The German army was attacking units of the American army. No navy involved in the actual battle it was to far inland.
The link below has a good detailed list of individual units and attached units for the Americans and some British and Canadians. It may not be complete but it is pretty accurate.
one of the units was the 325th glider regiment of the 101st airborne division
it's possible the Germans could have captured antwerp, the supply port for allied supplies.......................
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
The 1st Infantry Division, the 1st Armored Division and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion and the 1st US Ranger Battalion.
The following German division fought in Italy. Herman Goering Panzer Division 26 Panzer 3 Panzer Gr 15 Panzer Gr 16 SS Panzer Gr 29 Panzer Gr 90 Panzer Gr 1 Parachute 4 Parachute 19 Luftwaffe Field Division 20 Luftwaffe Field Division 42 Jaeger 114 Jaeger 5 Mountain 44 Infantry 65 Infantry 71 Infantry 92 Infantry 94 Infantry 162 Infantry 278 Infantry 305 Infantry 334 Infantry 356 Infantry 362 Infantry 710 Infantry 715 Infantry 188 Mountain
The hoplites fought in the phalanx formation.
Yes , heavily armoured Athenian infantry were known as Hoplites who fought at the battle of Marathon against the Persians in tightly knit formations known as a phalanx .
325th glider regiment, 101st Airborne...................
For the US, the divisions that fought in North Africa from Nov 1942 to June 1943 were: 1 Infantry Division 34 Infantry Division 1 Armored Division 2 Armored Division Portion of 82 Airborne Division There were other US divisions that arrived in North Africa and took part in the invasion of Sicily. Also, many other troops would stop in North Africa for rest and re-training before going into combat on the mainland of Italy.
The 1st Infantry Division, the 1st Armored Division and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion and the 1st US Ranger Battalion.
The following German division fought in Italy. Herman Goering Panzer Division 26 Panzer 3 Panzer Gr 15 Panzer Gr 16 SS Panzer Gr 29 Panzer Gr 90 Panzer Gr 1 Parachute 4 Parachute 19 Luftwaffe Field Division 20 Luftwaffe Field Division 42 Jaeger 114 Jaeger 5 Mountain 44 Infantry 65 Infantry 71 Infantry 92 Infantry 94 Infantry 162 Infantry 278 Infantry 305 Infantry 334 Infantry 356 Infantry 362 Infantry 710 Infantry 715 Infantry 188 Mountain
The hoplites fought in the phalanx formation.
The 4th Texas Infantry Regiment was not a unit in WW2. The divisions and regiments were not associated with a State in the name of the unit. Instead, the 4th Texas Infantry Regiment fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865) on the side of the Confederates States. It was made up of men from Texas. I think it served in General Hood's Texas Brigade that fought with distinction in Virginia.
No one who was a witness to the Battle of Gettysburg would doubt either the honor or the valor of the Army of Northern Virgina. The Confederate infantry who fought there belong to the Ages.
Infantry's
Yes , heavily armoured Athenian infantry were known as Hoplites who fought at the battle of Marathon against the Persians in tightly knit formations known as a phalanx .
Why would the Spartans fight a Spartan army? At the pass of Thermopylae 300 Spartan heavy infantry and 2,100 Spartan light infantry were part of a Greek force of about 8,000 which fought a delaying action against a Persian army in 480 BCE.
The armoured infantry were hoplites. The light infantry were peltasts.
The armoured infantry were hoplites. The light infantry were peltasts.
The Maine Regiment that fought at Little Round Top was the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry.