36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 36th Infantry Division was a Second World War British Army formation created from the Indian Army 36th Infantry Division during the campaign in Burma.

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September 1944 to August 1945
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History

As an Indian Army division it was created on December 15 1942 and converted to a British Army division on September 1 1944 . It fought in the Burma Campaign toward the end of World War II , taking part in the Battles for Mandalay (February 12 to March 21 1945 ) and the Rangoon Road (April 1 to May 6 1945 ) .

Commander

* Maj.Gen.F.W.Festing

tructure

(During Campaign in Burma 1944)

British 29th Infantry Brigade

*1st Bn, The Cameronians
*1st Bn, Essex Regiment
*2nd Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

British 72nd Infantry Brigade

*6th Bn, The South Wales Borderers
*9th Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment
*10th Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment

British 26th Infantry Brigade

*2nd Bn, The Buffs
*1st Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
*1st Bn, The Northamptonshire Regiment

upport Units

* 130th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
* 178th Field Regiment, RA
* 145th ( Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Yeomanry ) Field Regiment, RA
* 158th Field Regiment, RA
* 8th Field Regiment, RA
* 32nd Mountain Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery
* 122nd (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

External links

* [http://www.unithistories.com/units_british/36InfDiv.html Unit Histories]