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Lineage
09.1939 a Second Line Territorial Army Division; duplicate of 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
12.1941 placed on Lower Establishment
08.1944 on 15 Aug. the Division commenced to disperse and by 30 Aug. Divisional HQ ceased to exist
01.09.1944 HQ 45th (Holding) Division formed in the UK by personnel of HQ 77th (Holding) Division
01.12.1944 title changed 45th Division
 
Headquarters (HQ)

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General Officer Commanding (GOC)
07.09.1939  Maj.-Gen. F.V.B. Witts
05.02.1940 Maj.Gen. D.F. Anderson
12.05.1940 Maj.Gen. E.C.A. Schreiber
25.04.1941 (acting) Brig. H. de R. Morgan
08.05.1941 Maj.Gen. H. de R. Morgan
12.01.1943 Maj.Gen. J.K. Edwards
01.09.1944 Maj.Gen. W.G. Michelmore

Divisional troops

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Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)
161st Reconnaissance Regiment 13.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Engineers (RE)
205th Field Company RE 07.09.1939 - 15.12.1943 &
26.09.1944 - 31.07.1944
259th Field Company RE 07.09.1939 - 22.12.1943 &
25.04.1944 - 31.07.1944
562nd Field Company RE 01.01.1940 - 08.12.1941
261st Field Park Company RE 07.09.1939 - 06.01.1942
Field Stores Section 03.01.1942 - 30.06.1944
 
Royal Signals (R Sigs)
45th Divisional Signals 07.09.1939 - 30.08.1944
 
Royal Artillery (RA)
55th Field Regiment RA 07.09.1939 - 07.06.1942
96th Field Regiment RA  07.09.1939 - 21.06.1944
142nd Field Regiment RA 07.09.1939 - 27.11.1941
171st Field Regiment RA 11.02.1942 - 30.08.1944
175th Field Regiment RA 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
176th Field Regiment RA 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
69th Anti-Tank Regiment RA 07.09.1939 - 11.02.1942
90th Anti-Tank Regiment RA 22.02.1942 - 12.11.1943
88th Anti-Tank Regiment RA 12.01.1944 - 30.08.1944
8th Anti-Aircraft Reserve Regiment 01.09.1944 - 03.01.1945
8th Reserve Regiment 04.01.1945 - 31.08.1945
 
Infantry

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Reconnaissance
45th Reconnaissance Battalion 22.01.1941 - 06.12.1941
45th Independent Reconnaissance Company 10.01.1942 - 05.06.1942
45th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron 06.06.1942 - 30.12.1943
 
Brigades
134th Infantry Brigade 07.09.1939 - 14.08.1944 &
01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
   
135th Infantry Brigade  07.09.1939 - 19.07.1944 &
01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
   
136th Infantry Brigade 07.09.1939 - 30.08.1944 &
01.02.1945 - 31.08.1945
   
137th Infantry Brigade 28.03.1945 - 31.08.1945
   
178th Infantry Brigade 21.04.1945 - 10.08.1945

Literature
     































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