36th Infantry Division [British] 1939-1945

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36th Infantry Division

Lineage | HQ (GOC) | Divisional troops (RE, IE, R Sigs, RA, IA) | Infantry (Def Bn, MG Bn, Recce, Brigades) | Literature

Lineage

01.09.1944 formed by redesignation of 36th Indian Infantry Division in Burma

Headquarters (HQ)

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General Officer Commanding (GOC)

01.09.1944 Maj.Gen. F.W. Festing

21.05.1945 (acting) Brig. A.R. Aslett

16.06.1945 (acting) Brig. G.H. Inglis

26.06.1945 Maj.Gen. F.W. Festing

Divisional troops

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Royal Engineers (RE)

236th Field Company 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945

2nd Field Company 22.06.1945 - 31.08.1945

54th Field Company 22.06.1945 - 31.08.1945

219th Field Park Company 25.06.1945 - 31.08.1945

Indian Engineers (IE)

30th Indian Field Company 01.09.1944 - 21.06.1945

58th Indian Field Company 15.11.1944 - 21.06.1945

234th Indian Field Park Company 01.09.1944 - 21.06.1945

Royal Signals (Sigs)

36th Divisional Signals 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945

Royal Artillery (RA)

130h Assault Field Regiment 01.09.1944 - 13.06.1945

178th Assault Field Regiment 01.09.1944 - 05.07.1945

145th Field Regiment 22.06.1945 - 13.07.1945

158th Field Regiment 08.07.1945 - 31.08.1945

8th Field Regiment 20.07.1945 - 31.08.1945

455th Light Battery 01.09.1944 - 07.11.1944

122nd Anti-Tank Regiment 15.09.1944 - 20.08.1945

122nd Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment 01.09.1944 - 14.09.1944

Indian Artillery (IA)

12th Mountain Battery 03.12.1944 - 05.02.1945

28th Mountain Battery 03.12.1944 - 05.02.1945

32nd Mountain Regiment 06.02.1945 - 31.08.1945

Infantry

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Defence Battalion

2nd Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment 20.05.1945 - 31.08.1945

Machine Gun Battalion

'D' Company 2nd Battalion The Manchester Regiment 01.09.1944 - 15.05.1945

1st Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment [Indian Army] 22.06.1945 - 31.08.1945

Reconnaissance

2nd Battalion The Border Regiment 10.04.1945 - 31.08.1945

Brigades

29th Infantry Brigade 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945

72nd Infantry Brigade 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945

26th Indian Infantry Brigade 14.12.1944 - 05.04.1945

26th Infantry Brigade 06.04.1945 - 31.08.1945

Literature

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