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  2. 51st (Highland) Division - Wikipedia

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    The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as the Highland Division and later 51st (Highland) Division from 1915. The division's insignia was a ...

  3. Victor Fortune - Wikipedia

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    The 51st Division remained in France after the general evacuation from Dunkirk, having been assigned to the French IX Corps. After naval evacuation proved impossible and supplies of ammunition had been exhausted, Major-General Fortune was forced to surrender the greater part of the Highland Division at St Valery en Caux. [10]

  4. 51st (Highland) Division War Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The 51st (Highland) Division War Memorial is located at the North Inch public park in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is dedicated to the soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division lost in World War II. [1] It was unveiled on 13 May 1995, [1] marking the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the war. [2]

  5. Operation Cycle - Wikipedia

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    The river was the next position the 51st Highland Division was to retire to after dark and a reconnaissance by the 1st Lothian found the Germans on the river crossings at Veulettes-sur-Mer close to the coast too. German tanks were reported 6 mi (9.7 km) from divisional headquarters that afternoon and rear parties moving westwards preparatory to ...

  6. Arkforce (1940) - Wikipedia

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    The units grouped into Arkforce were near Arques-la-Bataille and its name was derived from village. Arkforce was to form a defensive line about 19 mi (30 km) to the east of Le Havre, on the Fécamp–Bolbec line, to allow the 51st Highland Division and the rest of IX Corps to retreat.

  7. British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division - Wikipedia

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  9. 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Among the formations which disappeared was the 51st (Highland) Division/District, which had overseen the Scottish Highlands. [3] The brigade level of command for the Territorial Army, was eliminated in the 1967 reforms, leaving little or no direction in doctrine or training from above.