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	53rd (Welsh) Division
		The Welsh Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war.
		The Division served in Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine.
		Left the Division and was disbanded by June.
	www.warpath.orbat.com /divs/53_div.htm (285 words)

	HISTORY OF THE 53rd (WELSH) DIVISION
		The 53rd was a pre-war Territorial Force division which served in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine but never on the Western Front.
		The book opens with the detailed order of battle of the division as it was on the outbreak of war, a state of affairs that didn't last long; between November 1914 and February 1915 six battalions were posted independently to various formations in the BEF in Flanders.
		Five of its battalions were sent to the Western Front to join the reconstituted 34th Division and their places were taken by Indian/Gurkha battalions, leaving one British battalion per brigade; the old and new orders of battle are compared in the text.
	www.naval-military-press.com /catalogue/military-books/1000.htm (613 words)

	The Royal Regiment of Wales
		In the 38th Division the 10th and 16th Welch were broken up and their men transferred to strengthen the four remaining Welch Battalions in the Division, while the 17th Welch was amalgamated into the 18th Welch.
		The 38th Division were holding the line at Albert and to the north of it and the first task of the 114th (Welch) Brigade was to cross the River Ancre, a tributary of the River Somme, which they did gallantly on the night of the 21stAugust.
		The French sent three Divisions and the British four Divisions, among them the 28th Division from France, in which were the 1st Welch and the 23rd Welch, which joined as a Pioneer Battalion a year later, and the 27th Division, containing the 11th Welch.
	www.rrw.org.uk /museums/cardiff/fact_sheets/10.htm (7267 words)

	The First Gaza Engagement
		The 54th Division, which was encamped on the night of the 25th about Inseirat, would press forward across the Ghuzze in readiness to support the 53rd, and was to assist the Imperial Mounted Division if the latter were strongly attacked.
		So confident were the brigadiers of Chauvel's division that they were in no danger from the enemy, that no precautions were taken against noise or lights, and the course of the column was clearly marked by the striking of matches as the men lit their pipes and cigarettes.
		The infantry battalions of the 53rd Division received the order to withdraw with the same amazement as the mounted troops, and interpreted it to mean that the enemy was pressing in strength from the east and north.
	www.members.optushome.com.au /pasu/first_gaza.htm (11290 words)

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		The main assault would be carried out by the 53rd Division, under the command of Major General A.G. Dallas, with the support of one brigade (the 161st Brigade) of the 54th Division.
		The two mounted divisions and the camel brigade would provide screens on the flanks; the Anzac Mounted Division would surround Gaza to the east and north while the Imperial Mounted Division and camel brigade were positioned on the eastern flank to hold off Turkish reinforcements from elsewhere in the Gaza-Beersheba line.
		The plan was for the 53rd Division to have crossed the Wady Ghuzze by 5 am and be in position to assault Ali Muntar, south-east of Gaza, at 8 am after a preparatory bombardment from the artillery.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/512-26757.aspx (1516 words)

	Combat Mission British Uniforms
		In October 1944, the division was finally committed to action in the Scheldt fighting, and remained in Northwest Europe until after the cessation of hostilities in May 1945.
		The Guards Armoured Division was formed in the United Kingdom in 1941, and after many reorganizations, moved to Northwest Europe on 28 Jun 1944, where it fought until the cessation of hostilities in May 1945.
		In 1939, the Armoured Division (Egypt) was a Regular Division; it was redesignated the 7th Armoured Division in 1940.
	britmods.freehosting.net /cmbrit.htm (1346 words)

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		In the division reserve was Combat Command Reserve under Colonel JOHN L. This Combat Command was composed of the 17th Tank Battalion (-A) and the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion (-C). The division's advance was slow in the face of determined resistance from dug-in positions and pill boxes.
		The 15th Division (Sc) was to take over that sector and operate toward MEIJEL while the 7th Armored Division was to move south to the vicinity of WEERT to defend a narrowed sector and attack northeast to coordinate with the 15th Division's attack.
		As the forces of the Division continued their advance to the south on the east side of the canal line, having effected the crossing of the canal, mounting numbers of prisoners were being taken.
	home.comcast.net /~johnstonww/N-7AD-AAR-44-10.doc (7406 words)

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		The division was relieved of its extended front by the 15th Scottish Division on the north and the 53rd Welsh Division on the south.
		The 7th Armored Division (- the units in TF BIDDLE), in corps reserve, was directed to be prepared to pass through the bridgehead and attack to the east, and also to be prepared to counterattack against a German thrust from the north.
		This operation ceased as the division was relieved in the zone of the VIII Corps (British) by the 15th Scottish and 51st Highlander Divisions.
	home.comcast.net /~johnstonww/N-7AD-AAR-44-11.doc (6051 words)

	www.China-Defense.com
		The division number is represented by the first and fourth digits (##) and the regiment is represented by the second digit (and).
		Each division typically has three regiments and would be represented by the number in the second position of the registration number.
		From the matrix it can be determined the unit is the 3rd Division (1xx4x) and the regiment is the 3rd in the division or the 9th Regiment.
	www.china-defense.com /aviation/numbering-system/plaaf_num_sys-1.html (356 words)

	TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD IN WORLD WAR I
		The glorious record of this division, the many engagements in which it participated with honor and distinction, the praises, citations, and decorations which were won by this division as a fighting unit, and by its individual members, are known to all who followed the history of the World War in the making.
		The Division’s main line of resistance was established along the slope of Hill 167, the territory between that and the river being held by a series of small outposts.
		Indications that the Division would remain overseas indefinitely seemed to be strengthened by the breaking up of the 1st Corps, in the latter part of March, the passing to the S.0.S. of the 78th and 80th Divisions, and the transfer of the 36th to the 8th Corps.
	www.kwanah.com /txmilmus/gallery/ww1/cope.htm (6230 words)

	New York Army National Guard 53rd Troop Command
		The Headquarters Company of the 53rd was organized on 13 July 1921, and in the fall of 1921 the Brigade was again assigned to the 27th Division NYNG.
		The history of the 27th Division in the Pacific includes; 16 June 1944 to 9 July 1944 Saipan, 9 April 1945 to September 1945 Okinawa, September 1945 to 12 December 1945 occupation of Japan in the Sasebo area of Honshu South of Tokyo and towards the end of September in Northern Japan.
		With designation of the 42nd Infantry Division to be Armor, and the Headquarters of a consolidated North East Division, the HTC and the 42nd in the 14th Street Armory in New York City exchanged locations.
	www.dmna.state.ny.us /arng/53trpcmd/history53.html (974 words)

	3rd.Infanterie-Division (mot)
		Division was formed in 1934 in Frankfurt/Oder by the expansion of the Reichsheer 8.Infanterie-Division with the cover name Kommandant von Frankfurt.
		The division was reformed in the spring of 1943 from the few remaining elements of the original 3
		The division moved to Lorraine, France in Aug-1944 and participated in the Adennes offensive as an OKW reserve.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /kebugg/Stalingrad/3infdiv.htm (565 words)

	The 53rd (Welsh) Division, 1914-1918
		The Division was a formation created by the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908.
		Several of the Divisions units left between November 1914 and February 1915 to act as reinforcements to Divisions already in the field.
		53rd Divisional Train ASC (The original Divisional Train, composed of 479, 480, 481 and 482 Companies, did not embark for Gallipoli, and was transferred to 11th Division in June 1916.
	www.1914-1918.net /53div.htm (808 words)

	World War II Military Situation Maps - The Battle of the Bulge - (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
		Notice that the 101st Airborne Division is shown in Bastogne and the 82nd Airborne Division has moved to blunt the northern German advance.
		However, the 4th Armored Division, 10th Armored Division, 26th Infantry Division, and the 80th Infantry Division from General Patton’s Third Army have moved against the southern flank of the German main advance.
		Full map - The 101st Airborne Division is shown as encircled in Bastogne with three German infantry division and one panzer division deployed around the town.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/maps/wwii/essay1a.html (632 words)

	53rd Division
		September 1939 - A First Line Territorial division in the UK.
		October 1943 - Reorganised as an Infantry Division.
		The History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in the Second World War (London : William Clowes 1956)
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com /53rd_division.htm (95 words)

	Lone Sentry: Ever First! The 53rd Troop Carrier Wing -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet, Airborne
		From Wing Headquarters base, the Air Chief went to another 53rd station to watch the first glider serials take off, departing for his CP at 0200, June 6, with the knowledge that the invasion was launched by 53rd Wing's main-column attack, led by 438th Group's two serials totaling 81 planes, airborne at two-second intervals.
		This was a day to remember -- a day when the 53rd Wing, in a last-minute change of orders, scrapped a schedule for the transportation of airborne men to the front lines in order to execute the greatest and most dangerous re-supply operation in the entire European war.
		Not only was the 53rd first to achieve the 150,000,000 pound mark, but it also was the first to record a total of 100,000 patients evacuated by air from front line strips.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/53rdtroopcarrier/index.html (5178 words)

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		What has rankled Colombo most is the fact that the bulk of the 53rd division casualties has been from the elite Independent brigade of special forces commandos and the crack Air mobile unit.
		Three divisions, namely the 53rd, 55th and 56th, which have a combined strength of 34,000, are involved in the operation.
		The LTTE fighters consist of an assortment drawn from Charles Anthony and Jeyanthan infantry divisions, the women's brigade, the Leopard commando unit, the special bodyguard division of Prabakaran and the Wanni regulars.
	www.hindu.com /fline/fl1425/14251260.htm (1391 words)

	APA Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service
		Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service responds to the needs of the public in areas such as psychological practice, research, training, and policy formation.
		The Division is comprised of five sections representing a variety of settings: Community and State Hospital Psychologists, Criminal Justice, Police and Public Safety, Psychologists in Indian Country, and Veterans Affairs.
		The Division and its sections provide a forum for its members to discuss common professional interests, to advocate for the mental health needs of the public, and to promote the use of evaluation and research in public research programs.
	www.apa.org /about/division/div18.html (368 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Tom Hewson's Soldier's Story - Part 6
		He later became the deputy assistant Adjutant General and stayed with the Division until 1945, when he left to try for a parliamentary seat in the Orkneys - a post he finally achieved in 1950.
		Usually all these divisions are housed in Bedford trucks with canvas extensions, housed under trees and camouflaged, and connected by field telephone.
		Other divisions had been clearing the Germans from Antwerp to use the port for supplies, rather than bringing them from Normandy by road.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/88/a3744588.shtml (1173 words)

	Northpinellas: Residents upset by drivers' shortcut
		SEMINOLE -- Residents on 53rd Avenue are tired of traffic whizzing down the quiet, tree-canopied street.
		The county's traffic engineering division said 53rd Avenue qualifies for its traffic calming program, which could offer several ways to slow or reduce the number of vehicles using the street.
		There is a stop sign at 53rd Avenue and 110th Street, but that doesn't seem to be a deterrent either.
	www.sptimes.com /News/040400/NorthPinellas/Residents_upset_by_dr.shtml (470 words)

	AVS 53rd International Symposium Call for Papers: Division & Group Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The following division and group awards will be given for participation in the AVS 53rd International Symposium to be held in San Francisco, CA, November 12-17, 2006.
		To be eligible for the Graduate Student Award, the student must be the presenter of either an oral or poster presentation in the Thin Film Division sessions at the AVS meeting and must be a currently registered graduate student on the date of the abstract submission deadline.
		To be eligible for the Young Researcher Award, the applicant must be the presenter of either an oral or poster presentation in the Thin Film Division sessions at the AVS meeting and have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degree within three years of the abstract deadline.
	www2.avs.org /call/2006/divgrp.html (1864 words)

	Roll of Honour - Merionethshire - Dolgellau and District War Memorial
		53rd Welsh Division Killed in action in Palestine 29th March 1918.
		Private 7264 (Bontyrarran or Meyrick Square 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment 1st Division Wounded in action near Givenchy and died in military hospital At Boulogne on the 27th February 1915.
		53rd Welsh Division Killed in action in Palestine 6th November 1917.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Merionethshire/Dolgellau.html (3245 words)

	Lone Sentry: Photographs, Documents, and Research on World War II
		The photos start with the division's landing in Normandy in August 1944 and continues through the fighting in France and Germany, and occupation duty.
		The Story of the 8th Armored Division ◊ The 9th: The Story of the 9th Armored Division ◊ Terrify and Destroy: The Story of the 10th Armored Division ◊ The Story of the 11th Armored Division: Thunderbolt ◊ Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division
		History, 102d Infantry Division, USAR - A short pocket history printed by the division in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
	www.lonesentry.com (1982 words)

	County Reporter - Lena's Beth Beyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Lena's freshman distance star Beth Beyer ran the fastest race of her young career on the rugged 4000 meter course in the WIAA Division 3 state cross-country championships Saturday, at Wisconsin Rapids, with a sizzling 15:36.4, placing 7th among nearly 100 runners who qualified for the finale.
		Beyer placed higher than any of the area girls in the meet in the 3 Divisions, and was the top place among the county's six qualifiers.
		Gillett's Josh Clark led the county boys, finishing 18th in Division 3 in 17:14, while teammate Josh Kohn was 105th in 18:34.
	www.wisinfo.com /ocontoreporter/ocontosports/304438886103902.shtml (287 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - A close encounter
		Having been dispatched for training within this division, to become a signaller, driver and number one gunner; we arrived back to camp to discover that once again the units role had changed and we became the 53rd Air-landing regiment, Royal Artillery (RA) which was part of the 6th Airborne division.
		By the time my training had been completed, the 53rd Air-landing regiment was approaching its position for the invasion of mainland France.
		After a short period of stabilisation the position of the 6th airborne division was withdrawn and returned to England.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/19/a7216319.shtml (743 words)

	6th at Suvla
		At 15:00, it having been reported that the enemy had fallen back towards Anafarta Sagir, the 10th Division was ordered to attack Ismail Oglu Tepe, while the 33rd Brigade on the right of the 10th Division was to advance against Yilghin Burnu, with the 34th in support and the 32nd in reserve.
		On the 9th the battalion was supporting the 9th West York and 6th Yorkshire, and ended the day entrenched in their position, with the 53rd Division now reinforcing both flanks of the 11th Division.
		The 11th Division, together with the 29th was to attack Ismail Oglu Tepe.
	www.btinternet.com /~Navradar/yorkandlancs/6th_at_suvla.html (2520 words)

	Gallipoli- The Vanished Battalion
		The 1/4th Norfolk, who had been left on the beach to unload stores after the landing on the 10th, were presently moved up into the support trenches of the brigade, the front line of which, counting from right to left, consisted of the 5th Norfolk, 8th Hants, and 1/5th Suffolk Regiments.
		On the left of the 54th division was the 10th, the orders of the former being to link the latter up with the 53rd division, whose right flank rested on the Salt Lake and Azmak River.
		For this purpose the troops available were insufficient, with a front of only three battalions, and the same number in second line.
	www.thecryptmag.com /Online/38/VanishedBattalion.html (771 words)

	Turkey in the First World War - Palestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Meanwhile the 3rd Division arrived from Cemame, the 16th Division arrived from Telüşşeria and the 3rd Cavalry Division came from Beersheba.
		The offensive was directed at Gaza and its left flank guarded by the 53rd Division.
		The British were superior in numbers and this time they were using 8 tanks and gas shells as well.
	www.turkeyswar.com /campaigns/palestine_cont.htm (1367 words)

	53rd Welch Division Normandy 1944
		This was a First Line Territorial division which had been in England since the outbreak of war, training for the invasion.
		Units from the division began to land in Normandy from 27th June 1944.
		53rd Ordnance Field Park Royal Army Ordnance Corps
	www.ddaycasualties.com /53div.htm (123 words)

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