53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division

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The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was a British Army formation composed largely of Welsh troops that saw significant combat service in both World Wars, particularly in the Northwest Europe campaign of 1944–45.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Wales ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
campaign Northwest Europe campaign of 1944–45 ⓘ
composedLargelyOf Welsh troops ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
garrisonCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
hasComponent Welsh infantry units ⓘ
support units of the British Army ⓘ
hasEthnicCharacter Welsh ⓘ
languageCommunity Welsh ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
notableFor Northwest Europe campaign of 1944–45 ⓘ
combat operations in Northwest Europe in 1944 ⓘ
combat operations in Northwest Europe in 1945 ⓘ
service in the First World War ⓘ
service in the Second World War ⓘ
significant combat service in both World Wars ⓘ
participatedIn World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
regionOfRecruitment Wales ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army ⓘ
theatre Northwest Europe ⓘ
type infantry division ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Second Army → includedUnit → 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division ⓘ
Suvla Bay landings → forceInvolved → 53rd (Welsh) Division ⓘ
linked to: 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force → includedFormation → 53rd (Welsh) Division ⓘ
linked to: 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
V Corps → subordinateUnit → British 53rd (Welsh) Division ⓘ
linked to: 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
XX Corps → componentUnit → 53rd (Welsh) Division ⓘ
linked to: 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division