51st (Highland) Division
The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the World War I from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as the Highland Division and later 51st (Highland) Division from 1915. The division's insignia was a stylised 'HD' inside a red circle. Early doubts about the division's performance earned it the nickname of "Harper's Duds" after the name of its commander, Major-General George Harper. The division was renamed the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and fought during the Second World War as part of the Territorial Army after the Territorial Force was disbanded in 1920. The division was nicknamed the "Highway Decorators" in reference to the 'HD' insignia that ad
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51st (Highland) Division
The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the World War I from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as the Highland Division and later 51st (Highland) Division from 1915. The division's insignia was a stylised 'HD' inside a red circle. Early doubts about the division's performance earned it the nickname of "Harper's Duds" after the name of its commander, Major-General George Harper. The division was renamed the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and fought during the Second World War as part of the Territorial Army after the Territorial Force was disbanded in 1920. The division was nicknamed the "Highway Decorators" in reference to the 'HD' insignia that ad
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A 51ª Divisão (Highland) foi u ...... especificamente desta versão.
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De 51e (Hoogland) Infanteriedi ...... isie was “Highway Decorators”.
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Die 51st (Highland) Division ( ...... en Rhein nach Deutschland vor.
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La 51e division d'infanterie ( ...... ng de leur axe de progression.
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La 51st (Highland) Infantry Di ...... ella guarnigione della Scozia.
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The 51st (Highland) Division w ...... st Highland Division/District.
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Formation patch as worn after 1940.
Insignia of the 51st Division, World War I.
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A 51ª Divisão (Highland) foi u ...... especificamente desta versão.
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De 51e (Hoogland) Infanteriedi ...... isie was “Highway Decorators”.
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Die 51st (Highland) Division ( ...... en Rhein nach Deutschland vor.
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La 51e division d'infanterie ( ...... ng de leur axe de progression.
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La 51st (Highland) Infantry Di ...... ella guarnigione della Scozia.
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The 51st (Highland) Division w ...... e to the 'HD' insignia that ad
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51e (Hoogland) Infanteriedivisie
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51e division d'infanterie (Highland)
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51st (Highland) Division
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51st (Highland) Division
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51st (Highland) Infantry Division
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51ª Divisão (Highland)
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51st (Highland) Division
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51st (Highland) Infantry Division
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Highland Division
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"Harper's Duds"
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"Highway Decorators"
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"Ladies from Hell"
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