British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

History

This formation was sent to France in 1940 as a Territorial Army division, and was involved in the evacuation at Dunkirk. It saw service in the Western Desert Campaign ,losing one of it's brigades ( British 150th Infantry Brigade ), and then was involved in the Sicily landings of 1943. The division was withdrawn to Great Britain and then landed on Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944. The division stayed in North West Europe until December 1944 when it was again returned to Great Britain for the remainder of the war. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... Combatants United Kingdom, France, Canada Germany Commanders Lord Gort Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A), Ewald von Kleist (Panzergruppe von Kleist) Strength approx. ... The Western Desert Campaign was the primary early theatre of the North African Campaign of World War II. It is sometimes referred to as the Egypt-Libya Campaign. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Gold Beach was the Allied codename for the centre invasion beach during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

Order of Battle

69th Infantry Brigade

• 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
• 6th Battalion, Green Howards
• 7th Battalion, Green Howards

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150th Infantry Brigade

(This brigade over run in North Afica and not re-formed)

• 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
• 4th Battalion, Green Howards
• 5th Battalion, Green Howards

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151st Infantry Brigade

• 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

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168th Infantry Brigade

• 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
• 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
• 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (To October 1942)
• 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (From October 1942)
• 10th Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment
• 1st Battalion, The London Scottish
• 1st Battalion, The London Irish Rifles

History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield... History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield... History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield... The Duke of Edinburghs Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The London Scottish Regiment is a unit of the British Army founded in 1793 as the Highland Armed Association of London and now part of the London Regiment. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ...

231st Infantry Brigade

• 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
• 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment

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Sources

• Order of Battle of 50th Division

See also

• British Divisions in WWII