The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War. Pre-war...
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The Northumbrian Division was an infantry division of the British Army, formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force with units drawn from the north-east...
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British break-out to the south-east of Caen by XXX Corps. The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division landed on Gold Beach on 6 June and was to rapidly move inland...
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part of Operation Pugilist, with the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in the lead. They managed to create...
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Army) 50th (Northumbrian) Division, United Kingdom, World War I 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, United Kingdom, World War II Armoured divisions: 50th...
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1st Newcastle Engineers (redirect from 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers)
The 1st Newcastle Engineer Volunteers, later Northumbrian Divisional Engineers, was a Royal Engineer (RE) unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial...
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cyclist battalion formed in 1908 and it provided the divisional signals for the 50th (Northumbrian) Division and its duplicates during World War II. Its successors...
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British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1940) (section 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division)
Infantry Division (Major-General Bernard Montgomery) 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Johnson) 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division...
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The 23rd (Northumbrian) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, which fought briefly in the Battle of France during the Second World War...
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the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, which performed well throughout the Normandy Campaign. Following the advance across France, the division took...
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increasing odds until nightfall. The relief force led by the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, under Major-General Sidney C. Kirkman, which was short...
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Battle of France with the 23rd (Northumbrian) Division. The brigade was later part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. It went on to fight in the...
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May units of the 1st Army Tank Brigade, supported by the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, overran some of Totenkopf's positions, their standard anti-tank...
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British Army officer, who is most notable for commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Second World War. Born in Chester, Cheshire,...
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of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, and for most of its wartime existence consisted of three battalions of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) the...
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5th and 10th Indian Infantry Divisions, and the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in the Campaign in Tunisia...
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A 1st Line Territorial Army brigade, it was part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. It served in the Battle of France and was evacuated from...
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Airborne forces (redirect from Airborne infantry)
recaptured it. They held the high ground until relieved by the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division of the Eighth Army, which re-took the bridge at dawn on...
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defences. Three divisions were chosen for the initial assault: 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on the right, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in the centre...
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205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery (redirect from 4th Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery)
divisional Artillery within the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, supporting 151st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), The Durham Light Infantry Brigade...
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losing a battery at the Battle of Gazala, and then joined 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division for the assault landings in Sicily (Operation Husky) and...
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initially spearheaded by the Guards Armoured Division, with the 43rd Wessex and 50th Northumbrian Infantry Divisions in reserve. They were expected to arrive...
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increasing odds until nightfall. The relieving force led by the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, which was short of transport, found it hard going to reach...
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duties during the First World War. The division was formed as a duplicate of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division in 1914, composed primarily of soldiers...
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Lieutenant General Gerard Bucknall 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division: Major General Douglas Graham reinforced with 56th Infantry Brigade 8th Armoured Brigade...
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(Lieut.-General Oliver Leese) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 51st (Highland) Infantry Division 4th Indian Infantry Division 201st Guards Brigade 23rd...
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the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division achieved a limited and costly success against determined resistance from the 17th Infantry Division "Pavia"...
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56th (London) Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War and later the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. Educated at Monmouth...
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the Salerno landings in Italy in September 1943 and the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Normandy landings in France in June 1944. Douglas...
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Midland) Division/District in 1961) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (50th Northumbrian District by 1966) 51st/52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division 53rd...
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