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.

Aliases (1)

Wessex Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army division → infantry division →
allegiance	British Crown →
branch	British Army →
campaign	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 → 204th Field Company, Royal Engineers → 204th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers → 214th Infantry Brigade → 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	First World War → 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	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	Wessex → southwest England →
role	infantry →
size	division →
theatre	Northwest Europe →
type	Territorial Army formation →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Second Army →	includedUnit
Operation Epsom →	involvedUnit
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ("Wessex Division") →	nickname
XXX Corps →	notableUnit
British XXX Corps →	subordinateUnit
Operation Garden →	supportUnit