http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/ 2012-05-18T18:31:25-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/ http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-07-21T17:26:21-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/9th_infantry_division?rev=1279751181&do=diff The Octofoil The Octofoil is a device that dates back to the 15th Century when it was customary for each son to have an individual mark of distinction. Under the rules of heraldry there are eight foils or positions. Heraldic rules gave the Octofoil to the ninth son, a device symbolic of his being surrounded by eight brothers. text/html 2010-07-18T20:59:18-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/generals?rev=1279504758&do=diff This is a list of commanding Generals of the 9th Infantry Division and dates of their command. Since sources for this list have contributed to each of these records in either verification, or providing the original content a comprehensive list of sources is provided instead of per-item. text/html 2010-08-01T00:17:14-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/other_web_links?rev=1280639834&do=diff Please feel free to add your links to this site. Please place them in the appropriate category or create a new one if one does not exist. We will maintain and manage links on this page. Those that are no longer accessible will be removed and any that we feel are not appropriate for this site or in the right location we will move or remove at our discretion. text/html 2010-07-23T23:40:52-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/pre_world_war_ii?rev=1279946452&do=diff Contributed Images Division Headquarters 17th Infantry Brigade * 45th Infantry Regiment * 67th Infantry Regiment * 26th Machine Gun Battalion 18th Infantry Brigade * 46th Infantry Regiment * 68th Infantry Regiment * 27th Machine Gun Battalion text/html 2010-09-21T16:22:37-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/wiki?rev=1285104157&do=diff Welcome to the 9th Infantry Division Wiki. This system is intended to be a community collaborative effort in adding information about the 9th Infantry Division and it's history. Please use, add, update and review any of the information located in this Wiki. We would appreciate it if you follow a few guidelines when adding information to make it more useful for everyone. Please read the “How to Contribute” section below for more information. text/html 2010-07-18T23:07:08-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/world_war_ii?rev=1279512428&do=diff Combat Information The 9th Infantry Division saw its first combat in the North African invasion, 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey. With the collapse of French resistance, 11 November 1942, the Division patrolled the Spanish Moroccan border. The 9th returned to Tunisia in February and engaged in small defensive actions and patrol activity. On 28 March, 1943 it launched an attack in southern Tunisia and fought its way north into Bizerte, 7 May 1943. In … text/html 2010-07-23T23:48:15-05:00 http://www.octofoil.org/wiki/doku.php/wwi_contributed_images?rev=1279946895&do=diff Please add comments and information where possible to describe what the images show if you have the available information. Click on the images to view the full size version.