British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

E14642

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.

Aliases (4)

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 → North-West Europe 1944–45 → Sicily 1943 →
branch	British Army →
conflict	First World War → 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	Northumbrian Division → Tyne and Tees →
notableCommander	Major-General Douglas Graham → Major-General Sidney Kirkman →
notableEngagement	Battle of Gazala → Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Mareth Line → D-Day landings on Gold Beach → Operation Husky → Operation Overlord → 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 Force →
roleOnD-Day	assault division on Gold Beach →
size	division →
theatreOfOperations	Italian campaign (World War II) → North African campaign → Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945) → Sicilian campaign → Western Front (First World War) →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("50th (Northumbrian) Division battle honours") → 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, a highly regarded British infantry division") →	notableAssociation
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") → 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	partOf
Gold →	assaultedBy
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("Northumbrian Division") →	associatedFormation
Gold Beach →	attackingForces
Douglas Graham ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	commanded
British X Corps ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	componentUnit
716th Infantry Division →	engagedBy
British Second Army ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	includedUnit
Battle of the Mareth Line ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	involvesUnit
Douglas Graham ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	militaryUnit
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ("Northumbrian Division") →	nickname
XXX Corps ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	notableUnit
British XXX Corps ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	subordinateUnit
Operation Garden ("50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division") →	supportUnit