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	British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
		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.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/br/british_49th__west_riding__infantry_division.html (288 words)

	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)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 49th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		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 Division was to be comprised of the 3rd : Armored Cavalry Regiment, a Russian Airborne : brigade, a Nordic-Polish brigade, and a : Turkish brigade.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/49th-Division (318 words)

	Operation Epsom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The attack was launched west of Caen and was intended to cross the River Odon and River Orne southwest of the city, outflanking and surrounding its defenders.
		A preliminary attack was launched by units of British XXX Corps to secure ground on the flank of the intended advance.
		On June 25, the British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division gained some ground but the weather was still foul and the attackers were hampered by muddy ground and lack of air support.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Epsom (881 words)

	Territorial Army - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The divisions were assigned numbers in April 1915 so that, for example, the 'East Anglian Division' became the 54th Division.
		For instance, the second line 'Wessex Division' was originally called the '2nd Wessex Division' (later the 45th Division) and the second line battalion for the 1/5th East Surreys was the 2/5th East Surreys.
		The 42nd and 52nd divisions were sent to Gallipoli as reinforcements for the Helles front in May and June of 1915.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Territorial_Army (1097 words)

	Western Front Association Contributed Articles
		The 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division was one such unit, being the second line of the initial West Riding Division, the 49th.
		In July, the 62nd Division was transferred to the south, to assist the French in beating off the massive German attacks that were being made, in a final, all out attempt to win the war.
		The division arrived in the sector of the River Marne on 17th July, and was soon taking part in one of the French counter attacks.
	www.westernfrontassociation.com /thegreatwar/articles/individuals/fredwatson.htm (2418 words)

	Western Front Association Contributed Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The 16th Division was reduced to cadre in April 1918, returned to England in June, and was reconstituted with 5 English, 2 Scottish, 1 Welsh, and 1 Irish battalions, returning to France in July/August, 1918.
		The 46th Division commenced to move to Egypt in January, 1916, and after Divisional Headquarters and two Infantry Brigades had arrived there the move was cancelled and the whole Division was in France again by the middle of February, 1916.
		The 50th Division was reduced to cadre in June, 1918, and was reconstituted in July, 1918, with eight battalions from Salonika and two from another division in France.
	www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/factsandfigures/britishdivisions.htm (379 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.
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	British 49th (West Riding) Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British 49th (West Riding) Division was a Territorial Force division that was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.
		The division's insignia was the White Rose of York.
		See British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division for the division's World War II history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_49th_(West_Riding)_Division (229 words)

	History of the West Riding Artillery
		The 1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps were raised at Leeds on 2 August and the 2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps at Bradford on 10 October.
		To mark the centenary of the formation of the 1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps, the Freedom of the City of Leeds was granted to the 269th on 3 February 1960
		269 (West Riding) Battery RA(V) On 1 April 1975 an independent observation post battery, 269 (West Riding) OP Battery RA (Volunteers), was formed at Leeds from the cadre (and the cadre disbanded), reviving the West Riding Artillery lineage in the Royal Artillery.
	www.army.mod.uk /269bty/history.htm (1572 words)

	Uniforms - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		This was, in short, the epoch of pure dandyism, and although some of its wilder extravagances were abolished between 1830 and 1850, enough still remained when the British army took the field in the Crimea to bring about a sudden and violent reaction, in which the slovenliest dress was accounted the best.
		The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment wear a Paschal Lamb, the badge of Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II.
		In the 1st Guard division the shoulderstraps and piping are red and white, in the 2nd red and red, in the 3rd yellow and yellow respectively.
	www.1911ency.org /U/UN/UNIFORMS.htm (13818 words)

	Infantry Divisionss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The division fought in France with the BEF and later in the Far East.
		13th Division - Readopted the sign it wore in WW I. it was reformed in Greece in the winter of 1945-46 during the campaign against the ELAS drafted from British units returning from the 4th Indian Division.
		The tulip of the 212th was previously worn by the Lincolnshire Division, and the Seaxes of the 223rd marked the brigade's association with Essex.
	www.hypospace.net /equipment/inf_formations.htm (1274 words)

	Western Front Association Contributed Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division was one such unit, being the second line of the initial West Riding Division, the 49th.
		In July, the 62nd Division was transferred to the south, to assist the French in beating off the massive German attacks that were being made, in a final, all out attempt to win the war.
		The division arrived in the sector of the River Marne on 17th July, and was soon taking part in one of the French counter attacks.
	www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/individuals/fredwatson.htm (2418 words)

	Essex Farm
		Boezinge is a village in the province of West Flanders, north of Ieper on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369).
		The burials were made without definite plan, and some of the Divisions which occupied this sector may be traced in almost every part of the cemetery; but the 49th (West Riding) Division buried their dead of 1915 in Plot I, and the 38th (Welsh) Division in the autumn of 1916 used Plot III.
		The 49th Division Memorial is immediately behind the cemetery, on the canal bank.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dccfarr/essex.htm (945 words)

	Nijmegen Salient - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		While British XXX Corps was unable to meet their objective of linking up with British paratroopers in Arnhem, the US 82d Airborne Division had nonetheless managed to capture an intact bridge at Nijmegen over the Waal River.
		British XXX Corps had passed through, and at the start of Nov were defending the area; after the Battle of the Scheldt, the First Canadian Army took over part of the line in this area.
		As British forces were moved to the south, the First Canadian Army had to prepare for further German attacks.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Nijmegen_Salient (844 words)

	Cristot in Normandy 1944
		Near Les Hauts Vents, the British met with strong resistance of the 12nd SS Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend.
		On 16 June, the 146th Brigade of the 49th West Riding Infantry Division, under command of General Barker, renewed the assault with all available support : artillery, armoured, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
		The emblem of the division was the polar bear, it remembered the division was entrusted the defence of Iceland from 1940 to 1942.
	www.normandie44lamemoire.com /versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/cristotus2.html (230 words)

	62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
		The 2nd West Riding Division was formed from the Home Service men of the Territorial Force units in the 49th Division, it was formed in Great Britain in March 1915.
		Cadre went to England and was absorbed by the 18th Bn York and Lancaster Regt in the 14th Division on 19 Jun 1918.
		On joining the Division and absorbing the 2/5th Bn it was renamed to the 5th Bn.
	orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/62_div.htm (161 words)

	First World War.com - The Western Front Today - 49th (West Riding) Division Memorial
		The 49th (West Riding) Division memorial is located within Essex Farm cemetery in the Ypres Salient.
		The 49th Division Memorial is sited immediately behind Essex Farm cemetery on the canal bank.
		"Suicide Ditch" was a term used by British soldiers to refer to the front-line trench.
	www.firstworldwar.com /today/49thwestridingdivmen.htm (151 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)

	Battle of the Scheldt - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		On 2 Oct 1944 the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division moved north from Antwerp to clear the neck of the South Beveland peninsula.
		The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, previously fighting south of the Scheldt, moved past the 2nd Canadian Division, to the north, to liberate Bergen op Zoom.
		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 (1941 words)

	Encyclopedia entries starting with 49T
		The 49th Royal Tank Regiment (49 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army during the Second World War.
		49th Street is a subway station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway.
		Located at West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, it is served by the N at all times, by the R at all times except late nights, and by the W during weekdays.
	encycl.opentopia.com /4/49/49T (584 words)

	The Tiger Tank Restoration project - photo gallery.
		Remains in front of the tank appear to be a British Universal Carrier.
		The original print is dated 29 June 1944 and the location given is the Rauray Road in Normandy, in the area of Hill 112.
		The dead infantryman in the foreground is British.
	www.tiger-tank.com /secure/gallery2.htm (505 words)

	free download ebooks - Orange wattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Native to Australia, it is widely distributed throughout the south west corner of Western Australia, extending north as far as the Murchison River, Western Australia, and east to Israelite Bay, Western Australia.
		After the war, it remained with the British Northern Command, containing the 146th, 147th, and 148th Brigades (1st, 2nd, and 3rd West Riding Brigades, respectively).
		Throughout the rest of World War II, it was reorganized frequently, and was under the command of the British I Corps, the II Canadian Corps, and the I Canadian Corps.
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	liberation of Achtmaal the Netherlands commencing October 25 1944 - Operation "Pheasant" code-name "Suitcase
		The 414th and 415th Infantry Regiments maintained pressure on the enemy in the center and in the left zone, while the 413th Infantry warily attacked toward Zundert.
		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.
	members.home.nl /oostvogels/Liberation.htm (2872 words)

	1st Line Territorial Force Infantry Division 1918
		One of the most apparent differences is that the number of infantry battalions in Divisions on the Western Front was reduced from 13 to 10 (including the pioneer battalion).
		The 43rd and 44th Division were sent to India in 1914, and by the end of the war they had lost much of their infantry which had been sent mostly to the Middle-East as reinforcements.
		Another exception was the 53rd Division which changed to the Indian establishment between 4 June and 29 August 1918.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Divisions/tf_divs1918.html (273 words)

	::The Proving Grounds::
		November 1943, Eighty miles west of Kiev, the 4th Panzer Army, still convinced that the Red Army was a spent force, was able to mount a successful riposte at Zhitomir during the middle of November, blunting the Soviet bridgehead via a daring outflanking strike mounted by the SS Panzer Corps along the river Teterev.
		The battle i had set in mind was this, british troops launch an attack from the treeline from the south and battle there way through the town and sucure it, then with armour and arty support launch an attack across the bridges and cap some VL on the north side of the river.
		The tracked elements of the division were loaded for sea transport in the Greek port of Patras to Tarent in the south of Italy.
	www.the-proving-grounds.com /research_results.html?sku=84 (7285 words)

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		British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles
		British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943
		British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/b/br (36 words)

	49th (West Riding) Division [UK]
		49th (West Riding) Division, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War).
		49th (West Riding) Division, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
		The Polar Bears : from Normandy to the relief of Holland with the 49th Division.
	www.regiments.org /formations/uk-div/div49inf.htm (106 words)

	::The Proving Grounds::
		Within 7 months of its formation the division was reduced from one of the most powerful divisions fielded during the war to a shattered, combat-ineffective unit with only 20 remaining tanks.
		As the remainder of the division sped east it enjoyed some minor successes, including the capture of a large American convoy, but it was brought to a halt by fierce resistance near St. Hubert, and was soon drawn into heavy fighting south of Bastogne.
		Engaged in a fighting retreat across northwestern Germany, the division was trapped in the Ruhr Pocket and the remnants of the once powerful division were taken prisoner by the Americans, in April, when the pocket surrendered.
	www.garykrockover.com /cmbb/research_results.html?sku=138 (7105 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Division was a formation created by the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908.
		West Riding Heavy Battery, RGA (a Battery of 4 4.7-inch guns which left the Division to join VIII Brigade, II Group HA on 24 April 1915; returned to Division 13 May 1915, and finally left on 28 June 1915, rejoining VIII Brigade
		49th Divisional Train ASC (redesignated from the 1st West Riding Divisional Train - itself made from the Divisional Transport and Supply Column.
	www.1914-1918.net /49div.htm (685 words)

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