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	British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This military division was formed on April 1, 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army.
		The division was disbanded (in Germany) in 1946, but reformed in the Territorial Army (in 1947), having been renamed the 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division.
		In 1956, it was renamed the 49th (West Riding and Midland) Infantry Division, its base moved to Leeds, and the 8th Armoured Brigade was removed from its order of battle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_49th_(West_Riding)_Infantry_Division (354 words)

	Battle of the Scheldt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On September 21, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division moved northwards roughly along the line of the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, given the task of clearing an area on the south shore of the Scheldt around the Dutch town of Breskens called the "Breskens pocket".
		In country unsuitable for armour, and against stiffening resistance, the Division advanced to the coast by September 20, occupying Terneuzen and clearing the south bank of the Scheldt eastwards to Antwerp.
		The "Maisies" withdrew onto the Causeway on 2 November, to be relieved by a battalion of the Glasgow Highlanders of the British 52nd (Lowland) Division.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Scheldt (3218 words)

	The 4th Infantry Division
		The 4th Infantry Division is the decisive element of III Corps, the nation’s Counteroffensive Force, which forms the nucleus of the Army’s capability to fight and win decisively over the next 15 to 20 years.
		Under the 10 division redesign from the Secretary of the Army, the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood cased its division colors and was reflagged as the 4th Infantry Division in December 1995.
		Division teaming began in 1998 as a pilot program, pairing the 49th with the 1st Cavalry Division headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, and California's 40th Mechanized Division with the Army's 4th Mechanized Division, also headquartered at Fort Hood.
	www.angelfire.com /realm3/war.in.iraq/4th/facts.htm (1909 words)

	4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
		The majority of the 4th Infantry Division reached central and southern Iraq by January of 2006 while a detachment of 350 4th ID support brigade troops were deployed earlier, in September of 2005, to coordinate the transfer of the division’s equipment.
		The Division was thoroughly involved in the training, testing, and evaluation of 72 initiatives to include the Division Capstone Exercise (DCX) I held at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California in April 2001, and culminating in the DCX II held at Fort Hood in October 2001.
		The transformation of the 4th Infantry Division from a "legacy" division to a "modular" configuration is in tune with the dramatic changes being felt throughout the Army as it carries through and adopts its strategic vision for the future.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/4id.htm (2811 words)

	GJS 4.4 Mod Closecombat.ca
		British tank units were forming west of Douvres as Meyer and his men waited anxiously for their tanks to arrive.
		On June 25 the British launched a major offensive against the left wing of the 12th SS and the right wing of Panzer Lehr, with the object of capturing the bridges across the Odon and the Orne Rivers, thus finally beginning the encirclement of Caen.
		The Division lost 80 percent of its tanks, 70 percent of its armored vehicles, 60 percent of its artillery and mortars and 50 percent of the rest of its vehicles.
	www.wargamer.com /Hosted/CloseCombatGJS/12ss.htm (4500 words)

	Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The British desired that the brigade be placed under their direct command because they had the major force and its commander was senior to General Marston.
		The "Polar Bear" patch worn on the shoulders of the sergeants was the British 49th Division's unit insignia adopted by 1st Marine Brigade.
		The Marine brigade's mission was two-fold: the British division commander designated the 6th Marines (Reinforced), as a "mobile force" for use at any point along the winding coastal road leading from Reykjavik to the naval base at Hvalfjordur.
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003118-00/sec1b.htm (1500 words)

	The Battle of Paoli - 1777
		Wayne’s division moved close up to the rear of the British and encamped at the road junction by the General Warren Tavern, part way between the White Horse Tavern and the General Paoli, a tavern, named after a Corsican bandit.
		In the face of the British charge the Pennsylvania troops were dispersed and driven out of the camp to the West, many through a gap in a fence along the edge of the encampment.
		The light companies of the 49th and 46th Foot are said to have dyed their hat feathers red as a gesture of defiance and so that the Americans could identify them.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-paoli.htm (1109 words)

	World War One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The division received its first taste of war on July 9, when, with the 27th Division, it was assigned to the organization and defense of the East Poperinghe Line, a third defensive position in the Dickebusch Lake and Scherpenberg Sectors.
		The 30th Division returned to the line on the night of October 15 and 16, the 59th Infantry Brigade relieving the 54th Infantry Brigade (27th Division), in the right sector of the II Corps from Vaux-Andigny to one-half kilometer west of St. Martin-Riviere, British Sixth Division on the right, 27th Division on the left.
		The 30th Division was relieved by the British First Division on the night of October 19 and 20, and moved, October 20-23 to the vicinity of Tincourt-Boucly and Roisel.
	home.nc.rr.com /oldhickory/page3.htm (1061 words)

	49th Armored Division
		The 49th Armored Division was reactivated on November 1, 1973, with its headquarters at Camp Mabry, Austin, TX.
		The Division was to be comprised of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a Russian Airborne brigade, a Nordic-Polish brigade, and a Turkish brigade.
		The 49th was in command of a total of 6,900 soldiers including the Maryland Guard's 629th Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reservists and active duty forces from the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment as well as foreign troops taking part in the operations such as Turkey, Poland and Russia.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/49ar-div.htm (1035 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		Nathaniel Greene's 1st Division, composed of the 1st and 2d Virginia Brigades under Brigadier Generals Peter Muhlenberg and George Weedon, was entrusted with the primary defense of Chad's Ford.
		Major General Adam Stephen's 2d Division, made up of the 3rd and 4th Virginia brigades under Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Charles Scott, was also in reserve, apparently in a position to move to the support of either the right or left of the army.
		The British infantry sustained severe casualties before they were able to gain a blind spot on the slope out of sight of both Marshall's men and the artillery on the hill.
	www.wtj.com /articles/brandywine (3792 words)

	California's Own: The History of the 40th Infantry Division
		The division was one of the best prepared for the great mobilization since a majority of the units had just been released from active duty on the Mexican Border.
		The division was reconstituted on 18 June 1926 with its headquarters in Berkeley.
		However, the "teeth" of the division was mostly Californian with the Arizona and Colorado regiments replaced by two new California Regiments, the 184th and 185th.
	www.militarymuseum.org /division.html (3031 words)

	First Day of the Somme - Thiepval
		The 32nd Division, consisting of the 97 Brigade - including the 17th Highland Light Infantry - and the 96 Brigade - including the 16th Northumberland Fusiliers (Newcastle Commercials) and 15th Lancashire Fusiliers (Salford Pals), and the 36th Division, with the 49th Division in reserve.
		This was the high ground in the centre of the line, and it was vital for Haig's Plan that it be taken and that the troops reach the village of Courcelette, almost 4 miles behind the German line.
		The 36th Division suffered 5,104 casualties, including 2069 dead (making it the 4th worst-hit Division of the 16 used on the day).
	www.johndclare.net /wwi2_FirstDay_Thiepval.htm (959 words)

	Battle of the Scheldt - www.canadiansoldiers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		On 2 Oct 1944 the 2nd Canadian Division moved north from Antwerp to clear the neck of the South Beveland peninsula.
		With British troops now behind the Canal, the 6th Canadian Brigade attacked the canal head on in assault boats, and engineers managed to establish a crossing on the main west-east road.
		The 3rd Canadian Division was dubbed the "Water Rats" by Field Marshal Montgomery, intended as a tribute to the horrible conditions of mud and water which the Canadians had fought through.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Scheldt (1895 words)

	Aftermath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The fact that the 2nd British Army was unable to reach and relieve them in time was not the fault of the men of the 1st Airborne Division.
		In short, Urquhart's fine Division had been all but destroyed, and he was struggling to think of a reason to justify their sacrifice.
		The Division was reduced to two Brigades with the disbandment of the 4th Parachute Brigade, its remnants being distributed amongst the battalions of the 1st Parachute Brigade.
	www.arnhemarchive.org /depth_aftermath.htm (1198 words)

	HyperWar: Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland
		British officers came on board to welcome the Marines and in due course departed with some of the senior brigade staff to confer about landing plans, camp areas, and missions.
		One detail the British neglected to discuss with the Marines was the matter of tides in northern latitudes and neither the U.S. Navy nor the Marine planners seemed to be aware of the 14-foot tide which almost washed the landing force back from its small stony landing beach into the cold Arctic seas.
		He was to become assistant division commander of the 1st Marine Division on Cape Gloucester, division commander in the Korean War, and a four-star general at retirement.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Iceland.html (14457 words)

	Lone Sentry: Timberwolves: The Story of the 104th Infantry Division -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet
		A late starter, the division was contributing vitally to the defeat of the Wehrmacht.
		By nightfall, the division had crossed the Netherlands frontier, and preparations were made for the first of attacks which were to gain the Timberwolves their impressive reputation as night fighters.
		The division was assigned the mission of taking the town in conjunction with the Polish 1st Armored Division, which had been operating on its right.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/104thinfantry (5256 words)

	THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION - Formerly the Special Forces Association - UK is dedicated to creating the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Division Commander moves the Brigade toward the north between Hussel and Elf and replaces it by the 71st.
		The troop movement is ended on November 1 and the patrols resume especially at the bridgehead, which is still being held by the Germans on the west bank of the canal.
		British Division attacks in the West to support the Belgian advance but in retreat on the Belgian line, does not go past Wageningen.
	www.alliedspecialforces.org /brigadepironhistoryenglish.htm (2471 words)

	World War II History
		Leur and Etten fell as the Division advanced in a coordinated drive to the Mark River at Standdarbuiten on 2 November '44 and established a bridgehead.
		After defending the west bank of the Rhine, the Division crossed the river at Honnef, 22 March '45, and attacked to the east of the Remagen Bridgehead.
		The sector to the Mulde River was cleared by the 21st, and after vigorous patrolling, the Division contacted the Red Army at Pretzsch 26 April.
	www.104infdiv.org /WORLDWAR.HTM (1296 words)

	Coleman Berkley Conway, b. 1893. History 119th Infantry, 60th Brigade, 30th Division, U.S.A. Operations in Belgium and ...
		In the late fall of 1917, several British and French Instructors were attached to the 30th Division, and a few of these were sent to the 119th Infantry, who gave valuable instructions resulting from their own personal experience in France.
		However, finding that the Division (27th American) on the left of the Regimental sector had failed to keep up with the advance and that the Regimental left flank was exposed, pushed additional troops in on the left.
		The left flank of the Regiment at this time was connected with the 25th British Division but the right flank was exposed as the 120th Infantry had not kept up, causing the line to bend back in front of several fortified Machine Gun posts.
	docsouth.unc.edu /wwi/conway/conway.html (14521 words)

	Legion Magazine : The Cruelest Month
		On March 27, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery issued a new directive that began with the words "We have won the battle of the Rhine." Montgomery proceeded to outline his plans for the final phase of the war which focused on operations aimed at Northern Germany and Berlin.
		Foulkes accepted the plans prepared by the British division for an attack on the German positions south of the Rhine River and 5th Cdn.
		Formation patches and divisional signs were removed and the division was brought north to woods in the vicinity of Gorssel while 3rd Div.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/canadianmilitaryhistory/03-11.asp (2017 words)

	Holloman AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		However, the British decided not to use the base, and with our entrance into the war, the airfield’s mission was adapted to serve as a training base for U.S. bomber pilots and crews.
		The 49th FW commenced re-equipping with the F-117A from April 1992 when aircraft were transferred from the 37th FW at Tonopah TR.
		The 49th FW assumed responsibility for the German air force Phantom training when the unit transferred from George AFB during 1992.
	www.zianet.com /jpage/airforce/history/bases/h/holloman.html (562 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - Major-General Stanislaw Maczek
		On August 19th, 1944, the 1st Polish Armoured Division found itself ahead of the 1st Canadian Army as it was about to attempt its great thrust forward in order to close the Falaise Gap.
		On September 28th, 1944, the 1st Polish Armoured Division was placed under British command and redeployed in the Maas sector.
		Under Maczek, the 1st Polish Armoured Division joined II Canadian Corps on April 8th, 1945, for its final push towards the North Sea, through the Netherlands and Germany.
	www.junobeach.org /e/3/can-pep-pol-maczek-e.htm (721 words)

	Nederlanders in de Waffen-SS
		On 25-09-1944 Elst was taken by the British 43th Wessex Division.
		The Hallamshire Battalion of the 49th Infantry Division, that had fortified in a farm called 'de Hoeven', had lost 31 men as a result of the attack.
		The British 49th Infantry division 'Polar Bears', commanded by Brigade-General Crosse, recieved orders to disarm the Division 'Landstorm Nederland' in the villages of Elst, Veenendaal, Doorn and Amerongen.
	www.waffen-ss.nl /lstormgesch-e.php (1801 words)

	49th (West Riding) Division
		The West Riding Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war.
		The Division and Brigades were not numbered until April 1915 previously just named.
		Left the Division and went to France where it joined the VIII Brigade, 2nd Group Heavy Artillery Reserve.
	www.warpath.orbat.com /divs/49_div.htm (283 words)

	Canadian Military Heritage
		The 3rd Division seized Sonsbeck, and with this as a base the armoured regiments, supported by their motorized battalion and infantry, could head for Veen, which surrendered on 9 March.
		The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, part of the 6th Airborne Division since its arrival in Normandy, was dropped at the edge of the Diersfordt forest near Wesel.
		On the extreme left flank the 5th Canadian Armoured Division and the British 49th Division commanded by General Foulkes attacked and took Arnhem.
	www.cmhg.gc.ca /cmh/en/page_684.asp (826 words)

	Battle Maps
		Having relieved the British 49th Infantry Division on 23-25 October, 1944, in the vicinity of Wuustwezel and Loenhout, Belgium, the 104th Division began it's push into Holland on 25 October.
		Liberating the towns of Zundert, Achtmaal, Rijsbergen, Etten, Leur, Sprundel, Oudenbosch, Standaarbuiten, Kreek, Zevenbergen, Noordhoek, Klundert and Moerdijk, the Timberwolves soon reached the banks of the Maas River and concluded its Holland campaign.
		Crossing the Rhine at Remagen, the Division supported the 3rd Armored Division, (VII Corps, First Army) and started a major offensive action on 25 March that was to cover a 193-mile dash to Paderborn in 9 days.
	www.104infdiv.org /MAPS.HTM (308 words)

	A German View
		At 9:00 British tanks, armored vehicles and infantry were bypassing the headquarters.
		They could hear them talking and playing with their equipment' When British munitions trucks began to explode, indicating activity of German artillery, their spirits rose somewhat.
		The bridge near Tourmauville was captured intact, opening the way for the 11th Armored Division to pass over and secure the rising ground beyond, approaching Hill 112.
	www.army.mod.uk /lightinfantry/history_traditions/major_battles/hill_112_1944/a_german_view.htm (2833 words)

	liberation of Achtmaal commencing October 25 1944 - Operation "Pheasant" code-name "Suitcase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The First and Third Battalions completed relief of troops of the British 49th Highlanders, then in a defensive position with no enemy contact, at 1130.
		The allies, the British 49th West-Riding Division and the Canadian 4th Armored Division, first wanted to get rid of this sack.
		The 104th American Timberwolf division was to relieve the British 49th division.
	home.wanadoo.nl /a.e.c.oostvogels/Liberation.htm (2870 words)

	1st Hussars
		In support of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, it captured the channel port of Calais, silencing the German cross channel guns.
		During the winter of 44-45, the regiment performed defensive duties with 2nd Canadian Infantry Division and 49th British (West Riding) Division along the Maas river in central Holland.
		With the arrival in NW-Europe of 1st Canadian Corps in April 45, the regiment supported 1st Canadian Division in its attacks towards Apeldoorn, which resulted in cutting off +80,000 German troops.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Barracks/4674/1Hus.html (664 words)

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