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	50th (Northumbrian) Division
		The Northumbrian Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war.
		The Division was reduced to Cadre in June 1918 and reconstituted in July 1918.
		Cadre remained attached to the Division until Aug 1918 when it went to the 39th Division.
	www.warpath.orbat.com /divs/50_div.htm (513 words)

	The 8th Armoured Brigade, Chapter IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Unfortunately the sea conditions in the 50 Division sector were adjudged too rough and the tanks were not launched 2 miles out as planned but a couple of hundred yards from the shore; in spite of this the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards lost 5 and the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 8 in the breakers.
		The 43rd (Wessex) Division attacked on the morning of the 30th July and were immediately enveloped in some thick, wet country which was a mass of mines and booby traps.
		The 8th Armoured Brigade with elements of 50th Division were therefore deployed to form a flank guard screen between Lille and Ghent, a distance of nearly 50 miles, to ensure that the festivities in Brussels and Antwerp were in no way interrupted.
	www.warlinks.com /armour/8th_armoured/chapter_4.html (4497 words)

	British Army Divisions - North-West Europe - www.canadiansoldiers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1939, the Armoured Division (Egypt) was a Regular Division; it was redesignated the 7th Armoured Division in 1940.
		50th Division was formed in the UK in Sep 1939 and organized as an infantry division in 1940.
		The division moved to Normandy in Jun 1944, but due to a shortage of replacement troops in British 2nd Army, the 59th (as the most junior division ashore) was broken up for reinforcements.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=British_Army_Divisions_-_North-West_Europe (1100 words)

	British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division at AllExperts
		Active, in 1939 as a Motor division, this formation was sent to France in 1940, and was involved in the evacuation at Dunkirk.
		The division fought in Tunisia, where it assaulted the Wadi Akrit Position, and then was involved in the Sicily landings of 1943, where it landed at Avola.
		On the 19th October 1943 the division was withdrawn to Great Britain for reforming and traing before landing on Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944, with the 231st Brigade (Previously an independent unit formed from regular troops stationed on Malta) permanently attached, and the 56th Infantry Brigade temporarily attached.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/british_50th_(northumbrian)_infantry_division.htm (523 words)

	The Strategic Setting
		Worse still, the first of the elite German panzer divisions had arrived onto the battlefield, taking up positions against the veteran, but weak British infantry divisions, who apart from the form of a few armoured brigades, were badly deprived of heavy tank support that could only come from the armoured divisions, still bivouacked in England.
		The division, long used to the sprawling wastelands of the desert was taken aback by the close-quartered nature of Normandy.
		In the same area was the 3rd Infantry Division, whose brigades, aided by the tanks of 27th Armoured Brigade, fought a desperate struggle to breach the defenses of the 716th and parts of the veteran 21st Panzer Division, to reach Caen They never would.
	www.ajax.150m.com /villers/intro.htm (1494 words)

	50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division [British] 1939-1945
		Being a first line Territorial Army division at the beginning of the war, it was organized as a Motor Division.
		In June 1940 reorganized as an Infantry Division.
		On 16 December 1944 it was reorganized as an Infantry (Reserve) Division in the UK.
	www.unithistories.com /units_british/50InfDiv.html (226 words)

	D-Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Compounding this problem was the allied intelligence failure to identify a nearly full-strength infantry division, the 352nd, directly behind the beach.
		GOLD BEACH was the objective of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division of the British 2nd Army.
		Fierce opposition from the 2lst Panzer and later the 12th SS Panzer division prevented the British from reaching Caen on the 6th.
	www.army.mil /d-day/divisions/invasionsites.html (1193 words)

	The 12th (Eastern) Division in 1914-1918
		The Division was relieved on 16 May and moved to the area of Le Cauroy, having suffered a total of 141 officers and 3380 other ranks casualties since 25 April 1917.
		The special role of 12th Division in the attack of 20 November was to capture its first objective and then form a defensive flank to the south east, keeping in touch with 55th (West Lancashire) Division which was not attacking.
		The role of 12th Division, still involved in pushing through and past the Epehy defences, was to secure the vantage points up to the St Quentin Canal and to protect the left flank of the 27th Division of the United States Army which was attacking under orders of Fourth Army.
	www.1914-1918.net /12div.htm (4656 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
		In June, 1915 Cavan was promoted to command of 50th (Northumbrian) Division; a mere two months on he was appointed the first commander of the Guards Division.
		The British 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division.
		The following January, 1916, Cavan was placed at the head of XIV Corps, a command he held until March, 1918, during which time he established a deserved reputation as perhaps the best corps commander on the Western Front.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Frederick-Lambart%2C-10th-Earl-of-Cavan (679 words)

	British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Active in 1939 as a Motor division, this formation was sent to France in 1940, and was involved in the evacuation at Dunkirk.
		The division fought in Tunisia, where it assaulted the Wadi Akrit position, and then was involved in the Sicily landings of 1943, where it landed at Avola.
		On 19 October 1943 the division was withdrawn to Britain for reforming and training before landing on Gold Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, with the 231st Infantry Brigade (previously an independent unit formed from regular troops stationed on Malta) permanently attached, and the 56th Infantry Brigade temporarily attached.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_50th_Infantry_Division (505 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Gold Beach
		The grim task of invading Gold Beach was given to the British 50th (Northumbrian) Division, the 2nd Army under Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey and their supporting units.
		Their primary objective was to seize the town of Bayeux, the Caen-Bayeux road, and the port of Arromanches with the secondary objectives being to make contact with the Americans landing at Omaha Beach to the West and the Canadians landing at Juno Beach to the East.
		The German 716th Division and elements of the 1st Battalion of the 352nd Division defended the Channel coast for the Germans.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Gold_Beach (458 words)

	The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914-1918
		January 1915 :attached to 188th Brigade, original 63rd Division.
		September 1914 : attached as Army Troops to 21st Division.
		June 1915 : attached as Divisional Troops to 32nd Division.
	www.1914-1918.net /northfus.htm (1255 words)

	Games Depot
		The British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division of the 2nd Army was to land at H-Hour + 1 (0730), seize Arromanches and drive inland to capture the road junction at Bayeux.
		Units of the German 716th Division and elements of the veteran 1st Battalion of the 352nd Division defended the coast in the beach houses along the coast with concentrations at Le Hamel and Le Riviere.
		By the evening of June 6, the 50th Division had penetrated six miles inland and met up with the Canadians at Juno Beach, but were unable to take Bayeux.
	www.wargamer.com /gamesdepot/details.asp?sid=608 (341 words)

	The 8th Armoured Brigade, Chapter VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For seven days the Brigade supported 51st (Highland) Division, 43rd Division who had come up on the left of the former, and the 9th Canadian Brigade in heavy and continuous fighting within the bridgehead, fighting that was characterised by bold use by the Germans of SP guns and very heavy mortar concentrations.
		The 52nd (Lowland) Division were to attack with their left on the river while 43rd Division were to be on their right supported by 8th Armoured Brigade less 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards who were to remain with 3rd Division and capture that part of Bremen which lay South of the river.
		On the 29th the 43rd Division set off in a northerly direction through miles of the most appalling bogland where no vehicle could move off the road and where all roads were punctuated with enormous craters.
	www.warlinks.com /armour/8th_armoured/chapter_6.html (1975 words)

	50th (Northumbrian) Division
		The Northumbrian Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war.
		The Division was reduced to Cadre in June 1918 and reconstituted in July 1918.
		Cadre remained attached to the Division until Aug 1918 when it went to the 39th Division.
	www.orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/50_div.htm (513 words)

	D-Day : Normandy 1944 - GOLD BEACH : British Troops
		Landing on this beach is the task of the 50th "Northumbrian" Infantry Division.
		On the evening of June 6, almost all of the 50th Infantry Division's objectives have been reached and the Gold Beach bridgehead can be considered one the strongest established.
		To the east, the junction is made with the canadian troops south of Tierceville and the 69th, 56th and 151st brigades dig in on a line between Vaux-sur-Aure and Coulombs.
	www.6juin1944.com /assaut/gold/en_index.php (563 words)

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		The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was mobilised in September 1939 as a First Line Territorial Army Infantry Division.
		After El Alamein, the 44th Division was disbanded and the Battalion became part of the Divisional MG Battalion to the 56th (London) Infantry Division.
		From November 1939, the Battalion was the Divisional MG Battalion to the 5th (Yorkshire) Infantry Division.
	www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk /units-cheshire.htm (945 words)

	Panzer Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This scenario depicts the assault of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division’s 231st Infantry Brigade against the western half of Gold Beach (Assault Area Jig) on D-Day, the 6th of June, 1944.
		The 79th Armoured Division was a special formation, equipped with a variety of exotic and clever tank variants dubbed "funnies." With the exception of the Duplex Drive (DD) kit for the Sherman tank, the U.S. Army foolishly declined to join the British in special tank development.
		Although the general strength of the 716th Infantry division was known, the exact deployment of its assets was unknown [the Germans deploy their combat units after the British plan their landing on paper].
	members.aol.com /TFGrantel/panzerlead2.html (1755 words)

	World War II Plus 55 - June 14 - 20, 1942
		50th Northumbrian Division, having lost one brigade (150th) already, is delayed 10 hours in its withdrawal by the command muddle.
		in Libya, 50th Division's breakout is complete, and the Northumbrians swing around Bir Hacheim, their navigation assisted by the burning lights of German field workshops.
		The division has plenty of supplies, and is beefed up by the 201st Guards Brigade, 11th Indian Brigade, the 32nd Army Tank Brigade's 60 tanks, two regiments of field and two of medium artillery -- 35,000 men and 2,000 vehicles in all.
	www.usswashington.com /dl14ju42.htm (3620 words)

	CMMC Forums - 50ID EOG deployment question
		As MG Brackenbury says, 50th left one battalion (reinforced I believe with 12 17pdrs) in the St. Aquilin area (opposite Pacy) along with surviving vehicular elements of A Sqdn 50th Recce Regt RAC in OPs along the Eure.
		The decision to move 50th in front of Le Neubourg was made while 151st was still in transit so they were able to keep moving through Evreux.
		The trucks of one of the battalions of 231st Bde (that was remaining in the area) were supposed to be sent to them to transport them north, but there was a mixup in the orders and they sat idle for a turn or two.
	www.cmmc2.org /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=418 (2288 words)

	Operation Overlord: The British Landings at Gold and Sword Beaches
		The British and the Canadians were supposed to land on the beaches stretching westward from the mouth of the Orne, code-named from east to west Sword (British 3rd Division, plus British and French commandos), Juno (Canadian 3rd), and Gold.
		Gold Beach was the responsibility of the British 50th Northumbrian Division and the 8th Armoured Brigade.
		The attackers from the Northumbrian Division were the Devonshire, Hampshire, Dorsetshire, and East Yorkshire regiments.
	cghs.dadeschools.net /normandy/operationoverlord/juno_beach/british_landings.htm (1798 words)

	Boganmeldelse: Monty's Northern Legions - 50th Northumbrian and 15th Scottish Divisions at War 1939-1945
		Northumbrian Division blev mobiliseret ved krigens begyndelse og divisionen deltog i felttoget i Frankrig i 1940, og siden hen i kampene i Nordafrika, landgangen på Sicilien samt Invasionen og det efterfølgende felttog i Nordvesteuropa.
		Northumbrian Division går i land i Normandiet 6.
		Northumbrian Division, som "the most experienced battle-fighting division in the British Army".
	www.chakoten.dk /anmeld/bog74.html (644 words)

	British 50th (Northumbrian) Division - Slider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The British 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division.
		The division was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.
		The division suffered heavily during the Second Battle of the Aisne in May–June 1918 and underwent a reorganisation in July 1918.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/50th_(Northumbrian)_Division (180 words)

	Gold Beach
		The men of the 50th Division advance inland.
		This facilitated the British break-out through the marshes, where gaps in the minefields were opened up by their “flail” tanks.
		Division were now within sight of the N13 trunk road and the outskirts of Bayeux.
	www.normandiememoire.com /NM60Anglais/2_histo3/histo3_p5_gb.htm (411 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There were not enough transport planes to drop all the divisions in one day - the British 1st Airborne Division landed with only two of its four brigades on 17 September, and the gliders of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions didn't arrive until 20 September.
		The lead elements of XXX Corps, Guards Armoured Division, were ambushed by unexpectedly strong German defences causing delays to the advance.
		The 231st Infantry Brigade (from 50th Northumbrians) and the 4th Armoured Brigade spent most of the time during Operation Market Garden rushing up and down the 101st Airborne Sector.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=British_XXX_Corps (2072 words)

	Operation Market Garden September 17 - 27 1944
		The British 1st Airborne Division's landing zones were on the heathland west of Arnhem, and their targets were the road bridge in the town centre, the railway bridge out to the west on the lower Rhine and a pontoon bridge (which was discovered to have been dismantled on the eve of the operation).
		SS-Kampfgruppe 'Hohenstauffen' (in reality the remnants of the 9th 'Hohenstauffen' SS Panzer Division) was due to move to Siegen (near Koblenz) to be refitted on the 12th September (the last elements would move on the 17th).
		The survivors of the division marched from Driel to Nijmegan where the seaborne tail of the division was waiting with clean uniforms and equipment.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_arnhem.html (9115 words)

	jakesbarn.co.uk - The War Memorial to the 50th (Northumbrian) Division
		Not far from Ypres and near the cemetery on the Oxford Road stands a memorial dedicated "to the enduring memory of all ranks of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division who fell in the Great War".
		This was a first line Division of the Territorial Force, drawn from Northumberland, Durham and the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
		He was given a military funeral at the newly built Nunthorpe church; mourners at the graveside could clearly hear the howling of his dogs across the fields.
	www.jakesbarn.co.uk /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=36 (1072 words)

	First World War.com - The Western Front Today - 50th Northumbrian Division Memorial
		Sited nearby the Oxford Road CWGC cemetery in the Ypres Salient (established in 1917) where many members of the division were buried is the memorial to the British 50th (Northumbrian) Division.
		The 50th Division was formed from territorial origins in the north-east of England and was despatched to the Western Front in April 1915 where it quickly saw action during the Second Battle of Ypres and helped to smash the Hindenburg Line in October 1918.
		After the Second World War the memorial was altered to include a note reflecting the division's role in the later war.
	www.firstworldwar.com /today/50thnorthumbriandivision.htm (167 words)

	Gold Beach information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The grim task of invading Gold Beach was given to the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division commanded by Major General D.A.H. Graham, and the British 8th Armoured Brigade of the 2nd Army under Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey.
		On the East 69th Brigade, followed by 151st Brigade, again a regiment of DD tanks was attached, they were from the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, the infantry assault battalions that attacked in the East were; the 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, and the 6th Battalion The Green Howards.
		The German 716th Division commanded by Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter, and elements of the 1st Battalion of the 352nd Division commanded by Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss, defended the Channel coast for the Germans.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Gold_Beach (655 words)

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