43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division

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British Army division infantry division

The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was a British Army formation composed largely of troops from southwest England that saw significant combat service in Northwest Europe during the Second World War.

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Label Occurrences
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division canonical 22
Wessex Division 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
campaign North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign 1944–1945
componentUnit 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
112th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
129th Infantry Brigade ⓘ
130th Infantry Brigade ⓘ
179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
Royal Engineers ⓘ
surface form: 204th Field Company, Royal Engineers

204th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers ⓘ
214th Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Royal Engineers ⓘ
surface form: 260th Field Company, Royal Engineers

43rd Reconnaissance Regiment ⓘ
553rd Field Company, Royal Engineers ⓘ
59th (Wessex) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
94th (Dorset and Hampshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandmentDate post-Second World War ⓘ
distinctiveInsignia gold wyvern on black background ⓘ
formationDate 1939 ⓘ
garrison southwest England ⓘ
higherCommand 21st Army Group ⓘ
British Second Army ⓘ
landing Normandy, June 1944 ⓘ
nickname 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wessex Division
notableCommander Major-General G. I. Thomas ⓘ
Major-General H. Essame ⓘ
Major-General Ivo Thomas ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle for Hill 112 ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ
Operation Bluecoat ⓘ
Operation Epsom ⓘ
Operation Jupiter ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
partOf Territorial Army ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
raisedFrom Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
surface form: Wessex

southwest England ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theatre Northwest Europe ⓘ
type Territorial Army formation ⓘ

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

British XXX Corps → subordinateUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Garden → supportUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
British Second Army → includedUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
30th Corps → notableUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: XXX Corps
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division → nickname → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wessex Division
Operation Epsom → involvedUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Jupiter → subordinateUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
Battle for Hill 112 → involvedUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
129th Infantry Brigade → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
129th Infantry Brigade → associatedDivision → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
43rd Reconnaissance Regiment → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
43rd Reconnaissance Regiment → supportRoleFor → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
Major-General Ivo Thomas → commanded → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Ivo Thomas
Major-General Ivo Thomas → militaryUnit → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Ivo Thomas
130th Infantry Brigade → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
130th Infantry Brigade → subordinateTo → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
204th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers → supportedFormation → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
204th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers → associatedWith → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
214th Infantry Brigade → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → subordinateTo → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
553rd Field Company, Royal Engineers → partOf → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
Major-General G. I. Thomas → commanded → 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
subject surface form: G. I. Thomas