4th division
No. Conscription was applied, but it failed to have much effect.
I'd say a good 95% were volunteers or draftees, since at the begining of the war there was only about 184750 active military personal.
NVA regulars. They were draftees and had a chain of command & green fatiques, just like the Americans.
The 58th Infantry Division (German) was organized in 1939 and was assigned to 5th Army and then to 6th Army. In 1939, it took part in the advance into Belgium with the 16th Army. As part of the 18th Army, it participated in the Russian Campaign and fought at Lenningrad. It remained with Army Group North fighting on the Russian Front. Source: http://www.feldgrau.com/InfDiv.php?ID=50
The "Legion"
Approximately half the US Army, or about 2 million soldiers, were drafted into service in WWI.
No. Conscription was applied, but it failed to have much effect.
3rd Army I believe
8th Infantry Division
Only when men are drafted are they citizen soldiers. Today's professional standing Army are not draftees. Fighting massive wars that requires draftees gave us the "history" of citizen soldiers; US Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korean, Vietnam Wars were all fought by draftees (conscripts).
82nd
Lawrence Tyson led the 2nd Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War I.
The United States. "During World War I, the United States Army formed its divisions as square divisions, in contrast to the prevailing European norm"
I'd say a good 95% were volunteers or draftees, since at the begining of the war there was only about 184750 active military personal.
Company C 351st Infantry was one of the four companies in the 1st Battalion of the 351st Regiment of Infantry. The 351st Infantry was one of four regiments in the 88th Division. WWI US divisions were huge, around 28,000 men. This was more than twice as large as those of any other nation. Low-numbered divisions, 25 and below, were Regular Army divisions; those numbered 26-50 were National Guard divisions called into Federal service; divisions numbered 76 and up were so-called "National Army" divisions. These latter divisions, according to the army's mobilization plan, were to be made up mostly of draftees. The men were assigned to National Army divisions on a geographic basis, so they were all from a particular state or region, like the National Guard divisions. The 88th Division included draftees from North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. The 88th Division did not begin arriving in France until about September 7, 1918. New divisions were given training in trench warfare once they arrived in France and then introduced to the front lines by small sub-units. The 88th Division arrived too late to see action as a division and suffered only a handful of casualties. In WWII the division was reactivated and fought in Italy.
US ARMY Army Group Army Corps Division Regiment Battalion Company Platoon Squad
The VC (Viet Cong) were, for the most part, guerillas. The NVA (North Viet Army) were regular draftees, like their US counterparts.