53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both World War I and World War II. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw service in World War I, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East. Remaining active in the Territorial Army (TA) during the interwar period as a peace-time formation, the division again saw action in World War II, fighting in North-western Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.
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53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both World War I and World War II. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw service in World War I, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East. Remaining active in the Territorial Army (TA) during the interwar period as a peace-time formation, the division again saw action in World War II, fighting in North-western Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.
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De 53e (Welshe) Infanteriedivi ...... de Tweede Wereldoorlog vocht.
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La 53e division d'infanterie b ...... toujours en service à ce jour.
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The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Divi ...... hire, Shropshire and Cheshire.
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Formation patch of the 53rd Division, World War II.
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De 53e (Welshe) Infanteriedivi ...... de Tweede Wereldoorlog vocht.
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La 53e division d'infanterie b ...... ombat en Europe du Nord-Ouest.
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The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Divi ...... from June 1944 until May 1945.
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53e (Welshe) Infanteriedivisie
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53e division d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni)
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53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
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53rd (Welsh) Division
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53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
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Welsh Division
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