British 61st Infantry Division
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The 61st (South Midland) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War .
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[edit] History
The 61st Division was formed as a 2nd Line duplicate division of the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division . On 15th April 1940 part of the division (the British 146th Infantry Brigade and 61st Division HQ)was converted into Maurice Force a formation created for operations in Norway . Although the division was reformed it did not see active service outside the United Kingdom .
[edit] Commanders
- Maj.Gen.R.J.Collins
- Maj.Gen. A.Carton De Wiart
- Maj.Gen.Sir Edmund Schreiber
- Maj.Gen.C.S.O.Fullbrook-Leggatt
- Maj.Gen.J.O.Carpenter
- Maj.Gen.C.B.Wainwright
[edit] Component Units - 3rd September 1939
- 182nd Infantry Brigade
- 2/7th Bn. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 9th Bn. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 9th Bn. The Worcestershire Regiment
- 183rd Infantry Brigade
- 4th Bn. The Northamptonshire Regiment
- 7th Bn. The Gloucestershire Regiment
- 10th Bn. The Worcestershire Regiment
- 184th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Bn. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 6th Bn. The Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 2nd Buckinghamshire Bn, The Oxford and Buckinghamshire Regiment
[edit] Support Units
- 119th Field Regt.
- 120th Field Regt.
- 145th (Buckingham and Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt.
- 63rd (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry)Anti-Tank Regt.
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