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The number of men in a Division of any army depends on a number of factors, - the type of Division ( Infantry, Artillery, Logistics etc) , whether the country is on a war footing and possibly if this is a regular or reserve Division. -I generally use a 'rule of thumb' of 15,000 men per Division.
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How many men in an Australian infantry division?
In World War 1 Australian and British divisions were made out of the same amount of men. A Brigade gad 4000 men and a division was made out of 3 Brigades and artillery. So around about 12,000 men.
How many men in a southern division brigade regement corp army.?
In the case of Pickett's division (famous from the movie Gettysburg) there were 6,260 men in the charge. Almost half, 2,655 to be exact, were either killed, wounded or captured.
How many men where in the 101st airborne division?
Answer Initially, the 101st Airborne Division had 8,596 man strength. The airborne Division was smaller than an infantry division, which had approximately 15,000 men. The Airborne Division had 3 Regiments made up of 3 battalions consisting of 3 companies. The infantry had 3 regiments divided into 3 battalions of 4 companies Later in the war, the Airborne Divisions were increased to four three-battalion regiments and had an assigned strength of well over 12,335.
How many American troops were gathered for Operation Olympic at Kyushu on Novemeber 1 1945?
The order of battle of invasion troops for OLYMPIC/MAJESTIC were 14 Divisions: 10 Army Infantry, 1 Airborne and 3 USMC equal 450,000 combat and support troops staged at Okinawa.United States U.S. Sixth Army Yakushima and Koshikijima Islands - 40th Infantry Division (22,000 men)Tanegashima - 158th Infantry Regiment (7,600 men)Miyazaki - U.S. I Corps (95,000 men): 25th Infantry Division, 33d Infantry Division, 41st Infantry DivisionAriake - U.S. XI Corps (113,000 men): 1st Cavalry Division, 43d Infantry Division, Americal Division, 112th Cavalry RegimentKushikino - U.S. V Amphib Corps (99,000 men): 2nd Marine Div., 3d Marine Division, 5th Marine Division6th Army reserves - U.S. IX Corps (79,000 men): 77th Infantry Division, 81st Infantry Division, 98th Infantry Division;11th Airborne Division (15,000 men)
What country lost the most men in World War 1?
The Russian Empire
