34th Infantry Division
Mediterranean Theater of Operations, WWII
- 34th
Division Headquarters and Headquarters
Company
- 133rd
Infantry Regiment
- 135th
Infantry Regiment
- 168th
Infantry Regiment
- 100th
Infantry Battalion (9 Sep 43 - 31 Mar
44)
- 442nd
Regimental Combat Team (12 Jun 44 -
10 Aug 44)
- 34th
Division Artillery, Headquarters
and Headquarters Battery
- 125th
Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
- 151st
Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
- 175th
Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
- 185th
Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
- 34th
Military Police Company
- 34th
Quartermaster Company
- 34th
Reconnaisance Troop (Mechanized)
- 34th
Signal Company
- 109th
Engineer (Combat) Battalion
- 109th
Medical Battalion
- 734th
Ordnance (Light Maintenance) Company
- 1st
Ranger Battalion (separate, but activated
with 80% 34ID personnel)
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
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34th
Infantry Division
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133rd
Regiment
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135th
Regiment
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168th
Regiment
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100th
Battalion
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442nd
Regiment
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125th
Field Artillery
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151st
Field Artillery
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175th
Field Artillery
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185th
Field Artillery
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109th
Medical
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109th
Engineer
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34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls"
133rd Infantry Regiment
Nominal strength: 3,258 men
- Headquarters
- 1st Battalion: HQ Company, Rifle Companies
A, B, C; Heavy Weapons Company D
- 2nd Battalion: HQ Company, Rifle Companies
E, F, G; Heavy Weapons Company H
- 3rd Battalion: HQ Company, Rifle Companies
I, K, L; Heavy Weapons Company M
- Cannon Company
- Attached Units:
- 151st Field Artillery Battalion
- 757th Tank Battalion
- 807th Tank Destroyers Battalion
- Mediacl, supply, mess and transportation
personel with various attached Battalion
Trains as needed
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| Elements
of an army |
Squad
9 to 10
soldiers. Typically commanded by
a sergeant or staff sergeant, a squad
or section is the smallest element
in the Army structure, and its size
is dependent on its function. |
Platoon
16 to 44 soldiers. A platoon is led by a lieutenant with an
NCO as second in command, and consists of two to four squads
or sections. |
Company
62 to 190 soldiers. Three to five platoons form a company,
which is commanded by a captain with a first sergeant as
the commander's principle NCO assistant. An artillery unit
of equivalent size is called a battery, and a comparable
armored or air cavalry unit is called a troop. |
Battalion
300 to 1,000 soldiers. Four to six companies make up a battalion,
which is normally commanded by a lieutenant colonel with
a command sergeant major as principle NCO assistant. A battalion
is capable of independent operations of limited duration
and scope. An armored or air cavalry unit of equivalent size
is called a squadron. |
Brigade
3,000 to 5,000 solders. A brigade headquarters commands the
tactical operation of two to five organic or attached combat
battalions. Normally commanded by a colonel with a command
sergeant major as senior NCO, brigades are employed on independent
or semi-independent operations. Armored cavalry, ranger and
special forces units this size are categorized as regiments
or groups. |
Division
10,000 to 15,000 soldiers. Usually consisting of three brigade-sized
elements and commanded by a major general, divisions are
numbered and assigned missions based on their structures.
The division performs major tactical operations for the corps
and can conduct sustained battles and engagements. |
Corps
20,000 to 45,000 soldiers. Two to five divisions constitute
a corps, which is typically commanded by a lieutenant general.
As the deployable level of command required to synchronize
and sustain combat operations, the corps provides the framework
for multi-national operations. |
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Army
50,000 + soliders. Typically commanded by a lieutenant general
or higher, an army combines two or more corps. A theater
army is the ranking Army component in a unified command,
and it has operational and support responsibilities that
are assigned by the theater commander in chief. The commander
in chief and theater army commander may order formation
of a field army to direct operations of assigned corps
and divisions. An army group plans and directs campaigns
in a theater, and is composed of two or more field armies
under a designated commander. Army groups have not been
employed by the Army since World War II.
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