40th Division (United Kingdom)
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The 40th Division was an infantry division of the British Army active during the First World War, where it served on the Western Front. It was a division of Lord Kitchener's New Army volunteers, mostly "bantam" recruits of below regulation height. It was later briefly reformed as a deception formation in the Second World War, and during the early years of the Cold War was recreated a third time to garrison Hong Kong.
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40th Division | |
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Active | 1915–1918 1943–1944 1949–? |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Western Front (World War I) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major-General H.G. Ruggles-Brise |
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