Between October 1915 and July 1916, the 24th Brigade swapped with the 70th Brigade from the 23rd Division. 8th Infantry Division (Mech) (Page 3) Looking for more information from military/civilian personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army in Germany from 1945 to 1989. The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. The Jäger divisions were more heavily equipped than mountain divisions, but not as well armed as a larger infantry division. Major-General Francis Davies took command on 19 September 1914. The division was reactivated in Palestine, under the command of Major-General Bernard Montgomery, in the late 1930s in the years running up to the Second World War before being disbanded in late February 1940. [1], In 1943, Adolf Hitler declared that all infantry divisions were now Grenadier Divisions except for his elite Jäger and Mountain Jaeger divisions. The division was reactivated in Palestine, under the command of Major-General Bernard Montgomery, in the late 1930s in the years r The division fought on the Western Front for the duration of the war, taking part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the Battle of Aubers Ridge, both in 1915, the Battle of the Somme, in 1916, and the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. If you have any stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. The Jägers (means hunters in German) relied on a high degree of training, and slightly superior communications, as well as their not inconsiderable artillery support. The German 8th Infantry Division (8.Infanterie-Division) was formed in Oppeln on 1 October 1934 under the cover name Artillerieführer III which was used until 15 October 1935. The main purpose of the German Jäger Divisions was to fight in adverse terrain where smaller, coordinated units were more facilely combat capable than the brute force offered by the standard infantry divisions. Infanterie-Division) was formed in Oppeln on 1 October 1934 under the cover name Artillerieführer III which was used until 15 October 1935. units from Ninth Army were attached. On 1 December 1941, it was reorganized and redesignated 8th Light Infantry Division. 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) structure 1989 (click to enlarge) The 8th Infantry Division was reactivated in 1950 as a training division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and in 1954 became a regular infantry division. [9] It was again redesignated on 30 June 1942 as the 8th Jäger Division. [8] In 1956-57 it was sent to West Germany, initially on a temporary basis in Operation Gyroscope, but remained in West Germany for decades. The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder") was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The 8th Infantry Division's order of battle on October 31, 1918, was as follows: 16.Infanterie-Brigade: 4. Although it had infantry it had no divisional troops due to the shortage of artillery and engineers in the Middle East. The 8th Infantry Division was never a full strength formation during the Second World War. The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating local communist insurgent units, and terrorists.