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	26th Infantry Division History World War II
		Such was the background of part of the troops that made up the New England National Guards on the eve of the First World War.
		For the role of strategic reserve the Division was awarded its first battle star of this war - Campaign of Northern France.
		Elements of the 90th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division followed immediately into the bridgehead and on 24 March the 104th Infantry Regiment crossed the Rhine at Oppenheim and was attached temporarily to the 4th Armored Division in the bridgehead.
	ww2-museum.org /26YD/26idhistory.html

	Welsh Guards biography .ms
		Just prior to the outbreak of World War II the 1st Welsh Guards were dispatched to Gibraltar where it remained upon the outbreak of war in September 1939.
		Soon after the end of the war in 1918 the 1st Welsh Guards returned home and where they would be based for much of the inter-war period, performing training and ceremonial duties, such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the Colour.
		The Welsh Guards were part of the 1st Guards Brigade and performed internal security (IS) duties while there, before leaving in 1948 during the British withdrawal and the state of Israel was declared.
	welsh-guards.biography.ms

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		At the beginning of May 1942, the British war cabinet was pressing for an early offensive in the Western Desert, and General Auchinleck made the necessary plans.
		In Libya the Italian garrison was sandwiched between strong French forces in French North Africa and considerable British forces in Egypt; and Italy's other colonies were surrounded by potential enemies on all sides, although the forces arrayed against her were not very formidable in the early stages of the war.
		The British Eighth Army was on the right, French units on the right center, the British First Army on the left center, and the United States 2d Corps on the left in the coastal strip.
	gi.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_8.html

	History of the Iowa National Guard: World War II
		Charles W. Ryder, A World War I veteran, was placed in command of the 34th Infantry Division.
		Former adjutant general and World War I veteran, Lieutenant General (Retired) Mathew A. Tinley, was assigned as The Commanding General, Iowa State Guard.
		In conjunction with the Selective Service Act, the National Guard of the United States was ordered into active military service for one year of preparedness training to ensure its viability should the nation enter World War II.
	www.iowanationalguard.com /pages/Pub_Affair/history/WW2.html

	British Guards Division (World War I) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guards Division in World War II which was formed on 12 June 1945 from the Guards Armoured Division which had undergone a reorganisation.
		Categories : British World War I divisions
		The British Army in the Great War: The Guards Division ( http://www.1914-1918.net/gdiv.htm)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Guards_Division

	World War II: Britain
		The near-miraculous escape of the defeated British Army at Dunkirk from May 29 to June 3, 1940 was one of the most remarkable incidents of World War II, and helped inspire the British people to persevere during the years of struggle still ahead.
		The XIVth Army in Burma was the largest British army of World War II.
		Of the countless volumes about the Second World War, many of them dealing with the experiences of prisoners of war, relatively few were written by private soldiers, far less those who could take a poet’s perspective on the experience.
	www.generalstafflibrary.com /World_War_II_Britain.html

	WWII: The World at War 1944
		British Guards Armoured Division and 82th Airborne Division have taken Nimwegen by a fast attack which too captures the important bridge over the Waal before the Germans could destroy it.
		Certainly the division had been severely harried by resistance fighters as it travelled through the Lot and Correze, but the suggestion remains unproven that the headquarten company had lost the diviaional war chest in an ambush outside Oradour and believed members of the village to be responsible.
		The Battle of Guam was a US operation to recapture the island of Guam from the Japanese in 1943, during World War II.
	www.euronet.nl /users/wilfried/ww2/1944.htm

	82nd Airborne Division, World War Two, CHG
		The next day attempts to take Nijmegen Highway Bridge failed, and on 19 Sep 44 the division contacted the British Guards Armd Div at Grave.
		The following are exerpts from the book, "World War II Order of Battle" by Shelby Stanton.
		The division was the first airborne division to see action as such and was involved in almost every airborne operation in the ETO during WWII.
	www.chgww2.com /82nd/history.html

	The Guards Division, 1914-1918
		The Division, which was in and around Maubeuge at the Armistice, was rejoined by the 4th (Guards) Brigade from 31st Division on 17th November 1918.
		The Guards were regarded as being among the elite units of the British Army.
		Joined as complete 4th (Guards) Brigade from 2nd Division and renumbered two days later
	www.1914-1918.net /gdiv.htm

	Second World War Books: Books by Subject
		British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, vol 4.
		Grenadier Guards in the War of 1939-1945, vol 1: The Campaigns in North-West Europe.
		Grenadier Guards in the War of 1939-1945, vol 2: The Mediterranean Campaigns.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/bib/bib157030.shtml

	An Introduction to the Welsh Guards and World War I Reenacting
		The Welsh Guards first saw action at Loos in September 1915, and fought with the Guards Division on Western Front for the rest of the Great War.
		Reenacting with the GWA provides a unique experience of World War I from the soldier's perspective.
		The Welsh Regiment of Foot Guards was formed on the 26th of February, 1915, by order of HM King George V.
	www.welshguards.com /WW1_SITE/WG_1.html

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Sir Ivor Maxse
		Sir (Frederick) Ivor Maxse (1862-1958) commanded the British 18th Division and XVIII Corps during the First World War and was a noted wartime trainer.
		When the First World War began Maxse led the 1st Guards Brigade to France before being handed command - and a promotion to Major General - of the newly formed 18th Division in October 1914, forming part of Lord Kitchener's New Army.
		Following training - which Maxse oversaw - 18th Division served during the opening of the Battle of the Somme and achieved distinction by securing all of its specified objectives on 1 July 1916.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/maxse.htm

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		ABOVE THE WAR FRONTS : A Complete Record of the British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914-1918
		THE ESCORT CARRIER OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR : Combustible, Vulnerable and Expendable!
		WAR BY TIMETABLE : How the First World War Began
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	3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Unit Links
		3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Unit Links
		Paper Dolls, Women's WWII Living History Group (East Coast USA)
	www.6th-airborne.org /unit_links.html

	The Military Book Review What's New
		The diary of a British tank commander in the Guards Armoured Division, from D-Day until he was wounded just before the war ended.For more information, visit
		Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763
		A collection of diary excerpts, letters and other documents from American soldiers and civilians in World War II.
	www.themilitarybookreview.com /html/what_s_new.shtml (1197 words)

	Osprey World Wra II Titles
		Blenheim Squadrons of World War II British Army 1939-45 (2): Middle East and Mediterranean
		Halifax Squadrons of World War II Hellcat Aces of World War II Hermann Göring Division
		Grey Wolf: U-Boat Crewman of World War II Guadalcanal 1942
	www.michtoy.com /MTSCnewSite/Books_folder/World-War-2/ospreyWW2_Books.html (717 words)

	Articles - British Expeditionary Force
		World War II Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the British Expeditionary Force was sent to the Franco-Belgian border.
		On the outbreak of World War I, the BEF was sent to Belgium under the command of General Sir John French.
		The BEF was composed of four regular infantry divisions, rising later to seven infantry and three cavalry divisions.
	www.kamero.net /articles/British_Expeditionary_Force (717 words)

	Timeline Belgium
		As World War I broke out in Europe, Cavell helped 60 British student nurses return home but she remained in Belgium.
		1944 Dec 26, In the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division.
		The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had suffered losses of 300,000 men and German losses were around 200,000--for a total gain of four miles and the occupation of Passchendaele.
	timelines.ws /countries/BELGIUM.HTML (717 words)

	Index of the Divisions of the British Army
		9th (Scottish) Division [WW2], by Scots at War Project.
		52nd Lowland Division [WW1], by Scots at War Project.
		9th (Scottish) Division [WW1], by Scots at War Project.
	www.regiments.org /formations/lists/ukdivxref.htm (717 words)

	RZM.com- Your online source for WWII books & more!
		This is the story of the breakthrough begun on 30th July by 11th Armoured Division, Guards Armoured Division, and 15th (Scottish) Division.
		British and German armored divisions were flung against one another.
		The story of Bluecoat includes examples of virtually every type of Second World War armored combat: from infantry tanks to specialized flame-throwers and minesweeping tanks; from light armored reconnaissance units to the heaviest battle tanks of the Second World War.
	www.rzm.com /books/cp/bluecoat.cfm (182 words)

	WG History
		In World War Two two battalions served with the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1940, and went on to fight in the ranks of the Guards Armoured Divison in North-West Europe.
		The Welsh Guards first saw action at Loos in September 1915, and fought with the Guards Division on Western Front for the rest of the Great War.
		The Welsh Regiment of Foot Guards was formed on the 26th of February, 1915, by order of HM King George V. The number of Welshmen transferring from other Regiments made it possible for the 1st Battalion to mount Guard at Buckingham Palace three days later on St. David's Day.
	www.welshguards.com /WG_HIST/wg_history.html (388 words)

	Uploads in January-February-March 2004
		Articles include: 1st British Armoured Division profile, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, War in the Desert, Europa East Front Chapter 6: The Soviet Border Armies, Partizans, Winterization, Trucks, Finland, Europa Victory Points, Invasion of Syria "Operation Exporter" June-July 1941, Battle for Kiev 1943 Errata, letters, and more.
		B186: British Guards Armoured Division July 1944 Europe
		Articles include: Firing of Napoleonic Guns by Non-Specialists, Howitzer Firing, British and Austrian Sappers, Neapolitan Royal Guard, Grande Armee Artillery Park 1812, Skirmishers in Wargames, Wargaming Napoleon in Egypt, and lots of other bits and pieces from the era.
	www.magweb.com /tourmw/russrada/mag0401.htm (3315 words)

	What's New in MagWeb.com -- 138+ Military History and Product Magazines
		Articles include: Origins of the War, US and British Forces, Strategy and the First Campaigns, year by year overview, Battle of New Orleans, and Peace and Lessons Learned.
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		Wargamers Newsletter 185 (August 1977) takes us back with articles on: Napoloenic Battalion Sizes, Napoleon's Toy Soldiers, 1853 British Swords, Belgium Infantry Uniforms 1880, 18th-20th Century Lancers, Transport and Supply: British Army of India 1924, Battle of Spoleto 208 B.C. Wargame, Napoleonic Skirmish Wargame, Wargame Definitions, lots of news and reviews, letters, and more.
	www.magweb.com /sample/mwwhatn.htm (5953 words)

	The 1st Division, 1914-1918
		The Division was warned to prepare for an operation along the Belgian coast in Summer 1917 and several mobile units were attached in readiness.
		On formation of the Guards Division in August 1915, this Brigade lost its two Guards battalions and was redesignated without the Guards reference in its title.
		The Division was selected to be one that would advance into Germany and form part of the Occupation Force at Bonn.
	www.1914-1918.net /1div.htm (5953 words)

	British Guards Armoured Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Guards Armoured Division was a World War II British Army formation.
		Categories : British World War II divisions
		List of headquarters of British Guards Armoured Division
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Guards_Armoured_Division (5953 words)

	Welsh Guards biography .ms
		The Welsh Guards were part of the 1st Guards Brigade and performed internal security (IS) duties while there, before leaving in 1948 during the British withdrawal and the state of Israel was declared.
		Soon after the end of the war in 1918 the 1st Welsh Guards returned home and where they would be based for much of the inter-war period, performing training and ceremonial duties, such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the Colour.
		In 1976 the Welsh Guards were part of the Brtish contingent of the United Nations force deployed to Cyprus in the aftermath of the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
	welsh-guards.biography.ms (5953 words)

	British Divisions WW2
		The material is based in part on Lieutenant Colonel H.F.Joslen's Orders of Battle Second World War 1939-1945 (HMSO 1960), but I have also used a large number of unpublished sources in the Public Records Office along with other Official Histories, and divisional and unit histories.
		Researching the activities of British units which fought in WW2 is becoming more and more commonplace; either for those with an interest in specific regiments or divisions, or for family historians.
		The inspiration for including this type of material comes from Chris Baker's excellent British Army in the Great War website, which covers the army in detail for WW1.
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com /british_divisions_ww2.htm (5953 words)

	SovLit.com - Soviet Literature Summarized
		True Communists fight White Guards, bandits, lust and corruption as they struggle to bring a cement factory and the Soviet economy back to life in post-Civil War days.
		In post-war Germany, the evil, murdering British keep displaced Soviet children captive, planning to turn them into wage slaves and spies.
		He is put on display in a cage equipped with special filters to trap all the dirty words.
	www.sovlit.com (5953 words)

	Millennium Pen & Sword BattleGround Books
		Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem.
		Over a thousand British and Canadian tanks were employed as three British armoured divisions pushed forward down a narrow corridor in an attempt to achieve a clean penetration of the German lines.
		The 3rd Division's failure to capture the city on 6th June lead to major recriminations during and after the war as former allied commanders and other vested interests argued the causes of failure.
	www.millenniumbooks.fsnet.co.uk /BATTLEGROUND.htm (8747 words)

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