British 45th Infantry Division

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The 45th (Wessex) Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War . It was a duplicate of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division .

45th Infantry Division
Active	World War II
Country	Great Britain
Branch	Territorial Army
Type	Infantry

Contents 1 History 1.1 Commanders 2 Component Units 2.1 134th Infantry Brigade 2.2 135th Infantry Brigade 2.3 136th Infantry Brigade 2.4 Support Units 3 External links

[edit] History

Active in Great Britain through out it's service. On 1st December 1941 it was placed on a lower establishment and finally disbanded on 30th August 1944 . This division did not see active service during the war.

[edit] Commanders

• Maj. Gen.F.V.B.Witts
• Maj. Gen. Sir Desmond Anderson
• Maj. Gen. Sir Edmund Schreiber
• Maj. Gen.H.De R.Morgan
• Maj. Gen.J.K.Edwards

[edit] Component Units

• Formation on 10th September 1939

[edit] 134th Infantry Brigade

• 4th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
• 6th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
• 8th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment

[edit] 135th Infantry Brigade

• 5th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry
• 6th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry
• 7th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry

[edit] 136th Infantry Brigade

• 4th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
• 5th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
• 9th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment

[edit] Support Units

• 55th (Wessex) Field Regt. Royal Artillery
• 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal artillery
• 142nd Field Regt. Royal Artillery
• 69th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery
• 45th Infantry Division Signal Regiment

[edit] External links

• Order of Battle Data Base
• Royal Artillery Site