The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army infantry division of the British Army, which served under several different titles and designations...
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56th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: 56th Infantry Division (France), a unit of the French Army in both World Wars 56th Infantry Division (German...
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100th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (category Military units and formations in London)
normal infantry battalion on 24 October that year. On 5 November 1940 the 18th Bn joined 168th (2nd London) Brigade in 56th (London) Infantry Division. This...
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Douglas Graham (British Army officer) (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
(Highland) Division in North Africa from 1942 to 1943, later being the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 56th (London) Infantry Division during the...
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and designations, the brigade was an integral part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division. It served on the Western Front during First World War and...
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different titles and designations, was an integral part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division. It served on the Western Front in the First World War, and...
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village of Calvi Vecchia, Italy, and of the British troops of 56th (London) Infantry Division occupying it. Air support had been previously requested against...
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overseas in 1914, garrisoned Malta, and then served with the 56th (London) Infantry Division on the Western Front. In the Second World War, it fought in...
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Buckinghamshire Light Infantry June 1940-July 1942". Light Bobs. Retrieved 25 December 2015. Joslen, p. 227 "56th (London) Infantry Division" (PDF). British...
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formed in 1908 and during World War II it provided the divisional signals for the 56th (London) Division and its duplicates as well as communications for the...
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(Queen's) Infantry Brigade, (consisting of 2/5th, 2/6th and 2/7th Queen's, all formed in 1939), which was part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division, and...
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Eric Miles (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
War II, where he commanded the 126th Infantry Brigade in the Battle of France and the 56th (London) Infantry Division in the final stages of the campaign...
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Reconnaissance Corps (redirect from 56th Reconnaissance Regiment)
(Home Counties) Infantry Division from the 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment; transferred to 56th (London) Infantry Division in 1943, but...
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(Highland) Division 52nd (Lowland) Division 53rd (Welsh) Division 54th Division 55th (West Lancashire) Division 56th (London) Infantry Division 57th (2nd...
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major general. From June 1931 to June 1934 he commanded the 56th (London) Infantry Division, Territorial Army. In 1934, Dugan was appointed Governor of...
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direct assault by the New Zealand Division was checked and a later attack by the 167th Bde of 56th (London) Infantry Division was also halted by the 90th Light...
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John Yeldham Whitfield (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
commanded the 56th (London) Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War and later the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. Educated...
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The 56th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. The 56th Brigade...
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Gerald Templer (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
October 1943, Major-General Douglas Graham, the GOC of the 56th (London) Infantry Division, then fighting in Italy, was seriously injured when his jeep...
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as infantry within the 168th (London) Infantry Brigade (alongside the 1st London Irish Rifles and 10th Royal Berkshire Regiment), part of the 56th (London)...
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56th (London) Infantry Division would launch the amphibious flank attack along Lake Comacchio. On the left flank of V Corps, the New Zealand Division...
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47th Division was also disbanded, the London Irish transferred to the 169th (3rd London) Infantry Brigade, part of 56th (1st London) Infantry Division. In...
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June - October 1940 1st London Infantry Division (renamed 56th (London) Infantry Division 18 November 1940) 45th Infantry Division Royal Artillery 60th (North...
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BA) 46th Infantry Division (Maj.-Gen. John Hawkesworth) 56th (London) Infantry Division (Maj.-Gen. Douglas Graham) 7th Armoured Division (Maj.-Gen....
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Battle of San Marino (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
Marino, a few miles distant. The 56th (London) Infantry Division was opposite Croce, with the 46th Infantry Division opposite the heavily defended position...
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(Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War. Pre-war, the division was part...
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Italy, to join the British 46th Infantry Division (Major-General John Hawkesworth) and 56th (London) Infantry Division (Major-General Douglas Graham),...
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Royal Fusiliers (redirect from City of London Regiment)
London Infantry Brigade, attached to 1st London Infantry Division. These later became the 167th (London) Infantry Brigade and 56th (London) Infantry Division...
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Keightley 56th (London) Infantry Division – Major-General John Y. Whitfield 24th Guards Brigade 167th (London) Infantry Brigade 169th (London) Infantry Brigade...
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Greys (Sherman tanks, attached to 56th Division) 40th Royal Tank Regiment (attached to British 46th Infantry Division) British Special Service Brigade...
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