49th (West Riding) Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/49th_(West_Riding)_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1908–1946
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:West_Riding_of_Yorkshire
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Scheldt
gptkb:Arnhem
North-West Europe 1944–45
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
1967
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
gptkb:North-West_Europe_Campaign
gptkbp:form gptkb:Territorial_Force
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Yorkshire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Polar bear on white background
gptkbp:nickname Polar Bears
gptkbp:notableCommander Major-General Evelyn Barker
Major-General Sir Nigel Poett
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps
Artillery regiments
70th Infantry Brigade
146th Infantry Brigade
147th Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:21st_Army_Group
gptkb:Home_Forces
gptkbp:reformed 1947
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:49th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7