The grenadier divisions of each Infantry Regiment were formed into semi-permanent battalions for all except the 1805 campaign, where each regiment had its own Grenadiers.

Dec 20, 2025 · Notably, the Hungarian Grenadier Battalions had a legendary reputation amongst French troops, even being overreported at battles which they had little to no participation in by …

Fighting on both the Eastern and Western Fronts, the brigade surrendered to U.S. forces in Austria in 1945. The Führer Grenadier Battalion was raised in April 1943 to act as a second …

In 1806 the infantry consisted of 60 infantry regiments (2 battalions each, total of 120 musketier battalions), incl. the regiment of Foot Guard. There were also 27 grenadier, 24 fusilier and 3 …

Everything you could want to know about Prussian Grenadier uniforms, regiment by regiment. Amazing illustrations.

He thought that the appropriate organization for these Kampfgruppe should be one SPW-Bataillon, one Panzer-Gruppe with thirty to forty panzers, one Pak-Kompanie and several Flak …

Over time, it reached a strength of seven companies. In June 1944, it was reorganised to become the Führer Grenadier Brigade, with the I and II Battalions being from the original battalion, …

On 5 December 1808 Napoleon began breaking up Oudinot's grenadiers by returning those companies whose parent regiments were assigned to Bernadotte's and Davout's corps. It was …

Grenadier, soldier particularly selected and trained to hurl grenades. The earliest grenadiers (late 16th century) were not organized in special units, but by the mid-17th century they formed …

Jul 6, 2015 · As a large number of officers serving with the Garde Imperiale held the rank of General-de-Brigade and above, I have included officers with the rank of Colonel, Colonel-en- …