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Air warfare
Glider infantry (also referred to as airlanding infantry esp. in British usage) was a type of airborne infantry in which soldiers and their equipment
Glider_infantry
Military unit
the regiment were designed to be carried in the Waco CG-4A glider. Although a glider infantry regiment, the majority of the 327th landed by sea on Utah
327th_Infantry_Regiment
US Army unit
initial training, the regiment was reorganized as a glider infantry unit when the 82nd Infantry Division was reorganized as the 82nd Airborne Division
325th_Infantry_Regiment
Military unit
Airborne Division. The regiment was originally constituted as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment on 12 November 1942, and activated on 23 February 1943 at
187th Infantry Regiment (United States)
187th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
Award
who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course
Glider_Badge
Military unit
The 194th Glider Infantry Regiment was a Glider infantry regiment of the United States Army that served in World War II. It was a part of the 17th Airborne
194th Glider Infantry Regiment
194th_Glider_Infantry_Regiment
Airborne division of the United States Army
consisted of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment and the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and with a complement of
11th_Airborne_Division
Military unit
The 193d Glider Infantry Regiment was an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army during World War II. It was part of the 17th Airborne Division
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment
193rd_Glider_Infantry_Regiment
US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Island, New York, native, DeGlopper was the only soldier from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment to receive the Medal of Honor. He was also the only World
Charles_N._DeGlopper
US military unit (1943–1946)
initially composed of the 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment and the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment. The division's shoulder
13th Airborne Division (United States)
13th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)
United States Army general
command the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment. When the 401st was split to expand the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment and 327th Glider Infantry Regiment from
Joseph_H._Harper
Gliders used by the militaries of various countries
Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the militaries of various countries for carrying troops (glider infantry) and heavy
Military_glider
1944 operations during Operation Overlord
Douve. The glider battalions of the 101st's 327th Glider Infantry Regiment were delivered by sea and landed across Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division
American airborne landings in Normandy
American_airborne_landings_in_Normandy
Military unit
again as part of the 82nd Infantry Division, and was converted into a glider infantry formation, becoming the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment. Originally part
326th_Infantry_Regiment
Military unit
1941 during World War II as the U.S. Army's first glider infantry unit. Attached to the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, the unit was authorized
88th Infantry Regiment (United States)
88th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
1943–1949 United States Army formation
Parachute Infantry Regiment, activated on 11 January 1943 at Fort Benning, the 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment.
17th_Airborne_Division
1949 film directed by William A. Wellman
Murphy, and James Whitmore. It follows a fictional company of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they fight in the siege of Bastogne
Battleground_(film)
Infantry Battalion. As the threats to the Caribbean and Latin American regions subsided in 1943, the 550th was redesignated the 550th Glider Infantry
550th Airborne Infantry Battalion (United States)
550th_Airborne_Infantry_Battalion_(United_States)
Active air assault division of the United States Army
Headquarters 327th Glider Infantry Regiment (327th GIR) Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2× glider infantry battalions (3× glider infantry battalions from
101st_Airborne_Division
Aircraft designed for operation without an engine
A glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does
Glider_(aircraft)
United States Army general (1898–1975)
not materialize, although several infantry and tank assaults were directed at the positions of the 327th Glider Infantry. In addition, the German Luftwaffe
Anthony_McAuliffe
Military unit
Force glider school and base at Laurinburg-Maxton, North Carolina. Under Chapman's command, glider infantry regiments were trained for glider air insertion
Airborne Command (United States)
Airborne_Command_(United_States)
Military units deployed via parachute
were glider infantry of the 1st Airlanding Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Philip Hicks, and they fared little better. Only 12 out of 137 gliders in Operation
Airborne_forces
Airborne division of the United States Army
325th GIR) Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2× glider infantry battalions (3× glider infantry battalions from 1 March 1945) each battalion consists
82nd_Airborne_Division
Military unit
The 188th Glider Infantry Regiment was a regiment in the United States Army that was active during World War II. It was a part of the 11th Airborne Division
188th Infantry Regiment (United States)
188th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
American/German engagement December 1944
artillery, division trains, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 506th PIR, 502nd PIR, and 327th Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR). Much of the convoy was
Siege_of_Bastogne
1945 Allied airborne operation in WWII
argues that the gliders landing in daylight was a calamity, with the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment having two-thirds of their gliders hit by ground fire
Operation_Varsity
One of two basic maneuver units of the 1st Infantry Division, US Army
Divisions each three parachute infantry regiments and one three-battalion glider infantry regiment (instead of two glider infantry regiments, each with two
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
2nd_Brigade_Combat_Team,_1st_Infantry_Division
Airborne landing obstacle deployed by German forces in WW2
of glider infantry reinforcements when some 16–18 gliders landed in a field of Rommelspargel and the troops that crawled from the wrecked gliders were
Rommel's_asparagus
United States Army general (1900–1952)
a senior officer in the United States Army. He commanded the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division in the Philippines campaign
Robert_H._Soule
1944 World War II military operation
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalions 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, and
Operation_Market_Garden
Military personnel who engage in ground combat
light infantry, irregular infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and
Infantry
Airborne infantry division of the British Army during WWII
Freshman, a glider mission in Norway—were both raids. Part of the division was sent to North Africa at the end of 1942, where it fought in an infantry role during
1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
1st_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom)
1945 American-Filipino raid on a Japanese internment camp
188th Glider Infantry Regiment spearheaded the landings at Nasugbu with the U.S. Eighth Army on 31 January, while the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Raid_on_Los_Baños
WWII US parachute mission
the left flank and rear of the U.S. VII Corps, reinforced by 2,300 glider infantry troops who landed by sea. The 101st Airborne Division's objectives
Mission_Albany
US Army general (1907–1990)
Husky. Not enough gliders were available to have both glider regiments take part in the landings, however, so the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment was relieved
James_M._Gavin
World War II. It was the final glider assault of Operation Neptune into France that delivered the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR) to the 82nd Airborne
Mission_Hackensack
British Second World War airborne infantry brigade
Airlanding Brigade was an airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War and the only glider infantry formation assigned to the 1st
1st_Airlanding_Brigade
United States Army general (1895–1954)
of the army's rapidly growing airborne forces, commanding the 88th Glider Infantry Battalion. In August 1942, Chapman became the commander of Airborne
Elbridge_Chapman
Collins 82nd Airborne Division: Major General Matthew Ridgway 325th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. Harry L. Lewis 1st Battalion: Lt Col. R. Klemm Boyd
American airborne landings in Normandy order of battle
American_airborne_landings_in_Normandy_order_of_battle
United States Army general (1922–2017)
Japan. His first assignment out of jump school was with the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment at Camp Crawford near Sapporo, Japan from 1945 until 1948
Hal_Moore
2001 American war drama miniseries
Air Battleground, a 1949 film that followed a company of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the siege of Bastogne. Generation
Band_of_Brothers_(miniseries)
Glider landing by Britain during the World War II
numbers of the aircraft, the operation was carried out from Tunisia by glider infantry of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Philip
Operation_Ladbroke
Non-existent US Army units used in deception operations
1944 523rd Parachute Infantry Regiment 196th Glider Infantry Regiment 199th Glider Infantry Regiment Fortitude South 11th Infantry Division ? – October
United States Army deception formations of World War II
United_States_Army_deception_formations_of_World_War_II
WWII British Army unit
the two parachute brigades combined, and the glider infantry battalions were the heaviest armed infantry units in the British Army. At the same time,
6th_Airborne_Division
British Army soldier (1922–1944)
He served with the 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, a glider infantry unit of the 1st Airlanding Brigade, part of the 1st Airborne Division
John_Baskeyfield
Military base in South Dakota, United States
of the 25th U.S. Infantry; the 4th U.S. Cavalry, which saw the transition from horses to mechanization; and the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment during World
Fort_Meade_(South_Dakota)
Topics referred to by the same term
Regiment, United States 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, United States 194th New York Infantry Regiment 194th Ohio Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 194th
194th_Regiment
Military glider of the Soviet Union
as a glider infantry troop transport. It accommodated 20 troops plus one pilot, and had gun ports for defense. Of wooden construction, the glider featured
Polikarpov_BDP_S-1
British anti-tank gun
on the narrow carriage Mk III designed for glider use – 24 in AA battalion, and 9 in each glider infantry regiment – for the Normandy airdrops. In the
Ordnance_QF_6-pounder
Airborne combat engineer battalion in the United States Army
an officially designated amphibious and airborne unit (though the Glider Infantry Regiments of the 11th Airborne Division conducted amphibious assaults
37th Engineer Battalion (United States)
37th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)
American anti-tank gun
two glider infantry regiments; parachute infantry regiments did not have anti-tank guns. In practice, airborne divisions often had only one glider infantry
37_mm_gun_M3
Battalion 143rd and 413th AA Gun Battalions 526th Armored Infantry Battalion 99th Infantry Battalion (Norwegian-Americans) Major General J. Lawton Collins
Battle of the Bulge order of battle
Battle_of_the_Bulge_order_of_battle
1943 military campaign of World War II
Division, the 180th Infantry Regiment, landed, Clark was able to place it in reserve rather than in the line. The 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, reinforced
Allied_invasion_of_Italy
Military unit of the United States Army
Serving alongside the regiment in the 82nd were the 325th and 326th Glider Infantry Regiments, together with supporting units. The 504th PIR, now under
504th_Infantry_Regiment
Glider-borne assault
15 miles away. Three hundred and thirty five Waco CG-4 gliders carried the 55th Glider Infantry Battalion together with equipment to reinforce paratroopers
Mission_Dove
Highest point in Luxembourg province, Belgium
On 22 December, the Allied roadblock received 2nd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment and 11 tanks with a reconnaissance platoon from Task Force
Baraque_de_Fraiture
1944 battle of World War II
suffered further casualties in taking Saint Côme-du-Mont. Its 327th Glider Infantry Regiment had landed largely at Utah Beach on D+1 (7 June) and except
Battle_of_Carentan
Element of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division
Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment was activated on 25 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina as part of the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment. In March
3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
3rd_Battalion,_187th_Infantry_Regiment
U.S. Army Major General
mid-1944 and Billingslea was appointed the commanding officer, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment by the end of August 1944. His regiment was scheduled for
Charles_Billingslea
Part of World War II in 1943
the British 5th Infantry Division arrived from the beaches at Cassibile, some eleven kilometres (7 mi) to the south. Glider infantry from the British
Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
Airborne deception division of the US Army
was notionally composed of: 196th Glider Infantry Regiment 199th Glider Infantry Regiment 523rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Holt (2005). p. 901. Hesketh
9th Airborne Division (United States)
9th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)
Military unit
Airborne Infantry Battalion (Glider) – Lt. Col. Edward I. Sachs U.S. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion – Lt. Col. Wood G. Joerg 602d Glider Field Artillery
1st Airborne Task Force (Allied)
1st_Airborne_Task_Force_(Allied)
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, United States 193rd Mechanized Regiment, Greece 193rd New York Infantry Regiment 193rd Ohio Infantry Regiment 193rd
193rd_Regiment
Military units involved in Operation Market Garden
Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Roy C. Allen Divisional Artillery, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe 321st Glider Field Artillery
Operation Market Garden order of battle
Operation_Market_Garden_order_of_battle
Heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift
hang gliders. Most are built by individual designers and hobbyists. Military gliders were used during World War II for carrying troops (glider infantry) and
Fixed-wing_aircraft
British Army WWII airborne infantry brigade
airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War. Created during May 1943, the brigade was composed of three glider infantry battalions
6th_Airlanding_Brigade
327th Glider Infantry Regiment 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, disbanded 1 March 1945 in France; assets to 327th GIR 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
History of the 101st Airborne Division
History_of_the_101st_Airborne_Division
Airborne unit of the United States Army
regiments serving alongside the 505th were the 504th PIR and the 325th Glider Infantry Regiments, and other supporting units. In late March the 505th was
505th_Infantry_Regiment
Categories into which the cards of a deck are divided
327th Glider Infantry Regiment; currently worn by the 1st Brigade Combat Team. Diamonds (♦) identified the 501st PIR. 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment
Playing_card_suit
1944 Allied invasion of Southern France
the Americans did the same in the west and south. The American 550th Glider Infantry Battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Sachs then
Operation_Dragoon
City and municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem. Glider infantry and paratrooper units were landed into the area on 17 September and
Arnhem
American college football season
of four card suit helmets: "clubs" (327th Glider Infantry Regiment), "diamonds" (501st Paratroopers Infantry Regiment), "heart" (502nd PIR), and "spades"
2024 Army Black Knights football team
2024_Army_Black_Knights_football_team
Military unit
The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders
Glider_Pilot_Regiment
US Army Reserve training unit
Company 485th Glider Infantry Regiment (1946–1952) 518th Parachute Infantry Regiment 519th Parachute Infantry Regiment (1946–1952) 321st Infantry Regiment
108th_Training_Command
Small coffeehouse in Bénouville, France
was a key objective of the British 6th Airborne Division. A unit of Glider infantry of the division's 2nd Battalion was to land, take the bridge intact
Café_Gondrée
US Army general (1891–1945)
the 325th Infantry Regiment, which later became the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment when the regiment's parent formation, the 82nd Infantry Division under
Claudius_Miller_Easley
British Army infantry regiment
scale of equipment, the brigade could be converted into a glider-borne unit. 31st Infantry Brigade, which also included the 1st Border Regiment, 2nd South
Royal_Ulster_Rifles
Military unit
June) 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Colonel Roy E. Lindquist 325th Glider Infantry Regiment Colonel Harry L. Lewis 90th Infantry Division, Brigadier
VII_Corps_(United_States)
Military parachutists functioning as part of an airborne operation
Headquarters company (220 personnel) Aviation brigade Raiding brigade Two glider infantry regiments Raiding artillery company (120 personnel) Raiding signals
Paratrooper
Military structure
parachute or glider infantry regiments. Their regiments were smaller and more austere than the regular infantry regiments of the infantry divisions. This
Pentomic
Commanding unit of all Allied airborne troops in Europe during WW2
Division 82d Airborne Division 325th Glider Infantry Regiment 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division
First_Allied_Airborne_Army
United States Army general (1895–1993)
composed of the 325th, 326th and 327th Infantry Regiments, all of which were due to be converted into glider infantry, the 327th was soon transferred out
Matthew_Ridgway
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
27, 1945, was serving as a technical sergeant in Company I, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. On that day and the next, near Lembeck
Clinton_M._Hedrick
Former regiment of the British Army
31st Brigade, was re-roled as an airborne battalion, specifically as glider infantry, and the 31st Brigade was redesignated the 1st Airlanding Brigade and
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
Army military unit
Parachute Infantry, an element of the 80th Airborne Division. It was redesignated again only months later on 23 September 1946 as the 317th Glider Infantry and
317th_Infantry_Regiment
United States Army general
as a Second lieutenant of infantry in the Army Reserve. During World War II he commanded Company C, 326th Glider Infantry Regiment. He saw action in
Harris_W._Hollis
American screenwriter (1924–1975)
Colonel Haugen led the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment as it landed on Tagaytay Ridge, met the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment and marched towards Manila
Rod_Serling
Parachute Brigade, both consisting of parachute infantry, and the 6th Airlanding Brigade, composed of glider infantry. However the 5th Parachute Brigade had been
6th Airborne Division in Palestine
6th_Airborne_Division_in_Palestine
2005 video game
barracks housing scores of Germans. After securing a landing field for glider infantry reinforcements, the 502nd is then tasked with clearing the town of
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers_in_Arms:_Road_to_Hill_30
Single-seat training glider Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1 - Two-seat training glider Slingsby Prefect TX.1 - Single-seat training glider Slingsby Cadet TX.3 -
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Military unit
February 1943, when the division replaced the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. On 12 December 1942, Brigadier General
82nd Airborne Division Artillery
82nd_Airborne_Division_Artillery
1945 battle of the Philippines campaign
of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, including the 187th and 188th Glider Infantry Regiments of Col. Robert H. Soule and components of the U.S. 11th Airborne
Battle_of_Manila_(1945)
Military unit
supporting the paratroop and glider infantry of the 82nd Airborne during the battles to control the Merderet bridgehead. The glider carrying the commander of
319th Field Artillery Regiment
319th_Field_Artillery_Regiment
Battle in the Netherlands during WW2
Richard S; McDonough, James L (1980). Sky Riders History of the 327/401 Glider Infantry. Battery Press. ISBN 9780898390346. Greenhous, Brereton (1994). The
Battle of the Nijmegen salient
Battle_of_the_Nijmegen_salient
1944 British airborne operation
landings during the Second World War. The objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce the
Operation_Mallard
1944 World War II battle
Glider Infantry Regiment, which had passed through the 511th, to complete the cross-island move, and basically destroying the Japanese 26th Infantry Division
Battle_of_Leyte
United States Army general (1907–1970)
American 509th and 551st Parachute Infantry Battalions, the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, the 550th Glider Infantry Battalion, and the 460th and 463rd
Robert_T._Frederick
Regiment 188th Glider Infantry Regiment 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment CMoH recipient: Pvt. Elmer E. Fryar (KIA 8 Dec) Artillery 674th Glider FA Battalion
Battle of Leyte order of battle
Battle_of_Leyte_order_of_battle
Component of the US Army during World War II
larger division with two parachute infantry regiments, a glider infantry regiment almost identical to a standard infantry regiment, and more support units
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