45th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

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battle_honours=The 45th (Wessex) Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. It was a duplicate of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division.

History

The division was active in Great Britain throughout its service. On 1 December 1941 it was placed on a lower establishment and finally disbanded on 30 August 1944. This division did not see active service during the war.

Commanders

* Maj. Gen. F.V.B. Witts
* Maj. Gen. Sir Desmond Anderson
* Maj. Gen. Sir Edmund Schreiber
* Maj. Gen. H.De R. Morgan
* Maj. Gen. J.K. Edwards

Component Units

(as of the division's formation on 10 September 1939)

134th Infantry Brigade

134th Infantry Brigade
*4th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
*6th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment
*8th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment

135th Infantry Brigade

*5th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry
*6th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry
*7th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry

136th Infantry Brigade

*4th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
*5th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
*9th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment

upport Units

*55th (Wessex) Field Regt. Royal Artillery
*96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery
*142nd Field Regt. Royal Artillery
*69th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery
*45th Infantry Division Signal Regiment

External links

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* [http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/inf/index.html Royal Artillery Site]