36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

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The 36th Infantry Division was a Second World War British Army formation created from the Indian Army 36th Infantry Division during the campaign in Burma.

36th Infantry Division
Active	World War II September 1944 to August 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Type	Infantry

Contents 1 History 2 Commander 3 Structure 3.1 British 29th Infantry Brigade 3.2 British 72nd Infantry Brigade 3.3 British 26th Infantry Brigade 3.4 Support Units 4 External links

[edit] History

As an Indian Army division it was created on December 15, 1942 and converted to a British Army division on September 1, 1944 . It fought in the Burma Campaign toward the end of World War II , taking part in the Battles for Mandalay (February 12 to March 21 1945 ) and the Rangoon Road (April 1 to May 6 1945 ) .

[edit] Commander

• Maj.Gen.F.W.Festing

[edit] Structure

(During Campaign in Burma 1944)

[edit] British 29th Infantry Brigade

• 1st Bn, The Cameronians
• 1st Bn, Essex Regiment
• 2nd Bn, The Queen's Royal Regiment

[edit] British 72nd Infantry Brigade

• 6th Bn, The South Wales Borderers
• 9th Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment
• 10th Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment

[edit] British 26th Infantry Brigade

• 2nd Bn, The Buffs
• 1st Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
• 1st Bn, The Northamptonshire Regiment

[edit] Support Units

• 130th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 178th Field Regiment, RA
• 145th ( Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Yeomanry ) Field Regiment, RA
• 158th Field Regiment, RA
• 8th Field Regiment, RA
• 32nd Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery
• 122nd (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

[edit] External links

• Unit Histories