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419:(BEF) in France as equipment became available, with all 26 TA divisions deployed by the end of the first year of the war. The deployment timetable called for waves being sent to France in the fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months of the war. By February 1940, the 45th Division had been earmarked for the fourth contingent of TA divisions to be deployed. To do so, the division was to be concentrated to complete its training; a process that had thus far been complicated by having 2,600 of the division's troops assigned to guarding vulnerable points. In May 1940, due to the swift nature of the German operations on mainland Europe,
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296:(TA) from 130,000 to 340,000 men and double the number of TA divisions. The plan was for existing TA divisions, referred to as the first-line, to recruit over their allowed complements (aided by an increase in pay for Territorials, the removal of restrictions on promotion which had hindered recruiting, construction of better-quality barracks and an increase in supper rations) and then form a new division, known as the second-line, from
508:", and supplemented by Home Guard volunteers "manning barricades consisting of tree trunks, old motor cars, farm carts and barbed-wire trestles on the main approaches to towns and villages". British defensive thinking ideally called for a division to be deployed with two brigades forward, each with two battalions in coastal positions and the third positioned around 6 miles (9.7 km) inland to provide a
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reception and training of personnel returned from overseas temporarily unfit from wounds and other causes." These brigades had no specific battalions assigned to them, instead, according to Joslen, "the Units of the Bde were
Reception Camps and Selection and Training Battalions." The 178th Brigade was disbanded in August. In the aftermath of the war, the
641:, troops who were suffering from morale issues or of low physique were sent to the battalion where they underwent medical, physical, and military tests. These tests were designed to establish what medical category the soldiers should be assigned, and what job or military capability would best suit them.
368:, in addition to supporting divisional units, which had previously been administered by the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division. Due to the lack of official guidance, the newly formed units were at liberty to choose numbers, styles, and titles. The division adopted the number, but not the title, of their
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It was intended that the division would remain in the United
Kingdom to complete training and preparation, before being deployed to France within twelve months of the war breaking out. Instead, the division was largely dispersed in order to protect strategically important points. As a result of the
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On 1 December 1944, the division was renamed the 45th
Division. On 1 February 1945, a new 136th Infantry Brigade was formed and attached to the division. This was followed by a new 137th Brigade on 28 March, and the 178th Brigade on 21 April. Joslen describes these brigades as being "for the
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Following the return of the
British Army from France, it began implementing lessons learnt from the campaign. This included a decision that the standard division would be based around three brigades, and the abandonment of the motor division concept. This process involved the break up of
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force. The third brigade would be positioned further inland to provide an additional counter-attacking force and in particular to retake airfields lost to German paratroopers. However, this layout was rare. With the return of the 135th
Brigade on 10 July, the 45th Division was also given
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During the war, divisions of the
British Army were divided between being listed as higher establishment formations, and lower establishment ones. The former were intended for deployment overseas and combat, whereas the latter were restricted to home defence in a static
572:. This deployment was used for training. This deployment lasted until December 1943, when the division was again placed directly under the command of Home Forces and returned to the mainland. The division's moves to and from Northern Ireland were leaked through
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and assigning soldiers to new units. In
December 1945, the division was renamed the 45th Division. Shortly after, it had three new brigades attached, all with the function of helping with the influx of returning soldiers from overseas deployment. As part of the
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the
Sudetenland. Although Chamberlain had intended the agreement to lead to further peaceful resolution of issues, relations between both countries soon deteriorated. On 15 March 1939, Germany breached the terms of the agreement by invading and occupying
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four-second-line territorial divisions to reinforce depleted formations and aid in transforming the Army's five motor divisions, each made up of two brigades, into infantry divisions made up of three brigades. This included the break-up of the
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and his staff reformed the division as the 45th (Holding) Division on 1 September. As part of this re-establishment, the 45th
Division's brigades were reformed. The 134th Brigade was reformed from the redesignation of the
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formation. In
December 1941, the division was earmarked to remain within the UK and not be deployed overseas as a combat formation. This was followed by further periods of coastal defence, and training in
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H.F. Joslen wrote that the division's role was now "for sorting, retraining and holding personnel temporarily – due to disbandments, medical and other causes." For example, the 14th Battalion,
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began disbanding divisions. As part of this restructure, the decision was made to retain division numbers familiar to the British public due to their potential recruiting value. As a result, the
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was introduced. This resulted in 34,500 twenty-year-old men being conscripted into the regular army, initially to be trained for six months before deployment to the forming second-line units.
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During 1944, the British Army suffered a severe shortage of manpower. In an effort to downsize the army, while efficiently maintaining as many formations as possible at full strength, the
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memorandum described the division as consisting of "two weak Brigades disposed on the coast", with orders to "hold their positions 'to the last man and the last cartridge'
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around which the divisions could be expanded. This process was dubbed "duplicating". The 45th Division was to be a second-line unit, a duplicate of the first-line
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at the end of June. One of its brigades was allocated to the 1st London Division, and following which the 135th Brigade reverted to the 45th Division.
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and maintaining a position in the English hinterlands as a counter-attack formation. In July, the division was placed under the command of
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of the British armed forces after the Second World War, the division ceased to exist by the end of 1945 and has not been reformed.
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356:(GOC). It was not until 7 September that the 45th Infantry Division became active. At that point, it took control of the
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field guns. On 31 May, the division had 12 such modern guns, in addition to six First World War-vintage
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5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (until 6 September 1942)
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58:, denoting the association of the division with the West Country region.
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The D. L. I. at War: The History of the Durham Light Infantry 1939–1945
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The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), 1919-1945
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90th Anti-Tank Regiment (from 22 February 1942, until 12 November 1943)
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Godfrey, Ernest Gordon; Goldsmith, Robert Frederick Kinglake (1966).
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with experience commanding an infantry brigade, was assigned as the
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to defend the coast. As a consequence of the German victory in the
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7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (until 11 September 1942)
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The History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1939-45
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158:, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the
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9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (until 17 November 1940)
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45th Independent Reconnaissance Company (joined from
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273:. The agreement averted a war and allowed Germany to
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190:coastline, and was followed by stints defending
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878:(from 12 December 1941, until 10 February 1942)
621:, and the 135th Brigade was recreated from the
537:. The division was placed under the command of
2722:Appeasement and Rearmament: Britain, 1936–1939
949:88th Anti-Tank Regiment (from 21 January 1944)
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521:, the 134th Brigade covered the coast between
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3113:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
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2800:(PhD thesis). London: King's College London.
2700:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2493:The Origins of the Second World War in Europe
2247:(Supplement). 25 December 1945. p. 6280.
1296:and 56th (London) Armoured Divisions and the
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803:(from 7 October 1942, until 28 December 1943)
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1142:45th Divisional artillery, Royal Artillery
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150:. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of
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2511:
2469:
2443:
2370:
2225:
2129:
2069:
1996:
1939:
1890:
1878:
1866:
1854:
1842:
1818:
1806:
1731:
1707:
1460:
1424:
633:maintained a rehabilitation centre. Ex-
460:On 25 May, the 135th Brigade (based at
4819:
4690:
2861:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
2833:
2697:
2580:
2558:
2427:
2415:
2403:
2391:
2349:
2334:
2304:
2213:
2201:
2189:
2177:
2165:
2153:
2141:
2093:
2020:
1984:
1830:
1791:
1767:
1755:
1743:
1692:
1635:
1623:
1608:
1596:
1584:
1526:
1436:
981:45th (West Country) Divisional Signals
835:6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
832:5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
793:(from 27 June, until 17 November 1940)
4751:
4689:
4539:
3937:
3381:
3138:
3018:
2938:
2899:
2812:
2616:
2310:
2008:
1921:from the original on 2 September 2019
1779:
1719:
1661:from the original on 1 September 2019
1502:
1448:
1412:
612:was disbanded. Its GOC Major-General
16:Infantry division of the British Army
2876:Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2003).
2840:(ePub ed.). Luton: Andrews UK.
2724:. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
2716:
2642:
2488:
2474:. New Haven: Yale University Press.
2105:
2081:
1514:
1397:
1385:
1373:
1361:
1004:54th Battalion, Reconnaissance Corps
890:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
122:Infantry, home defence, and training
2585:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
763:45th Infantry Division (1939–1944)
600:Holding Division and end of the war
478:4.5 in (110 mm) howitzers
13:
2294:. 15 September 1939. p. 6333.
1574:. 15 September 1939. p. 6333.
780:6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
755:
464:) was temporarily attached to the
344:, formally a staff officer in the
14:
4853:
2813:Perry, Frederick William (1988).
2767:Molesworth, George Noble (1951).
2521:The Defence of the United Kingdom
2497:(2nd ed.). London: Pearson.
1052:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1012:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
822:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
386:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
67:7 September 1939 – 15 August 1944
1548:. 15 February 1938. p. 968.
1182:
989:45th Divisional reconnaissance,
883:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
498:Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars
93:
81:
2525:History of the Second World War
2376:
2355:
2278:
2231:
1641:
1532:
1332:
1323:
1282:
1273:
1263:
1249:
1220:
1163:161st Reconnaissance Regiment,
568:, where elements were based in
421:Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
302:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
280:the remnants of the Czech state
239:and the United Kingdom and its
164:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
2749:For Love of Regiment 1915–1994
2643:Hart, Stephen Ashley (2007) .
2604:. Aldershot: Gale and Polden.
269:in September and brokered the
1:
2998:6th (United Kingdom) Division
2993:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
2988:1st (United Kingdom) Division
2544:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
2436:
1722:, pp. 455, 507, 514–515.
1561:. 29 July 1938. p. 4885.
329:Men of the division firing a
226:
70:
3139:
2791:Newbold, David John (1988).
2566:. London: Cassell Military.
2192:, pp. 73, 322–323, 356.
2053:Godfrey & Goldsmith 1966
1794:, pp. 37, 73, 282, 321.
1258:23rd (Northumbrian) Division
1105:South Staffordshire Regiment
1039:South Staffordshire Regiment
1010:6 June 1942, transferred to
917:55th (Wessex) Field Regiment
255:. To avoid war, the British
156:occupation of Czechoslovakia
7:
2746:Messenger, Charles (1994).
1175:
910:45th Divisional artillery,
669:General officer commanding
653:General officers commanding
417:British Expeditionary Force
182:to defend the coast from a
10:
4858:
4385:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
4340:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
2939:
1758:, pp. 37, 41, 61, 90.
659:General officer commanding
656:
374:45th (2nd Wessex) Division
354:General Officer Commanding
321:Formation and home defence
315:
287:Secretary of State for War
25:45th (2nd Wessex) Division
18:
4762:
4747:
4700:
4685:
4641:
4625:
4554:
4550:
4535:
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4460:
4453:
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4327:
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4153:
4112:
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4023:
3952:
3948:
3933:
3889:
3843:
3826:
3755:
3691:
3485:
3417:
3396:
3392:
3377:
3356:1st Commonwealth Division
3343:
3267:
3211:
3190:
3149:
3145:
3134:
3075:
3067:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
3029:
3025:
3014:
2980:
2949:
2945:
2934:
2880:. West Midlands: Helion.
2540:Doherty, Richard (2007).
1096:Northamptonshire Regiment
1091:(until 19 September 1944)
1031:
1026:
954:45th Division engineers,
767:
762:
745:
734:
723:
709:
698:
687:
676:
668:
665:
184:potential German invasion
118:
108:
77:
63:
43:
34:
4390:67th (2nd Home Counties)
4360:61st (2nd South Midland)
4350:59th (2nd North Midland)
2855:Simkins, Peter (2007) .
2489:Bell, P. M. H. (1997) .
2406:, pp. 73, 321, 372.
2394:, pp. 73, 320, 366.
2204:, pp. 322–323, 356.
1208:
1167:(from 13 September 1944)
1084:(until 14 November 1944)
1041:(until 14 November 1944)
1006:10 January 1942, became
963:(until 15 December 1943)
943:(until 11 February 1942)
931:(until 27 November 1941)
848:(from 12 September 1942)
647:British Army demobilised
543:2nd New Zealand Division
4400:69th (2nd East Anglian)
4370:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
3712:Durham and North Riding
2834:Rissik, David (2012) .
2783:Maj-Gen R.F.H. Nalder,
2698:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2581:French, David (2001) .
1734:, pp. 87, 121–122.
1127:178th Infantry Brigade
1119:137th Infantry Brigade
1111:136th Infantry Brigade
1107:(from 15 November 1944)
1070:135th Infantry Brigade
1066:(from 15 November 1944)
1033:134th Infantry Brigade
937:(from 11 February 1942)
899:(from 6 September 1942)
855:136th Infantry Brigade
828:135th Infantry Brigade
815:Somerset Light Infantry
769:134th Infantry Brigade
726:Harold de Riemer Morgan
714:Harold de Riemer Morgan
610:77th (Holding) Division
490:Bren light machine guns
476:field guns, and twelve
382:Somerset Light Infantry
366:136th Infantry Brigades
212:77th (Holding) Division
37:45th (Holding) Division
4365:62nd (2nd West Riding)
4314:55th (West Lancashire)
4254:42nd (East Lancashire)
3638:55th (West Lancashire)
3573:42nd (East Lancashire)
2470:Allport, Alan (2015).
2273:Lord & Watson 2003
1290:16th Airborne Division
1131:No battalions assigned
1123:No battalions assigned
1115:No battalions assigned
997:70th Infantry Division
985:Royal Corps of Signals
623:209th Infantry Brigade
619:203rd Infantry Brigade
590:55th (West Lancashire)
457:
334:
331:Bren light machine gun
133:45th Infantry Division
35:45th Infantry Division
3917:British Army in India
2453:Yale University Press
1190:United Kingdom portal
1135:1 September onwards:
1082:Durham Light Infantry
1064:Durham Light Infantry
810:(from 3 January 1943)
791:Royal Irish Fusiliers
631:Durham Light Infantry
486:Boys anti-tank rifles
455:
328:
285:On 29 March, British
4279:48th (South Midland)
4269:46th (North Midland)
4264:44th (Home Counties)
3648:59th (Staffordshire)
3603:48th (South Midland)
3583:44th (Home Counties)
3361:17th Gurkha Division
3315:44th (Home Counties)
3150:Administrative units
3030:Administrative units
3020:Post-Cold War period
2957:Guards and Parachute
2950:Administrative units
1302:44th (Home Counties)
1228:British Armed Forces
1165:Royal Armoured Corps
1151:176th Field Regiment
1146:175th Field Regiment
1058:Lancashire Fusiliers
991:Reconnaissance Corps
935:171st Field Regiment
925:(until 21 June 1944)
808:East Surrey Regiment
801:Dorsetshire Regiment
541:. By September, the
253:international crisis
4375:64th (2nd Highland)
4355:60th (2/2nd London)
4345:58th (2/1st London)
4319:56th (1/1st London)
4309:54th (East Anglian)
4289:50th (Northumbrian)
4274:47th (1/2nd London)
3633:54th (East Anglian)
3613:50th (Northumbrian)
3558:23rd (Northumbrian)
3320:50th (Northumbrian)
2430:, pp. 73, 356.
2418:, pp. 73, 323.
2352:, pp. 73, 322.
2337:, pp. 73, 321.
2307:, pp. 73, 320.
2156:, pp. 320–321.
2144:, pp. 73, 100.
2096:, pp. 130–131.
1869:, pp. 259–260.
1770:, pp. 189–191.
1654:Imperial War Museum
1599:, pp. 313–315.
1388:, pp. 277–278.
1376:, pp. 258–275.
1320:infantry divisions.
1306:50th (Northumbrian)
1046:Royal Ulster Rifles
961:205th Field Company
919:(until 7 June 1942)
824:(from 16 July 1944)
817:(from 10 July 1944)
775:Devonshire Regiment
578:Operation Fortitude
466:1st London Division
406:Imperial War Museum
404:: according to the
378:Devonshire Regiment
346:British Indian Army
290:Leslie Hore-Belisha
260:Neville Chamberlain
69:1 September 1944 –
52:divisional insignia
4420:63rd (Royal Naval)
4380:65th (2nd Lowland)
4284:49th (West Riding)
3881:82nd (West Africa)
3876:81st (West Africa)
3866:11th (East Africa)
3702:Devon and Cornwall
3694:"County Divisions"
3608:49th (West Riding)
3383:Second World War (
3351:Artillery Division
3254:49th (West Riding)
2681:Overlook Hardcover
2291:The London Gazette
2244:The London Gazette
2228:, pp. 26, 43.
1571:The London Gazette
1558:The London Gazette
1545:The London Gazette
1294:49th (West Riding)
1240:British Government
1138:Divisional Troops
1076:Hampshire Regiment
906:Divisional Troops
897:Hampshire Regiment
876:Sherwood Foresters
627:Lieutenant-Colonel
494:Universal Carriers
458:
447:Dunkirk evacuation
431:South East England
335:
233:tensions increased
231:During the 1930s,
19:For the unrelated
4814:
4813:
4810:
4809:
4753:Napoleonic Wars (
4743:
4742:
4681:
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4541:Second Boer War (
4531:
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4527:
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4523:
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4407:
4335:45th (2nd Wessex)
4240:Territorial Force
4235:
4234:
3939:First World War (
3929:
3928:
3925:
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3373:
3372:
3369:
3368:
3305:42nd (Lancashire)
3172:Prince of Wales's
3130:
3129:
3126:
3125:
3083:1st (UK) Armoured
3052:Prince of Wales's
3010:
3009:
3006:
3005:
2926:Divisions of the
2887:978-1-874622-07-9
2868:978-1-844-15585-9
2847:978-1-78151-535-8
2826:978-0-7190-2595-2
2759:978-0-850-52422-2
2731:978-0-742-54537-3
2709:978-1-84342-474-1
2690:978-1-58567-075-8
2660:978-0-8117-3383-0
2649:. Mechanicsburg:
2635:978-0-116-30181-9
2592:978-0-199-24630-4
2573:978-0-304-35233-3
2551:978-1-84603-122-9
2504:978-0-582-30470-3
2481:978-0-300-17075-7
2462:978-0-300-14043-9
2108:, pp. 48–51.
1746:, pp. 72–77.
1710:, pp. 60–61.
1587:, pp. 73–74.
1463:, pp. 43–46.
1451:, pp. 41–42.
1300:, 43rd (Wessex),
1298:42nd (Lancashire)
1244:Territorial Force
1173:
1172:
1056:2/6th Battalion,
1022:
1021:
1014:30 December 1943)
753:
752:
748:Godwin Michelmore
743:1 September 1944
674:7 September 1939
614:Godwin Michelmore
372:counterpart, the
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4395:68th (2nd Welsh)
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1232:Kitchener's Army
1224:
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1187:
1186:
1185:
1103:11th Battalion,
1087:18th Battalion,
1080:14th Battalion,
1074:11th Battalion,
1062:14th Battalion,
1050:11th Battalion,
1037:11th Battalion,
1024:
1023:
895:12th Battalion,
874:13th Battalion,
760:
759:
732:12 January 1943
701:Edmond Schreiber
690:Desmond Anderson
685:5 February 1940
663:
662:
635:prisoners of war
584:, the 45th, the
566:Northern Ireland
507:
443:Battle of France
437:and deployed to
410:Southern Command
333:during training.
306:Second World War
294:Territorial Army
271:Munich Agreement
262:met with German
216:prisoners of war
201:Northern Ireland
176:Battle of France
160:Territorial Army
148:Second World War
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4294:51st (Highland)
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4089:17th (Northern)
4079:15th (Scottish)
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4048:11th (Northern)
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1094:6th Battalion,
1044:7th Battalion,
956:Royal Engineers
912:Royal Artillery
888:7th Battalion,
881:2nd Battalion,
844:7th Battalion,
820:1st Battalion,
813:5th Battalion,
806:2nd Battalion,
799:9th Battalion,
789:1st Battalion,
773:4th Battalion,
758:
756:Order of battle
679:Frederick Witts
661:
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554:Nottinghamshire
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435:Eastern Command
370:First World War
350:Western Command
342:Frederick Witts
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205:21st Army Group
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4604:
4599:
4594:
4589:
4584:
4579:
4574:
4569:
4564:
4558:
4556:
4548:
4547:
4533:
4532:
4529:
4528:
4525:
4524:
4521:
4520:
4518:
4517:
4512:
4507:
4501:
4496:
4490:
4488:
4484:
4483:
4481:
4480:
4475:
4470:
4464:
4462:
4455:
4451:
4450:
4448:
4447:
4442:
4437:
4432:
4427:
4422:
4416:
4414:
4410:
4409:
4406:
4405:
4403:
4402:
4397:
4392:
4387:
4382:
4377:
4372:
4367:
4362:
4357:
4352:
4347:
4342:
4337:
4331:
4329:
4325:
4324:
4322:
4321:
4316:
4311:
4306:
4301:
4299:52nd (Lowland)
4296:
4291:
4286:
4281:
4276:
4271:
4266:
4261:
4256:
4250:
4248:
4241:
4237:
4236:
4233:
4232:
4230:
4229:
4224:
4219:
4214:
4209:
4204:
4198:
4196:
4192:
4191:
4189:
4188:
4183:
4178:
4173:
4168:
4163:
4157:
4155:
4151:
4150:
4148:
4147:
4142:
4137:
4132:
4127:
4122:
4116:
4114:
4110:
4109:
4107:
4106:
4101:
4099:19th (Western)
4096:
4094:18th (Eastern)
4091:
4086:
4081:
4075:
4073:
4069:
4068:
4066:
4065:
4060:
4058:13th (Western)
4055:
4053:12th (Eastern)
4050:
4045:
4040:
4038:9th (Scottish)
4034:
4032:
4025:
4021:
4020:
4018:
4017:
4012:
4007:
4002:
3997:
3992:
3987:
3982:
3977:
3972:
3967:
3962:
3956:
3954:
3946:
3945:
3931:
3930:
3927:
3926:
3923:
3922:
3920:
3919:
3914:
3909:
3904:
3899:
3893:
3891:
3887:
3886:
3884:
3883:
3878:
3873:
3868:
3863:
3861:11th (African)
3858:
3853:
3847:
3845:
3841:
3840:
3838:
3837:
3830:
3828:
3824:
3823:
3821:
3820:
3815:
3810:
3805:
3800:
3795:
3790:
3785:
3780:
3775:
3770:
3765:
3759:
3757:
3753:
3752:
3750:
3749:
3744:
3739:
3737:Northumberland
3734:
3729:
3724:
3719:
3714:
3709:
3704:
3698:
3696:
3692:Anti-Invasion
3689:
3688:
3686:
3685:
3680:
3675:
3670:
3665:
3660:
3655:
3650:
3645:
3640:
3635:
3630:
3625:
3623:52nd (Lowland)
3620:
3615:
3610:
3605:
3600:
3595:
3590:
3585:
3580:
3575:
3570:
3565:
3560:
3555:
3550:
3545:
3543:12th (Eastern)
3540:
3538:9th (Highland)
3535:
3530:
3525:
3520:
3515:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3495:
3489:
3487:
3483:
3482:
3480:
3479:
3474:
3469:
3464:
3459:
3454:
3449:
3444:
3439:
3434:
3429:
3423:
3421:
3415:
3414:
3412:
3411:
3406:
3400:
3398:
3390:
3389:
3375:
3374:
3371:
3370:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3363:
3358:
3353:
3347:
3345:
3341:
3340:
3338:
3337:
3332:
3322:
3317:
3312:
3307:
3302:
3297:
3292:
3287:
3282:
3277:
3271:
3269:
3265:
3264:
3262:
3261:
3256:
3251:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3231:
3226:
3221:
3215:
3213:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3205:
3200:
3194:
3192:
3188:
3187:
3185:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3153:
3151:
3143:
3142:
3132:
3131:
3128:
3127:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3079:
3077:
3073:
3072:
3070:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3033:
3031:
3023:
3022:
3012:
3011:
3008:
3007:
3004:
3003:
3001:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2984:
2982:
2978:
2977:
2975:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2953:
2951:
2943:
2942:
2932:
2931:
2923:
2922:
2915:
2908:
2900:
2893:
2892:
2886:
2873:
2867:
2852:
2846:
2831:
2825:
2810:
2788:
2781:
2764:
2758:
2743:
2736:
2730:
2718:Levy, James P.
2714:
2708:
2695:
2689:
2669:Hesketh, Roger
2665:
2659:
2640:
2634:
2624:Grand Strategy
2614:
2597:
2591:
2578:
2572:
2556:
2550:
2537:
2513:Collier, Basil
2509:
2503:
2486:
2480:
2467:
2461:
2440:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2432:
2420:
2408:
2396:
2384:
2375:
2363:
2354:
2339:
2327:
2309:
2297:
2277:
2265:
2263:, p. 157.
2261:Messenger 1994
2250:
2230:
2218:
2216:, p. 356.
2206:
2194:
2182:
2180:, p. 315.
2170:
2168:, p. 100.
2158:
2146:
2134:
2132:, p. 216.
2122:
2120:, p. 122.
2118:Messenger 1994
2110:
2098:
2086:
2074:
2072:, p. 246.
2057:
2042:
2040:, p. 125.
2025:
2023:, p. 188.
2013:
2001:
1999:, p. 292.
1989:
1944:
1942:, p. 229.
1932:
1895:
1893:, p. 219.
1883:
1881:, p. 373.
1871:
1859:
1857:, p. 153.
1847:
1845:, p. 260.
1835:
1833:, p. 131.
1823:
1821:, p. 125.
1811:
1809:, p. 415.
1796:
1784:
1772:
1760:
1748:
1736:
1724:
1712:
1697:
1672:
1640:
1638:, p. 322.
1628:
1626:, p. 321.
1613:
1611:, p. 320.
1601:
1589:
1577:
1531:
1519:
1507:
1492:
1488:Messenger 1994
1477:
1473:Messenger 1994
1465:
1453:
1441:
1429:
1427:, p. 323.
1417:
1415:, p. 518.
1402:
1400:, p. 281.
1390:
1378:
1366:
1353:
1345:
1344:
1331:
1322:
1281:
1272:
1262:
1248:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1194:
1193:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1169:
1168:
1161:
1160:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1148:
1133:
1132:
1125:
1124:
1117:
1116:
1109:
1108:
1101:
1098:
1092:
1089:Welch Regiment
1085:
1078:
1068:
1067:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1042:
1029:
1028:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1000:
987:
978:
977:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
952:
951:
950:
947:
944:
938:
932:
926:
920:
904:
903:
900:
893:
886:
879:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
853:
852:
849:
842:
839:
836:
833:
826:
825:
818:
811:
804:
797:
794:
787:
784:
781:
778:
765:
764:
757:
754:
751:
750:
746:Major-General
744:
740:
739:
735:Major-General
733:
729:
728:
724:Major-General
722:
718:
717:
708:
707:25 April 1941
704:
703:
699:Major-General
697:
693:
692:
688:Major-General
686:
682:
681:
677:Major-General
675:
671:
670:
667:
654:
651:
601:
598:
523:Bexhill-on-Sea
510:counter-attack
482:anti-tank guns
322:
319:
317:
314:
257:Prime Minister
249:Czechoslovakia
228:
225:
221:demobilisation
196:counter-attack
127:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
79:
75:
74:
65:
61:
60:
49:
41:
40:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4854:
4843:
4840:
4838:
4835:
4833:
4830:
4828:
4825:
4824:
4822:
4803:
4800:
4798:
4795:
4793:
4790:
4788:
4785:
4783:
4780:
4778:
4775:
4773:
4770:
4768:
4765:
4764:
4761:
4756:
4750:
4746:
4736:
4733:
4731:
4728:
4726:
4723:
4721:
4718:
4716:
4713:
4711:
4708:
4706:
4703:
4702:
4699:
4694:
4691:Crimean War (
4688:
4684:
4670:
4667:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4657:
4655:
4652:
4650:
4647:
4646:
4644:
4640:
4634:
4631:
4630:
4628:
4624:
4618:
4615:
4613:
4610:
4608:
4605:
4603:
4600:
4598:
4595:
4593:
4590:
4588:
4585:
4583:
4580:
4578:
4575:
4573:
4570:
4568:
4565:
4563:
4560:
4559:
4557:
4553:
4549:
4544:
4538:
4534:
4516:
4513:
4511:
4508:
4505:
4502:
4500:
4497:
4495:
4492:
4491:
4489:
4485:
4479:
4476:
4474:
4471:
4469:
4466:
4465:
4463:
4459:
4456:
4452:
4446:
4443:
4441:
4438:
4436:
4433:
4431:
4428:
4426:
4423:
4421:
4418:
4417:
4415:
4411:
4401:
4398:
4396:
4393:
4391:
4388:
4386:
4383:
4381:
4378:
4376:
4373:
4371:
4368:
4366:
4363:
4361:
4358:
4356:
4353:
4351:
4348:
4346:
4343:
4341:
4338:
4336:
4333:
4332:
4330:
4326:
4320:
4317:
4315:
4312:
4310:
4307:
4305:
4302:
4300:
4297:
4295:
4292:
4290:
4287:
4285:
4282:
4280:
4277:
4275:
4272:
4270:
4267:
4265:
4262:
4260:
4259:43rd (Wessex)
4257:
4255:
4252:
4251:
4249:
4245:
4242:
4238:
4228:
4225:
4223:
4220:
4218:
4215:
4213:
4210:
4208:
4205:
4203:
4202:36th (Ulster)
4200:
4199:
4197:
4193:
4187:
4184:
4182:
4179:
4177:
4174:
4172:
4169:
4167:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4158:
4156:
4152:
4146:
4143:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4117:
4115:
4111:
4105:
4102:
4100:
4097:
4095:
4092:
4090:
4087:
4085:
4082:
4080:
4077:
4076:
4074:
4070:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4049:
4046:
4044:
4041:
4039:
4036:
4035:
4033:
4029:
4026:
4022:
4016:
4013:
4011:
4008:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3986:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3957:
3955:
3951:
3947:
3942:
3936:
3932:
3918:
3915:
3913:
3910:
3908:
3907:Royal Marines
3905:
3903:
3900:
3898:
3895:
3894:
3892:
3888:
3882:
3879:
3877:
3874:
3872:
3869:
3867:
3864:
3862:
3859:
3857:
3856:2nd (African)
3854:
3852:
3851:1st (African)
3849:
3848:
3846:
3842:
3836:
3832:
3831:
3829:
3825:
3819:
3816:
3814:
3811:
3809:
3806:
3804:
3801:
3799:
3796:
3794:
3791:
3789:
3786:
3784:
3781:
3779:
3776:
3774:
3771:
3769:
3766:
3764:
3761:
3760:
3758:
3756:Anti-Aircraft
3754:
3748:
3745:
3743:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3733:
3730:
3728:
3725:
3723:
3720:
3718:
3715:
3713:
3710:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3700:
3699:
3697:
3695:
3690:
3684:
3681:
3679:
3676:
3674:
3671:
3669:
3666:
3664:
3661:
3659:
3656:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3646:
3644:
3643:56th (London)
3641:
3639:
3636:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3598:47th (London)
3596:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
3584:
3581:
3579:
3578:43rd (Wessex)
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3546:
3544:
3541:
3539:
3536:
3534:
3531:
3529:
3526:
3524:
3521:
3519:
3516:
3514:
3511:
3509:
3506:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3491:
3490:
3488:
3484:
3478:
3475:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3424:
3422:
3420:
3416:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3401:
3399:
3395:
3391:
3386:
3380:
3376:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3348:
3346:
3342:
3336:
3333:
3330:
3326:
3323:
3321:
3318:
3316:
3313:
3311:
3310:43rd (Wessex)
3308:
3306:
3303:
3301:
3298:
3296:
3293:
3291:
3288:
3286:
3283:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3270:
3266:
3260:
3259:56th (London)
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3216:
3214:
3210:
3204:
3203:16th Airborne
3201:
3199:
3196:
3195:
3193:
3189:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3154:
3152:
3148:
3144:
3137:
3133:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3074:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3034:
3032:
3028:
3024:
3017:
3013:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2985:
2983:
2979:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2954:
2952:
2948:
2944:
2937:
2933:
2929:
2921:
2916:
2914:
2909:
2907:
2902:
2901:
2898:
2889:
2883:
2879:
2874:
2870:
2864:
2860:
2859:
2853:
2849:
2843:
2839:
2838:
2832:
2828:
2822:
2818:
2817:
2811:
2807:
2803:
2796:
2795:
2789:
2786:
2782:
2778:
2774:
2770:
2765:
2761:
2755:
2751:
2750:
2744:
2741:
2737:
2733:
2727:
2723:
2719:
2715:
2711:
2705:
2701:
2696:
2692:
2686:
2682:
2679:. Woodstock:
2677:
2676:
2670:
2666:
2662:
2656:
2652:
2648:
2647:
2641:
2637:
2631:
2626:
2625:
2619:
2615:
2611:
2607:
2603:
2598:
2594:
2588:
2584:
2579:
2575:
2569:
2565:
2561:
2560:Fraser, David
2557:
2553:
2547:
2543:
2538:
2534:
2530:
2526:
2522:
2518:
2514:
2510:
2506:
2500:
2495:
2494:
2487:
2483:
2477:
2473:
2468:
2464:
2458:
2454:
2451:. New Haven:
2450:
2446:
2445:Allport, Alan
2442:
2441:
2429:
2424:
2417:
2412:
2405:
2400:
2393:
2388:
2379:
2372:
2367:
2358:
2351:
2346:
2344:
2336:
2331:
2325:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2314:
2306:
2301:
2293:
2292:
2287:
2281:
2275:, p. 89.
2274:
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