How to use in-sentence of “battalion”:
– Then a French force and another Dutch border battalion attacked the southern Moerdijk bridge, but the armoured cars were bombed by German Stukas and had to retreat.
– The Sussex battalion was fought off, once again sustaining over 50% casualties.
– On 11 September, the 840 men of Edson’s battalion were sent onto and around the ridge.
– On the nights of February 25 and 26, members of the Jaeger Battalion went by truck and by skiing to get to the battle.
– Mustamin Abdul Fatah, a battalion commander in Darul Islam the insurgent Islamic State led by Abdul Kahar Muzakkar.
– On 11 August an Italian brigade commanded by De Simone attacked the hill defended by the 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment and captured it with heavy casualties.
– In September 1994, he left Mind Funk to join the Army 2nd Ranger Battalion 2nd Ranger Battalion and the Special Forces, serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Example sentences of “battalion”:
– The second battalion was commanded by Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray.
– Both he and James Douglas were both leaders of the left battalion in the battle.
– One battalion was formed within the Guard, and served on the Imperial family’s ships.
– There was little experience leading forces bigger than the battalion level.
– They were formed in 1926, named after the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I which was nicknamed the “Blackhawk Division”.
– By February 7 a battalion had reached a hill below the Abbey.
– In response, Vandegrift ordered Puller’s Marine battalion plus two of the 164th infantry battalions, along with Hanneken’s battalion, to attack the Japanese forces there.
– He received a White House FellowsWhite House fellowship and worked in the battalion commander in the 2d Infantry Division.
– Here an infantry battalion was close to the airfield.
– Kampfgruppe Peiper reached Bucholz Station in the early morning of 17 December and captured portions of the 3rd Battalion of the 394th Infantry Regiment.
– Edson, and the Paramarines1st Parachute Battalion from Tulagi and Gavutu went to Guadalcanal.
- The second battalion was commanded by Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray.
- Both he and James Douglas were both leaders of the left battalion in the battle.
- One battalion was formed within the Guard, and served on the Imperial family's ships.
– The convoy carried the 4th Marine Defense Battalion and the VMF-221 fighter squadron.
– The Italians were opposed by a British contingent of about 4,000 soldiers consisting of the “Somaliland Camel Corps” and the 1st Battalion Northern Rhodesian Regiment, the 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment, and the “2nd Battalion, Black Watch”.
– An armoured train crossed it followed by a troop train, which unloaded an infantry battalion behind the defence line.
– East of Rotterdam, a battalion of the 16th Infantry Regiment of “22.
– His battalion used gas during the battles of the Isonzo and also played a key role in the victory of the Central Powers over the Italian army at the Battle of Caporetto.
– Over Petrovo Polje, according to Lisina, performed famous Chetnik Rade Radić and combined power Chetnik’s Battalion “Karadjordje” and “Tankosić”, under the command of Mihajlo Đurić.
– He was transferred to reserve battalions and ended up with the Boys Battalion in 1917, waiting until he turned 18 to go to the front lines.
– Over two nights Maruyama’s troops attacked positions defended by troops of the 1st Battalion 7th Marines1st Battalion, 7th Marines under Lieutenant Colonel Chesty Puller and the U.S.
– His battalion was sent to Cairo Egypt for training.
More in-sentence examples of “battalion”:
– In 1939 Mayhew was an officer of the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
– He worked as a doctor in a German army battalion until 1917.
– An infantry battalion would form “in line” by placing troops in several ranks.
– He now trains with Lieutenant Colonel Fred Dummar, who is his Battalion Commander.
– This was Quonset Point at the Camp EndicottDavisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville, Rhode Island.
– A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men often made up of from two to seven company companies and often commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel.
– A battalion of the US 28th Infantry Division was sent against Aachen to help the US 1st Infantry Division during 18–21 October.
– These forces, along with the attached 506th Tank Battalion and 108th Tank Brigade, had 20,000 men and 11 tanks.
– The new battalion was told on 19–20 October to attack the city.
– Although its crossings were successful, the first battalion was attacked by the Germans.
– The first attacks saw the Australian A and B company of 3 RAR take Hill 199, and the 1st Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry take Hill 208.
– The battalion was created in 1919 from the crews of the Estonian surface warships and was based in Tallinn.
– Men from Third Company of the Reconnaissance Battalion were responsible.
– The Meredessantpataljon, was a short lived infantry battalion of the Estonian Navy.
– Many of these were in the pillboxes; each battalion had a heavy machine gun company of twelve.
– The following night the Sussex Regiment was ordered to attack with a whole battalion at midnight.
– After being posted to the 1st Battalion at first, in March, 1916 he was moved to the 53rd Battalion, which was part of the 5th Division, when the Australian Imperial Force was helped by new soldiers from Australia.
– The 1st Jaeger Battalion was fired on by the Soviets.
– On the first day, a German battalion of 500 men was held up for 10 hours.
– They sent a battalion to the North Russian Campaign to fight against the Bolsheviks.
– The First Battalion tried to attack the bridge at Barendrecht into IJsselmonde.
– Each infantry battalion was issued Type 92s.Bishop, Chris.
– Half his battalion was destroyed during the retreat from Mons.
– For example, at Babi Yar, one “Einsatzgruppen” battalion killed 33,771 Jews in two days; in the Rumbula massacre, another killed about 25,000 people in two days.
– At Pointe du Hoc, the 2nd Ranger battalion had to climb the cliffs.
- In 1939 Mayhew was an officer of the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
- He worked as a doctor in a German army battalion until 1917.
- An infantry battalion would form "in line" by placing troops in several ranks.
– He was 15 years old when he joined the 146th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Sydenham, Ontario.
– They had help from a German assault battalion and ten heavy artillery battalions.
– These soldiers came from 9th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment and the 25th Battalion Middlesex Regiment.
– On 31 March, Marines of the Fleet Marine Force Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion landed without opposition on Keise Shima.
– On the morning of 21 September, the 2nd Greek Battalion reached the city and raised the Greek flag on the municipal building.
– On 18 October, the 3rd Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment prepared to attack the Hotel Quellenhof.
– Second Battalion detachment had the most about 120 fighters healthy and able to fight.
– Two companies from Kawaguchi’s 2nd Battalion moved up the southern edge of the ridge and pushed Edson’s troops back to Hill123 on the center part of the ridge.
– In the other half of the main attack the two companies from 28th Battalion from the New Zealand Division attempted to capture the railroad station in Cassino.
– The 5th Battalion of the “Infanteria de Marina” fought in the Falklands War.
– The second battalion had many men being taken prisoner.
– In 1758, the second battalion was separated from the 23rd and named the 68th Regiment Of Foot.
– When the center battalion led by Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray was in trouble, Douglas went to their rescue of his close friend.
– Attacks by the Kuma battalion and Oka’s unit at other places were also stopped.
– The battalion of German paratroops were from the German 1st Parachute Division under “Generalleutnant” Richard Heidrich.
– These included three Battalions of the 28th British Commonwealth Brigade, the 1st Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borderers and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
– On 7 August the British and Commonwealth forces in British Somali Coast Protectorate received reinforcements with the arrival of the 1st Battalion “2nd Punjab Regiment”.
– He then worked for the 1st Battalion of the British Army of the Rhine.
– The Japanese attack began just after nightfall with Kawaguchi’s 1st battalion attacking Edson’s right side to the west of the ridge.
– In World War I, Rommel fought in France, as well as in Romania and Italy, first as a member of the 6th Württemberg Infantry Regiment, and then in the Württemberg Mountain Battalion of the “Alpenkorps.” While serving with that unit, he gained a reputation for making quick tactical decisions and taking advantage of enemy confusion.
– In March, the 2nd Italian SS “Vendetta” Battalion and 29th Italian SS Rifle Battalion were sent to fight against the Allied forces at the Anzio/Nettuno beach.
– He took command of the 2nd Battalion on 28 May after the battalion commander was wounded.
– He was leader of the rebel battalion “Prizrak”.