59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, also nicknamed the "Pithead Division" due to its divisional insignia, was an infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War, part of the Territorial Army, that saw active during World War II. The division served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy a few weeks after the D-Day landings, which took place on 6 June 1944. It was one of two divisions, with the other being the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division later in the year, of this army group that was disbanded due to an acute shortage of British infantry replacements.
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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, also nicknamed the "Pithead Division" due to its divisional insignia, was an infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War, part of the Territorial Army, that saw active during World War II. The division served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy a few weeks after the D-Day landings, which took place on 6 June 1944. It was one of two divisions, with the other being the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division later in the year, of this army group that was disbanded due to an acute shortage of British infantry replacements.
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De 59e (Staffordshire) Infante ...... urende de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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The 59th (Staffordshire) Infan ...... British infantry replacements.
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Battle of Normandy
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Division, approximately 18,000 men
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Divisional insignia of the 59th Division
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De 59e (Staffordshire) Infante ...... urende de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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The 59th (Staffordshire) Infan ...... British infantry replacements.
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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division
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"The Pithead Division"
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