59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

This is the division's order of battle at the time of its disbandment on 18 August 1944.

176th Infantry Brigade

  • 6th Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment
  • 7th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • 7th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment

177th Infantry Brigade

  • 5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
  • 1st/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
  • 2nd/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment

197th Infantry Brigade

  • 5th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment
  • 2nd/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 1st/7th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Divisional Troops

  • 7th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
  • 59th Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
  • 61st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 110th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 116th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 68th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 257th Field Company, Royal Engineers
  • 509th Field Company, Royal Engineers
  • 510th Field Company, Royal Engineers

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