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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for 23rd (Northumbrian) Division
    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 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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  • Thumbnail for William Ramsden (British Army officer)
    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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    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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    Infantry Division (Major-General Bernard Montgomery) 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Johnson) 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division...
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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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  • 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. After being evacuated at Dunkirk, it remained in the United Kingdom with the 47th (London) Infantry Division until...
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  • 50th (Northumbrian) Division (1908–1919) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (1920–1945; 1947–1961) 23rd (Northumbrian) Division (1939–1940) Northumbria...
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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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    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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    Midland) Division/District in 1961) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (50th Northumbrian District by 1966) 51st/52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division 53rd...
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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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    Division advanced 56 mi (90 km) to Abbeville on the English Channel, overran the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and...
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    3rd Infantry Division, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 3rd Canadian Division but was stopped from 6–8 June by 21st Panzer Division and 12th...
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  • Midland) Division 47th (1/2nd London) Division 48th (South Midland) Division 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division 50th (Northumbrian) Division 51st (Highland)...
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    supplies. On 25 June, XXX Corps (49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 8th Armoured Brigade) launched Operation...
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    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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  • latter his most notable role was when he commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Second Battle of El Alamein and in the Tunisian...
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