British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

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British Army formation infantry division

The British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Army that saw extensive combat in the Second World War, including key roles in the North African campaign, Sicily, and the Normandy landings.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 16
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division canonical 4
Northumbrian Division 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedRegion North East England ⓘ
Northumbria ⓘ
awardedBattleHonour North Africa 1942–43 ⓘ
Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form: North-West Europe 1944–45

Sicily 1943 ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distinction one of the assault divisions on D-Day ⓘ
veteran formation of the North African campaign ⓘ
fate disbanded after the Second World War ⓘ
higherCommand British Second Army ⓘ
Eighth Army ⓘ
insignia TT symbol (Tyne and Tees) ⓘ
nickname British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Northumbrian Division

Tyne and Tees ⓘ
notableCommander Major-General Douglas Graham ⓘ
Major-General Sidney Kirkman ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Gazala ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of Mareth Line ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Mareth Line

D-Day landings on Gold Beach ⓘ
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Operation Husky

Operation Overlord ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein
notableUnit 6th Battalion, Green Howards ⓘ
7th Battalion, Green Howards ⓘ
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ⓘ
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ⓘ
raisedFrom Territorial Army ⓘ
Territorial Army ⓘ
surface form: Territorial Force
roleOnD-Day assault division on Gold Beach ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian campaign (World War II)

North African campaign ⓘ
Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945)

Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Sicilian campaign

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (First World War)
type infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gold Beach → attackingForces → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
British XXX Corps → subordinateUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Gold → assaultedBy → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → nickname → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northumbrian Division
German 716th Infantry Division → engagedBy → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: 716th Infantry Division
Operation Garden → supportUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
British Second Army → includedUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
30th Corps → notableUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: XXX Corps
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Battle of Mareth Line → involvesUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Mareth Line
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
British X Corps → componentUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → partOf → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → notableAssociation → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Division battle honours
Major-General Douglas Graham → commanded → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas Graham
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Major-General Douglas Graham → militaryUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas Graham
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → partOf → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → associatedFormation → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northumbrian Division
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → notableAssociation → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, a highly regarded British infantry division
Tyne and Tees → refersTo → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Tyne and Tees → denotes → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in World War II
British V Corps → notableUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
British XIII Corps → notableUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
II Corps (British Army) → notableUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Operation Perch → involvesUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Battle of Wadi Akarit → notableUnit → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → partOf → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division