70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 70th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. What would become the 70th Division originated with the 7th Infantry Division, which was formed in 1938 to serve in the British Mandate of Palestine during the Arab Revolt. This division then transferred to Egypt on the outbreak of the Second World War and soon became the 6th Infantry Division, which went on to take part in the Battle of Crete and the Syria–Lebanon Campaign. On 10 October 1941, the 6th Division was re-created as the 70th Infantry Division, in an attempt to deceive Axis intelligence concerning the strength of British forces in the Middle East.
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102nd Motorised Division Trento14th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)16th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)17th Infantry Division Pavia18th Battalion (New Zealand)1st Infantry Division (South Africa)1st Lincolnshire Artillery Volunteers1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers2/13th Battalion (Australia)2/15th Battalion (Australia)2/17th Battalion (Australia)2/43rd Battalion (Australia)2/48th Battalion (Australia)23rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)25th Infantry Division Bologna27th Infantry Division Brescia2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment2nd New Zealand Division32nd Army Tank Brigade4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery6th (United Kingdom) Division70th British Infantry Division70th Division70th Infantry Division9th Division (Australia)Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire RegimentBorder RegimentBritish 70th DivisionBritish 70th Infantry DivisionChinditsClaude AuchinleckCyril LomaxDivisional insignia of the British ArmyEastern Command (India)Eighth Army (United Kingdom)Erwin RommelGeorge Alexander Cozens
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70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 70th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. What would become the 70th Division originated with the 7th Infantry Division, which was formed in 1938 to serve in the British Mandate of Palestine during the Arab Revolt. This division then transferred to Egypt on the outbreak of the Second World War and soon became the 6th Infantry Division, which went on to take part in the Battle of Crete and the Syria–Lebanon Campaign. On 10 October 1941, the 6th Division was re-created as the 70th Infantry Division, in an attempt to deceive Axis intelligence concerning the strength of British forces in the Middle East.
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La 70e division d'infanterie f ...... s si elle avait été maintenue.
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La 70ª División de Infantería ...... breve despliegue en la India.
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The 70th Infantry Division was ...... etained as a single formation.
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Defence of Tobruk
Tobruk, 1941
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During thesiege of Tobruk: ~28,000 men
War establishment strength 17,298 men
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Defence of Tobruk
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Tobruk, 1941
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Historian Michael Chappell wro ...... n the uniform of the soldiers.
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During the siege of Tobruk: ~28,000 men
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War establishment strength 17,298 men
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La 70e division d'infanterie f ...... britanniques au Moyen-Orient.
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La 70ª División de Infantería ...... breve despliegue en la India.
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The 70th Infantry Division was ...... ish forces in the Middle East.
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70.ª División de Infantería (Reino Unido)
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70e division d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni)
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70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
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70th Infantry Division
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