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The 8thDivision was raised from regular army units and new, all-volunteer infantry brigades, from July 1940 onwards.
The 8thDivision was raised to fight Nazi Germany, and was trained for the conditions of the Middle East.
Gordon Bennett's 8thDivision the task of defending the prime invasion points on the north side of the island, in a terrain dominated by mangrove swamps and forest.
The 8th Armored Division was activated on 1 April 1942.
On 19 February the division moved to Roermond, the Netherlands, and launched a diversionary attack, pushing the enemy north of the Heide woods and east of the Roer River.
After a period of rest and training in mid-March, the Division crossed the Rhine, 26 March, and attacked Dorsten, which was cleared in the face of stubborn resistance.
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