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From June 1944 to May 1945 the 43rd (Wessex) Division, or the Yellow Devils or British SS Division as known by the Germans, had suffered well over 12,500 casualties, with almost 3,000 killed in action. [132] 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division Order of Battle 1939–1945 [17] [19] [133] [134] 128th Infantry Brigade (left 6 June 1942) [34]
43rd Brigade (43rd Bde) was an infantry formation of the British Army during both World Wars. It was formed in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army and was assigned to the 14th (Light) Division, serving on the Western Front.
The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741.Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in 1881.
General Sir Gwilym Ivor Thomas, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar (23 July 1893 – 29 August 1972) was a senior British Army officer who saw active service in both World Wars.He is most notable for commanding the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division throughout the campaign in Western Europe from June 1944 until Victory in Europe Day in May 1945, and later rose to become Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
It became an infantry division in June 1940, and was redesignated the 47th (London) Infantry Division on 21 November 1940. In December 1941, it became a lower establishment division. It was disbanded on 31 August 1944, and reformed on 1 September as the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division, a training formation. [137] [138] [139] 3rd Infantry Division
The 46th (Highland) Infantry Brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was placed under the command of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division to capture Verson and Éterville and the land between the confluence of the Odon and Orne. The Highland Brigade would then advance either side of the Odon to the Orne as a flank guard s the 129th ...
The following month it was transferred to the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division and renumbered accordingly in January 1942. [1] [2] [3] [5] On 6 June 1942 all reconnaissance battalions were redesignated regiments, and on 1 January 1944 the Reconnaissance Corps became part of the Royal Armoured Corps.
Attached from 79th Armoured Division [18] Sherman Crab Flail tanks [3] [28] B Squadron, 22nd Dragoons: Attached from 79th Armoured Division [18] Sherman Crabs [3] [28] 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division [2] [3] [29] [30] Major-General Ivor Thomas; Divisional Troops 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The Gloucestershire ...