British Military Units That Served in WWII
Name Beginning With (5)
Updated 11/24/10
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Name Resource #
5th British Division 893
5th Armoured Brigade, Guards Armoured Division 234; 255; 281
5th Battalion, Welch Regiment 49
5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, 43rd Wessex Division 417
5th Grenadier Guards, Guards Brigade 158; 482
5th Infantry Division 51; 594; 839
5th Lancers, 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division 540
5th Leicester Regiment, 6th Armoured Division 305; 540
5th Para Brigade 384
5th Queen's Regiment, 169th "Queen's Brigade, 56th Division 594
5th Royal Horse Artillery 438
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 53rd Welsch Division 49
5th Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Division 234
50th Armored Division 727
50th Northumberland 893
50th Northumbrian (Tyne Tees) Infantry Division 372; 383; 384; 482; 531
51st (Highland) Division 96; 128; 246; 372; 417; 557
51st Royal Tank Regiment 530
52nd Lowland Division 128
52nd Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla 122
53rd Brigade, 18th Infantry Division 275
53rd Division 727
53rd Reconnaissance Regiment, 3rd Division 128
53rd Welsh Division 49; 128; 392; 557
56th Infantry Brigade 586
56th London Infantry Division "Black Cats" 51; 382; 594; 839