59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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De 59e (Staffordshire) Infanteriedivisie (Engels: 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division) was een Britse infanteriedivisie gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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59-та Стаффордширська піхо́тна диві́зія а́рмії Великої Британії (англ. 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division) — військове з'єднання Сухопутних військ Великої Британії.
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The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed during the Second World War and fought in the Battle of Normandy. In March 1939, after Germany re-emerged as a significant military power and occupied Czechoslovakia, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the Territorial Army (TA) by duplicating existing units. The 59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division was formed in September 1939, as a second-line duplicate of the 55th (West Lancashire) Motor Division. The division's battalions were all, initially, raised in Staffordshire.
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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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59e (Staffordshire) Infanteriedivisie
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59-та піхотна дивізія (Велика Британія)
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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division
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The shoulder insignia of the division: a slag heap and a pit winding gear tower, denoting the association of the division with the Staffordshire area.
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1939
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Infantry
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10136
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The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed during the Second World War and fought in the Battle of Normandy. In March 1939, after Germany re-emerged as a significant military power and occupied Czechoslovakia, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the Territorial Army (TA) by duplicating existing units. The 59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division was formed in September 1939, as a second-line duplicate of the 55th (West Lancashire) Motor Division. The division's battalions were all, initially, raised in Staffordshire. Established using the motor division concept, the division was formed with only two infantry brigades, rather than the usual three for an infantry division, and was fully mobile. The intention was to increase battlefield mobility, enabling the motor divisions to follow armoured forces through breaches in the enemy frontline to rapidly consolidate captured territory. Following the Battle of France, the concept was abandoned. The division was allocated a third infantry brigade, and became the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. It remained within the United Kingdom until 1944, assigned to anti-invasion and guard duties, while training for combat overseas. In late June 1944, the division was assigned to the Second Army and transferred to France to take part in the Battle for Normandy. On 7 July, the division saw action in Operation Charnwood, which resulted in the capture of the German-occupied city of Caen. A week later, the division fought in Operation Pomegranate. The territorial goal of this operation was to capture the town of Noyers, which was not accomplished due to determined German resistance. The fighting played an important role in distracting German forces from the major British offensive, Operation Goodwood, which was launched soon after. By late July, the German frontline was crumbling, and a general offensive was launched. The division advanced and captured a bridgehead over the River Orne, fending off several counter-attacks to maintain its hold; during these actions one member of the division earned the Victoria Cross. The division's final combat was a protracted battle to capture the town of Thury-Harcourt. Historians have praised the effort of the division in these battles, during which it suffered several thousand casualties. By August 1944, the British Army was badly short of manpower. As the division was the most recently established formation serving within the Second Army in France, and not as a result of its performance, it was chosen to be disbanded and its men transferred to other units to bring them up to strength. The division was broken up on 26 August, and officially disbanded on 19 October 1944.
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De 59e (Staffordshire) Infanteriedivisie (Engels: 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division) was een Britse infanteriedivisie gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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59-та Стаффордширська піхо́тна диві́зія а́рмії Великої Британії (англ. 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division) — військове з'єднання Сухопутних військ Великої Британії.
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74523
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1944
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1939
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War establishment strength:
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10,136–18,347 men
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Infantry