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951:. Operation Foynes was a deception plan to "conceal from the Germans the weakening of the allied position in the Mediterranean". To aid in the build-up for Operation Overlord, eight veteran British and American divisions were withdrawn to the United Kingdom. They were replaced by three genuine divisions. To cover the shortfall, four phantom divisions were created in the theatre and a further two were "held in readiness to be "sent" but were never used".
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of Gruppe Arras on the ridge with another two in reserve and Gruppe Caudry was reinforced. The 40th
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Insignia (2): 1939-45 Osprey
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Garrison Guard Battalion and joined June 1918
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11th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
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in June 1916 and served there throughout the First World War.
1439:
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13th (Service) Battalion (Wandsworth), East Surrey Regiment (
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40th (Hammersmith) Divisional Ammunition Column R.F.A.
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10/11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (
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1065:. However the 27th Brigade was soon dispatched to
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36:referencing the division's original bantam nature.
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644:22nd (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (
389:13th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
331:The following units served with the division:
1706:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
1504:
1404:(N & M Press, 2004 ed.). Aldershot:
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703:joined as cadre June 1918, absorbed July 1918
539:joined February 1918, left as cadre June 1918
455:joined 19 June 1916, moved to 40th Battalion
227:The 40th Division was originally formed as a
2428:British deception formations in World War II
404:joined February 1918, left as cadre May 1918
38:Used on sign boards and worn on the uniform.
32:First World War division insignia showing a
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869:V.40 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, R.F.A. (
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1135:List of British divisions in World War II
811:292nd, 293rd, 294th and 295th Companies (
729:12th (Service) Battalion, Green Howards (
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1130:List of British divisions in World War I
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738:divisional pioneers, joined June 1918
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1319:"40th Division on Parade, Hong Kong"
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852:CLXXXV (Tottenham) Brigade, R.F.A. (
210:, and during the early years of the
954:To recreate the 40th Division, the
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731:divisional pioneers, left June 1918
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1463:Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen.
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973:given local rank of Major General
785:40th Divisional Cyclist Company,
688:23rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
517:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
251:. The 40th Division moved to the
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3440:Fictional units of World War II
1369:. Manchester University Press.
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943:The 40th Infantry Division was
901:40th Divisional Signals Company
898:231st (Doncaster) Field Company
895:229th (Doncaster) Field Company
892:224th (Doncaster) Field Company
849:CLXXXI (Ashton) Brigade, R.F.A.
820:51st Mobile Veterinary Section
579:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
279:62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
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1591:6th (United Kingdom) Division
1586:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
1581:1st (United Kingdom) Division
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715:121st Trench Mortar Battery (
595:120th Trench Mortar Battery (
557:King’s Own Scottish Borderers
492:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
464:119th Trench Mortar Battery (
415:joined and left February 1918
409:10/11th (Service) Battalion,
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1401:History of the 40th Division
444:North Staffordshire Regiment
422:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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971:Brigadier G H P Whitfield (
743:244th Machine Gun Company (
708:121st Machine Gun Company (
588:120th Machine Gun Company (
453:119th Machine Gun Company (
275:British Expeditionary Force
116:Western Front (World War I)
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2978:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
2933:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
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1437:Blaxland, Gregory (1971).
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1073:General Officer Commanding
861:broken up 1 September 1916
771:Divisional Mounted Troops
676:23rd (Service) Battalion,
633:18th (Service) Battalion,
622:13th (Service) Battalion,
611:12th (Service) Battalion,
577:11th (Service) Battalion,
566:15th (Service) Battalion,
555:10th (Service) Battalion,
550:joined and left April 1918
526:12th (Service) Battalion,
515:14th (Service) Battalion,
490:13th (Service) Battalion,
442:12th (Service) Battalion,
431:13th (Service) Battalion,
420:13th (Service) Battalion,
398:21st (Service) Battalion,
347:19th (Service) Battalion,
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665:8th (Service) Battalion,
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1465:"40th Infantry Division"
1262:"40th Infantry Division"
1200:University of Birmingham
907:Royal Army Medical Corps
854:broken up 31 August 1916
776:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
766:joined 11 September 1918
757:104th Battalion M.G.C. (
568:Yorkshire Light Infantry
433:East Lancashire Regiment
136:Battle of the Lys (1918)
126:Battle of Cambrai (1917)
2993:69th (2nd East Anglian)
2963:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
2305:Durham and North Riding
1398:Whitton, F. E. (1926).
1383:Holt, Thaddeus. (2005)
1063:3rd Royal Tank Regiment
980:Somerset Light Infantry
922:83rd Sanitary Section (
764:39th Battalion M.G.C. (
750:40th Battalion M.G.C. (
699:Worcestershire Regiment
485:disbanded February 1918
411:Highland Light Infantry
373:disbanded February 1918
363:disbanded February 1918
353:disbanded February 1918
194:. It was a division of
2958:62nd (2nd West Riding)
2907:55th (West Lancashire)
2847:42nd (East Lancashire)
2231:55th (West Lancashire)
2166:42nd (East Lancashire)
1363:Grey, Jeffrey (1988).
1182:Whitton 1926, p.86-153
1059:28th Infantry Brigades
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798:40th Divisional Train
141:Hundred Days Offensive
2510:British Army in India
1122:United Kingdom portal
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956:43rd Infantry Brigade
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919:137th Field Ambulance
916:136th Field Ambulance
913:135th Field Ambulance
844:Royal Field Artillery
822:Army Veterinary Corps
546:Royal Scots Fusiliers
349:Royal Welsh Fusiliers
315:and took part in the
2872:48th (South Midland)
2862:46th (North Midland)
2857:44th (Home Counties)
2241:59th (Staffordshire)
2196:48th (South Midland)
2176:44th (Home Counties)
1954:17th Gurkha Division
1908:44th (Home Counties)
1743:Administrative units
1623:Administrative units
1613:Post-Cold War period
1550:Guards and Parachute
1543:Administrative units
1482:The Long, Long Trail
813:joined by April 1916
678:Lancashire Fusiliers
667:Royal Irish Regiment
646:disbanded April 1916
317:Hundred Days advance
2968:64th (2nd Highland)
2948:60th (2/2nd London)
2938:58th (2/1st London)
2912:56th (1/1st London)
2902:54th (East Anglian)
2882:50th (Northumbrian)
2867:47th (1/2nd London)
2226:54th (East Anglian)
2206:50th (Northumbrian)
2151:23rd (Northumbrian)
1913:50th (Northumbrian)
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466:formed 25 June 1916
459:(M.G.C.) March 1918
200:New Army volunteers
121:Battle of the Somme
3013:63rd (Royal Naval)
2973:65th (2nd Lowland)
2877:49th (West Riding)
2474:82nd (West Africa)
2469:81st (West Africa)
2459:11th (East Africa)
2295:Devon and Cornwall
2287:"County Divisions"
2201:49th (West Riding)
1976:Second World War (
1944:Artillery Division
1847:49th (West Riding)
1207:on 28 January 2008
1094:Sir William Peyton
1080:H.G. Ruggles-Brise
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945:notionally created
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800:Army Service Corps
787:Army Cyclist Corps
635:Sherwood Foresters
597:joined 8 June 1916
496:left February 1916
400:Middlesex Regiment
313:Sir William Peyton
271:Commander-in-Chief
186:active during the
161:H.G. Ruggles-Brise
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1765:Prince of Wales's
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1676:1st (UK) Armoured
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1519:Divisions of the
1448:978-0-71830-012-8
1415:978-1-84342-870-1
1406:Gale & Polden
1251:Holt, pp. 498-499
1096:1918 – March 1919
1043:Chinese Civil War
828:joined April 1917
791:left 11 June 1916
780:left 20 June 1916
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260:Battle of Cambrai
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978:30th battalion,
949:Operation Foynes
931:Second World War
692:joined June 1918
615:(East Anglian) (
613:Suffolk Regiment
572:joined June 1918
561:joined June 1918
273:(C-in-C) of the
267:Sir Douglas Haig
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208:Second World War
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2188:
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2178:
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