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The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War. It served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the North-West Europe campaign. It was one of two divisions (the other being 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division) of this army group that was disbanded due to the acute shortage of infantry reinforcements.

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  • 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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  • The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War. It served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the North-West Europe campaign. It was one of two divisions (the other being 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division) of this army group that was disbanded due to the acute shortage of infantry reinforcements.
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Date
  • 1939(xsd:integer)
Commander
  • Major-General Lewis Lyne
Branch
  • Infantry
Country
  • United Kingdom
Name
  • 59(xsd:integer)
Type
  • Infantry Division
Caption
  • The insignia of the 59th Division
Dates
  • 1939(xsd:integer)
Unit Name
  • 59(xsd:integer)
Disbanded
  • August 1944
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  • 176(xsd:integer)
  • 177(xsd:integer)
  • 197(xsd:integer)
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battle honours
ID
  • 3279(xsd:integer)
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  • Officer Commanding
Size
  • Approximately 18,000 men
abstract
  • The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War. It served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the North-West Europe campaign. It was one of two divisions (the other being 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division) of this army group that was disbanded due to the acute shortage of infantry reinforcements.
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