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The operation was carried out by elements of the United States 10th Mountain Division, 101st Airborne Division, the U. S. special forces groups TF 11, TF Bowie, and TF Dagger, British Royal Marines, the Norwegian Forsvarets Spesialkommando ( FSK ), Hærens Jegerkommando and Marinejegerkommandoen, Canada's 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Canada's Joint Task Force 2, the Afghan National Army, the German KSK, and elements of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and of the New Zealand Special Air Service.
The operation was composed of elements of the United States 10th Mountain Division, 101st Airborne Division, TF Rakkasan, B Co. 159th Avn Rgt, 75th Ranger Regiment, the US Special Operation Forces groups to include elements of forces from USSOCOM, JSOC and CIA's Special Activities Division, TF 11, TF Bowie, and TF Dagger, British Royal Marines, Canada's 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and Joint Task Force 2, the Afghan National Army, the German KSK, the Turkish Maroon Berets, the Norwegian FSK and Marinejegerkommandoen, and elements of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, the New Zealand Special Air Service and Danish special forces from Jægerkorpset and the Danish Frogman Corps.
* A new Docklands Light Railway station for central Woolwich opened on the 10th January 2009, linked to Woolwich Arsenal railway station.
* 10th Mountain Division ( Light ) at Fort Drum, New York and in Fort Polk, Louisiana
** 10th and 26th Chasseur, Westphalian Light Horse Regts.
Unable to storm the position with Frère's division, Oudinot launched a flanking attack to the right of the village, with some of his best troops: the 57th Line regiment ( styled " the Terrible ") and the 10th Light regiment, both from Grandjean's division.
Meanwhile, the 10th Light crossed the Russbach downstream and, after passing through the boggy terrain below the escarpment, began to make its way up the slope.
As the 10th Light was coming up towards the village, they were at first greeted with intense artillery fire and then Buresch's brigade released some heavy musketry upon them.
This disordered the ranks of the French regiment, which began to waiver and the last straw came when they saw Prince Hohenzollern personally leading the 500 cavalrymen from the Vincent Chevaulegers regiment against them: the 10th Light panicked and fled, taking the 57th Line with them.
** 10th Bombardment Squadron ( Light ), Philippine Army Air Corps ( Maniquis Field )
He defeated Braddock in a 10th round decision, but, after two more wins, on November 16, 1932, he lost for the first time to fellow world Light Heavyweight champion Maxie Rosenbloom, by a decision in ten.
The 3rd Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division ( Light Infantry ), and the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) have already changed over to FORSCOM control.
* 10th Mountain Division ( Light Infantry )
After several defeats and near misses, the Mexican Army of the North, about 2, 638 men ( 1st, 4th and 10th Line, two companies of the 6th and 2d Light Regiments, Mexico and Morelia Activos, 7th, 8th and Light Cavalry Regiments, and 13 pieces of artillery ) attempted to retreat south and refit before engaging United States forces under General Zachary Taylor.
By October 1845, 4000 troops, nearly half the U. S. Army, under orders of President Polk, were positioned on the north side of the Rio Grande. The Mexican garrison of Matamoros under Gen. F. Mejia consisted of the Zapadores ( Sappers ) Battalion, the 2d Light, 1st & 10th Line Infantry Regiments, the 7th Cavalry Regiment, Villas of the North Aux Cavalry, several Companies of Presidales and the Matamoros National Guards Battalion.
As well as having Buster Crabb in mind, Fleming would also recall the information about the 10th Light Flotilla, an elite unit of Italian navy frogmen who used wrecked ships in Gibraltar to launch attacks on Allied shipping.
The 8th and 10th Light Horse attack in three waves across a narrow stretch of exposed ground defended by Turkish machine gunners.
Bean's Official History of Australia in the War of 1914 – 1918 describing Private Wilfred Harper of the 10th Light Horse during the attack at the Nek:
The remaining reserve battalions were the 10th ( City of London ), 12th ( Yorkshire ), 13th ( Lancashire ), 15th ( Scottish ) and 17th ( Durham Light Infantry ).
A battalion task force consisting of two rifle companies of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment ( 2 / 22 ), 10th Mountain Division ( Light Infantry ), and attachments of civil affairs ( CA ), psychological operations ( PSYOP ), engineers, military police ( MP ), explosive ordnance disposal ( EOD ), and interpreters conducted an air assault into the region on 30 August.
* 10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
** 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
** 10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
The same three brigades-one mounted rifle, one light horse and one Yeomanry, with the 10th Light Horse Regiment ( 3rd Light Horse Brigade ) supporting the Yeomanry-moved to attack the German and Ottoman position at Oghratina, but the rearguard position was again found to be too strong.

10th and Horse
Volla is attested in the " Horse Cure " Merseburg Incantation, recorded anonymously in the 10th century in Old High German, in which she assists in healing the wounded foal of Phol and is referred to as Frigg's sister.
* 3rd Light Horse Brigade consisted of the 8th, 9th, 10th Light Horse Regiments.
The winner of the 10th Light Horse Regiment's " Best turned out light horseman " competition at the unit's annual sports day in 1943
The 3rd Light Horse Brigade, which was fast commanded by Colonel F. G. Hughes, comprised the 8th, 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments.
The 8th and 10th Light Horse regiments were to advance on a front 80 metres ( 87. 5 yards ) wide in a total of four waves of 150 men each, two waves per regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Noel Brazier, commander of the 10th Light Horse Regiment, attempted to have the third wave cancelled, claiming that " the whole thing was nothing but bloody murder ".
This explains the lower casualty rate for the 10th Light Horse Regiment.
Of the 600 Australians from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade who took part in the attack, the casualties numbered 372 ; 234 out of 300 men from the 8th Light Horse Regiment, of which 154 were killed, and 138 out of the 300 men from the 10th, of which 80 were killed ( including L. B ).
Trooper Harold Rush of the 10th Light Horse Regiment died in the third wave.
Chauvel's Force for the attack on Magdhaba, consisted of three brigades of the Anzac Mounted Division ; 1st Light Horse Brigade ( 1st, 2nd and 3rd Light Horse Regiments ), the 3rd Light Horse Brigade ( 8th, 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments ), the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade ( Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiments ), together with three battalions from the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade in place of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade.
By 12: 00 all brigades were hotly engaged, as the 3rd Light Horse Brigade's 10th Light Horse Regiment continued their sweep round the garrison's right flank.

10th and Regiment
Post Civil War, as the volunteer armies disbanded, the regular army cavalry regiments increased in number from six to ten, among them the U. S. 7th Cavalry Regiment of Little Bighorn fame, and the African-American U. S. 9th Cavalry Regiment and U. S. 10th Cavalry Regiment.
The U. S. Army's last horse cavalry actions were fought during World War II: a ) by the 26th Cavalry Regiment ( PS ) in World War II — a small mounted regiment of Philippine Scouts which fought the Japanese during the retreat down the Bataan peninsula, until it was effectively destroyed by January 1942 ; and b ) on captured German horses by the mounted reconnaissance section of the U. S. 10th Mountain Division in a spearhead pursuit of the German Army across the Po Valley in Italy in April 1945.
The forces used, consisting of the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (" Rakkasans "), led by Colonel Frank Wiercinski, and soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul LaCamera, to secure these blocking positions.
He returned to England in 1913 and during World War I served as a Captain ( acting ) with the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, part of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment ( Queen's and Royal Hampshires ).
In the Battle of France, members of the Brandenburg Regiment landed by Fieseler Fi 156 Storch light reconnaissance planes on the bridges immediately to the south of the 10th Panzer Division's route of march through the southern Ardennes.
* 10th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
A Toronto militia unit was renamed the 10th Royal Grenadiers then later became the Royal Regiment of Canada.
The 10th Royal Grenadiers later became the Royal Regiment of Canada with tradition surviving in a Grenadier company.
Although the family had no military tradition, Röhm entered the Royal Bavarian 10th Infantry Regiment Prinz Ludwig at Ingolstadt as a cadet on 23 July 1906.
At the outbreak of war in August 1914, he was adjutant of the 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment König.
Priestley served during the First World War in the 10th Battalion, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
Union supporters joined the 35th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, a regiment recruited locally by James M. Shackelford ; Adam Rankin Johnson recruited Confederate troops for his 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.
* 10th Arkansas Infantry, Local Regiment During the Civil War
* 10th Arkansas Infantry, Local Regiment During the Civil War
* 10th Arkansas Infantry, Local Regiment During the Civil War
Fort Elliot, home of the 10th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) | Tenth Cavalry, display at Pioneer West Museum
Fort Elliot, home of the 10th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) | Tenth Cavalry, display at Pioneer West Museum
Fleming served in the 10th Battalion Volunteer Rifles of Canada ( later known as the Royal Regiment of Canada ) and was appointed to the rank of Captain on January 1, 1862.
The famous 10th Legere Regiment became involved in vicious fighting around the woods, but eventually was strengthened by Bavarians under Deroy and managed to capture the positions.

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