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The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army (UK) division during the Second World War. The two Ts in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment area, the rivers Tyne and Tees. The division served in almost all of the major engagements of the European War from 1940-1945.

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  • 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
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  • The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army (UK) division during the Second World War. The two Ts in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment area, the rivers Tyne and Tees. The division served in almost all of the major engagements of the European War from 1940-1945.
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  • 50(xsd:integer)
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Caption
  • Insignia of the 50th Division
Dates
Unit Name
  • 50(xsd:integer)
notable commanders
  • Maj. Gen. D. A. Graham
  • Maj. Gen. G. Le Q Martel
  • Maj. Gen. J. S. Nichols
  • Maj. Gen. L. O. Lyne
  • Maj. Gen. S. C. Kirkman
  • Maj. Gen. W. H. Ramsden
Battles
  • dbkwik:resource/WlLKNvNymeGfxW_uTH0T7g==
  • Operation Market Garden
  • Arras
  • Invasion of Normandy
  • Dunkirk
  • Battle of Gazala
  • D Day
  • Enfidaville
  • Operation Perch
  • Operation Pugilist
  • Second Battle of El Alamein
  • Operation Husky
  • First Battle of El Alamein
  • Akarit
  • Battle for Caen
  • Mareth Line
  • Mersa Matruh
  • Nederrijn
  • Operation Bluecoat
  • Ypres-Comines Canal
ID
  • 6939(xsd:integer)
Size
  • Approximately 18,000 men
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  • The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army (UK) division during the Second World War. The two Ts in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment area, the rivers Tyne and Tees. The division served in almost all of the major engagements of the European War from 1940-1945.
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