army|Military units and formations established in 1946|Military units and formations disestablished in 1963 |
||||||||||||||
随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。