Arms and Armour

49th (West Riding) Infantry Division

The 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division fought in the First World War in the trenches of the Western Front, in the fields of France and Flanders. During the Second World War, the division fought in the Norwegian Campaign and in North-western Europe. After the Second World War, it was disbanded in 1946, then reformed in 1947. It remained with Northern Command until finally disbanded in 1967.

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• ▸Chief Joseph
• ▸Agena Castle
• ▸Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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