Sizes vary with the structure and the structure varies depending on budget and the needs of the country. It could be up 10 regiments in a Division. The normal Table of Organization calls for three Infantry Regiments and one of them will be an artillery Regiment.
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The Marines dont have an airborne infantry. Only the Army.
Peleliu had 1,252 Marines and Navy Corpsmen killed from the 1st Marine Division and another 542 soldiers from the 81st Infantry Division, US Army. The Japanese 14th Infantry Division lost 10,695 killed.
Over 14,800 US Marines died in Vietnam, but some were tank crewmen or aviators.
The number of Marines at the Battle of New Orleans was 58. Marine corps historians claim the Marines anchored the center of Andrew Jackson's line. The Marines were on the right side of Jackson's line supporting the 7th US Infantry.
Sizes vary with the structure and the structure varies depending on the needs of the mission. A Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) is the largest Building Block currently used in the Marine Corps and consists of a Marine Division, a Marine Logistics Group and a Marine Aircraft Wing. It may consist of all or any part of all three elements. Smaller missions might require only a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) centered around and an Infantry Regiment and Marine Air Group. A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) uses an Infantry Battalion and a Marine Air Squadron as the basic building blocks and typically it will be an Infantry Battalion with the support of an Artillery Battery. It could be much larger if the mission requires more personnel, added armor or specialized equipment to accomplish the mission or to meet a specific threat.