56th (London) Infantry Division

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British Army division Territorial Army formation infantry division

The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a British Army Territorial division that saw extensive combat in both World Wars, notably in the Italian Campaign during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army division ⓘ
Territorial Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
activeDuring World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
awardedBattleHonoursFor Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

Battles of the Western Front (World War I) ⓘ
surface form: Western Front 1916–1918
branch British Army ⓘ
componentUnit 167th (1st London) Infantry Brigade ⓘ
168th (2nd London) Infantry Brigade ⓘ
169th (3rd London) Infantry Brigade ⓘ
56th Divisional Artillery ⓘ
56th Divisional Engineers ⓘ
56th Reconnaissance Regiment ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1919 ⓘ
post-Second World War ⓘ
engagement Battle of Anzio ⓘ
Battle of Cambrai ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Cambrai (1917)

Battle of Gommecourt ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Battle of Salerno ⓘ
surface form: Salerno landings

Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
formed 1915 ⓘ
garrison London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
hasInsignia black cat on a white and red background ⓘ
nickname Black Cat Division ⓘ
notableCommander Major-General Douglas Graham ⓘ
Major-General Gerald Templer ⓘ
Major-General John Whitfield ⓘ
partOf Territorial Army ⓘ
Territorial Force ⓘ
raisedFrom units of the London Regiment ⓘ
recruitedFrom London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
reformed 1920 ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
size division ⓘ
subordinateTo Eighth Army ⓘ
Fifth Army ⓘ
Home Forces ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign (Second World War)

Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Middle East (Second World War)

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North Africa (Second World War)

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

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British X Corps → componentUnit → 56th (London) Infantry Division ⓘ