British 36th Infantry Division

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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.

36th Infantry Division
Active	World War II September 1944 to August 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Type	Infantry

1 History
2 Commander
3 Structure
4 External links

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

Structure

(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

British 26th Infantry Brigade

Support 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

Unit Histories

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