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	British 56th (1/1st London) Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally called the "1st London Division" it was designated the 56th Division in 1915 and referred to as the "1/1st London Division" after the raising of the second-line 58th (2/1st London) Division.
		In January 1916 the division was deployed as a unit to France where it served on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.
		The division's insignia was the sword from the coat of arms of the City of London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_56th_(1/1st_London)_Division (308 words)

	56th (London) Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Londons who were taken out of the division and all sent overseas in late 1914, attached to other formations.
		Division was to induce the enemy to shoot at them with as many guns as could be gathered together.”[1] In this, they had certainly succeeded.
		Division was in reserve, but several units went forward to assist the Canadians and advanced on the Canal de la Sensee, where it dug in.
	battlefields1418.50megs.com /56_division.htm (1184 words)

	Articles - First day on the Somme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Since early 1915 the Canadian divisions had been featuring prominently in British battles and as the struggle on the Somme wore on, the Anzacs and South Africans were called upon but on the first day the only non-British troops attacking on the British sector were small units from Bermuda and Newfoundland.
		The natural division between the British and French forces would have been the wide marshland along the Somme River but instead the French commander-in-chief, General Joseph Joffre, placed the French XX Corps north of the Somme alongside the southernmost Fourth Army unit (British XIII Corps) so that the British were unable to act independently.
		The northern pincer was the 46th (North Midland) Division and the southern pincer was the 56th (1/1st London) Division, both Territorial Force units.
	www.kimia-sains.com /articles/First_day_on_the_Somme (4073 words)

	Mediterranean Operations
		The Indian division was therefore withdrawn from the Western Desert Force on December 14, and replaced immediately by the Australian 6th Division, but the exchange caused a delay in the resumption of the offensive.
		The British failure in Battleaxe was attributable to the haste with which it was mounted, the lack of opportunity to train the troops with new equipment, and the lack of tactical training, especially in armored units.
		After the attack on Taranto by British aircraft in November 1940, the chief events of naval interest were the bombardment of Genoa (Feb. 9, 1941), the British naval success at Cape Matapan (Tainaron; March 28), and numerous actions and convoy work connected with the British expedition to Greece and the subsequent occupation of Crete (April-May).
	www.angelfire.com /hi/wwiifrontline/medit.html (12568 words)

	British 1st London Division - Definition, explanation
		The complete Division was reformed in France from 5th January 1916, and served with distinction on the Western Front throughout the rest of the war.
		With the reorganization as an infantry division in June 1940, the Division was later redesignated 56th (London) Division on 18 November 1940.
		The Division did not serve in France, remaining in the UK, and moving to the Middle East in November 1942, serving in Iraq and Palestine until moving to Egypt in March 1943 and thence forward to Libya, and the front, in April.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/br/british_1st_london_division.php (511 words)

	epilog
		Part of the 65th German Infantry Division and of the 4th Parachute Division was to advance through "wadi" country to the west of the main road.
		At the same time the 715th Infantry Division, the 114th Light Infantry Division, the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division and various units of the Hermann Goring Division were to attack on a wider front to the east of it.
		On the left, a force (T-force) consisting of the l68th Brigade of the 56th Division, which had just landed at Anzio, was to move north from the "Flyover" bridge towards the isolated companies of the 157th RCT, south of the Buonriposo Ridge.
	www.freewebs.com /expow12048-2/epilog.htm (1533 words)

	56th (1st London) Division
		The Division was broken up early in 1915 and the Battalions went to serve in various other units.
		The Division was reformed (see below) in France in February 1916 and this was when the Division and Brigades were numbered.
		Left the Division Sep 1915 and joined the 36th Division.
	orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/56_div.htm (404 words)

	First day on the Somme - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In terms of British casualties, the first day on the Somme is only surpassed by the Fall of Singapore when over 80,000 Allied soldiers became prisoners of war.
		Included were many of the famous Pals battalions that had formed in response to Kitchener's call for volunteers in August 1914 and it is one of the greatest tragedies of the day that many of these battalions were decimated, and hence the communities that had raised them suffered a single great loss.
		When the British took over the Somme sector from the French, they had inherited a number of mine workings — the chalk soil of the Somme was ideal for tunnelling.
	www.free-definition.com /First-day-on-the-Somme.html (4279 words)

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		British attacks (10th Corps of US 5th Army) establish a bridgehead over the Garigliano River that draws German reserves away from Anzio.
		In all, eight divisions from France, northern Italy and the Balkans are on the move to Anzio.
		The British 56th and US 45th Infantry Divisions are landed at Anzio and move to the front.
	www.bartcop.com /440207.htm (2458 words)

	Territorial Force Infantry Division 1914
		As soon as the Divisions were transferred to other parts of the world battalions were shuffled around, although the territorial character was retained as long as possible.
		On outbreak of hostilities the West Lancashire Division sent 9 battalions to France to reinforce the B.E.F., while the remiander joined the Highland Division.
		This Division reformed in February 1916 as 56th division.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Divisions/tf_divs.html (1177 words)

	List of military divisions by number (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities organised by ordinal number.
		Divisions may be infantry, airborne, cavalry, mechanized or armoured.
		British 49th (West Riding) Division (World War I) British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (World War II)
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-military-divisions-by-number.htm (169 words)

	Kids Be Safe : Article 'London' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		London is the capital city of the United Kingdom (and of England).
		London produces 17% of the UK's GDP and the City of London is one of the world's major financial centres.
		London is the largest city in the UK, with over seven million inhabitants.
	www.kidsbesafe.org /DisplayArticle44512.html (220 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)

	British Divisions in WWII. Who is British Divisions in WWII? What is British Divisions in WWII? Where is British ...
		This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War II.
		It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size.
		Referenced By British military history of World War II
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/British_Divisions_in_WWII (107 words)

	The 56th (London) Division , 1914-1918
		The entire Divisional artillery was transferred to the 36th (Ulster) Division.
		The Divisional Artillery was attached to the 36th (Ulster) Division in September 1915, after which the Brigades were attached to various other Divisions and formations before rejoining in February 1916.
		56th Divisional Train ASC (Originally 170, 171, 172 and 173 Coys but they were detached in November 1915 and moved to Salonika with 28th Division.
	www.1914-1918.net /56div.htm (1118 words)

	WAR HISTORY OF THE 4TH BATTALION THE LONDON REGIMENT (ROY...
		At the beginning of the war the 4th Londons were part of the 1st London Brigade, 1st London Division.
		The Indian Corps left France in December 1915 and in February the following year the battalion joined 168th Brigade in the reformed 1st London Division (now numbered 56th) with which it remained, on the Western Front, for the rest of the war.
		The battalion fought with that division till September 1918 when it was broken up and personnel transferred to the 2/2nd Battalion.
	www.naval-military-press.com /books/details/7458.htm (537 words)

	WAR HISTORY OF THE FIRST BATTALION QUEEN'S WESTMINSTER RI...
		With the formation of the Territorials in 1908 the Westminsters became 16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regt (Queen's Westminster Rifles).
		The next eight months were spent in the Ypres Salient during which time they occupied practically every portion of the northern half from the Ypres-Roulers railway to about a mile NW of Wieltje, as clearly shown on an excellent, accompanying map.
		Then it was down to the Somme front where, with 48th, their division took part in the disastrous attack on Gommecourt on 1 July which, according to the battalion history, cost them 600 casualties out of the 750 who went into action.
	www.naval-military-press.com /books/titles/6919.htm (381 words)

	56th Division
		The 1st London Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war.
		The Division was reformed in France in February 1916 and this was when the Division and Brigades were numbered.
		Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
	www.geocities.com /warpath_14_18/divs/56_div.htm (186 words)

	First day on the Somme - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		After the war the Newfoundland government bought 40 acres (162,000 m²) around the site of the battalion's attack and created the Newfoundland Memorial Park to commemorate the dead.
		The 29th Division attacked towards Beaumont Hamel while the 36th (Ulster) Division captured the Schwaben Redoubt north of Thiepval.
		Captured by the Glasgow Commercials Pals battalion, who had also crawled within 40 yards of the German frontline before zero hour, it was held against German counter-attacks.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/First_day_on_the_Somme (4456 words)

	2nd London Engineers [UK]
		reviving lost title of former 1st Londons, and formed duplicate 47th (2nd London) Division RE by separation of 222 Field Coy
		re-formed with HQ at Catford, London, to control four existing EOD squadrons in London and south-east England, and reviving designation of 101st Engineer Regiment disbanded in 1967
		Edwards, D. A history of 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers (101 (London) Engineer Regiment, TA) 1860-1967, together with extensive notes on the formation of the volunteer and territorial forces, and complete with appendices containing matters of regimental pride.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/volmil-london/vengr/mx.htm (344 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		First British Offensive in North Africa: June 1940-February 1941
		On October 28, Italian troops based in Albania invaded Greece.
		On May 13, all Axis forces laid down their arms in surrender.
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	Battle Honours of the Royal Engineer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers and Engineers of the British Empire During the Great War of 1914-1918
		By selecting a unit below, you will be directed to a page that presents the major headquarters to which the unit was assigned, the theatres of the war in which it served, the major actions it took part in, and the dates that the unit was serving in various locations.
		29th Division Signal Company (formerly 1/1st London Division Signal Company)
	members.aol.com /reubique/battle.htm (252 words)

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