Read "The History of the 43rd Infantry Division, 1941-1945" by Joseph E. Zimmer, Colonel, Infantry (Retired) available from Rakuten Kobo. It crossed the Noireau on 15 August by a broken railway bridge and by wading, whereupon 204 Field Company RE set to work with a waterproofed bulldozer to build a tank ford and a trestle bridge named 'Genesis'. The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry division of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II.It was activated on 21 March 1925 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.The 143rd Area Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. 5th Wiltshires secured the crossroads at La Variniere and 4th Wiltshires was due to pass through them, when at about 18.00 A Sqn 13th/18th Hussars managed to get two Troops up a steep track to the top of the hill. 214th Infantry Brigade – 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry – 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment – 5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. 5th DCLI, supported by a squadron of 4th/7th DG, was ordered to make a dash over the last 10 miles (16 km) to get in touch with the Polish Parachute Brigade at Driel on the south bank of the Nederrijn. However, shipping delays and a storm between 19 and 22 June delayed its arrival; the division finally concentrated round Bayeux on 24 June. The journey took only 30 minutes, but the road behind the column was cut by German tanks that had to be hunted down and destroyed before support could be brought up. We do routine things to a high standard and are good stewards of resources. A 2nd Line duplicate, the 45th (2nd Wessex) Division, was raised on the doubling of the Territorials for both World War I and World War II. The 43rd Infantry Division served for 370 days in Combat in The Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations; during this time they served in the campaigns of NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMONS, and LUZON. 214th Brigade relieved the exhausted troops that morning. 43rd Infantry Division „Winged Victory Division“ 44th Infantry Division; 45th Infantry Division „Thunderbird Division“ 63rd Infantry Division „Blood and Fire“ 65th Infantry Division „Battle-axe“ 66th Infantry Division „Black Panther Division“ 69th Infantry Division; 70th Infantry Division „Trailblazers“ 71st Infantry Division „The Red Circle“ 75th Infantry Division; Between 10 and 13 August the division concentrated on Salisbury Plain and began war training. The main opposition came from mortars and booby-trapped mines. [99][100], When 43rd (Wessex) Division next moved, the war was now 250 miles (400 km) away. 45th (2nd Wessex) Division at Long, Long Trail. The 172d Regiment arrived at Espiritu Santo, 26 October. Im Zug der Heeresreform des Staatssekretärs für Krieg, Richard Haldane wurde die 43. Horrocks himself authorised the withdrawal of the DCLI before they were overwhelmed. The Territorial Force (TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old Volunteer Force, the Honourable Artillery Company and the Yeomanry. Recruitment and training of the 2nd Wessex Division proceeded so well that it was also sent to India in December 1914, and later received the notional title of 45th (2nd Wessex) Division. 43rd Infantry Division – “Winged Victory Division” Back to all Infantry Divisions. Two battalions of 214th Brigade had already been drawn into the fighting around Chateau de Fontaine, leaving 5th DCLI as the last uncommitted battalion. Some of the assault infantry rode in the DUKW amphibious trucks that were to carry them over the river. [115], 43rd (Wessex) Division was then shifted east with XXX Corps to cooperate with the US Ninth Army by capturing the Geilenkirchen salient (Operation Clipper). 43rd Infantry Division – “Winged Victory Division” Back to all Infantry Divisions. The 172d Regiment arrived at Espiritu Santo, 26 October. Commanding Generals. As fog descended on the hill, the 4th Wiltshires and the rest of A and B Sqns of the Hussars picked their way up the almost undefended track, followed by 4th Somerset LI. The first memorial in England was at Castle Hill, Mere, in Wiltshire, acquired on a 199-year lease from the Duchy of Cornwall and entrusted to the Parish Council of Mere. Russell Islands were occupied without opposition, 21 February, and training continued. Starting at 08.00 on 30 July, the division was to force its way through enemy positions at Briquessard and advance through Cahagnes towards Ondefontaine. The 43rd Infantry Division served for 370 days in Combat in The Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations; during this time they served in the campaigns of NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMONS, and LUZON. 4th Dorsets and the engineers made another assault crossing on the night of 24/25 September, suffering heavy casualties and getting few supplies across. In the dark 260th Field Company managed to bulldoze a slipway for the DUKWs, speeding up the crossing, and 129th Brigade got about a battalion and a half across in total, setting up a perimeter along the escarpment above the bridging site. By 18.30, seven Shermans were on the summit, attempting to mount an all-round defence and calling for infantry support. To tell the story of the 43rd Infantry Division from its inception to inactivation (1923-1963) The 43rd Infantry Division was organized following World War I, and was made up of National Guard troops from the New England States—Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Connecticut. When the Wessex infantry went forward they came under heavy fire and had to clear defenders from the dugouts and defensive positions of their outpost line on the forward slopes. Founded September 1945 in Kumagaya, Japan while the Division performed occupation duties. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 571-842-0020 "Corps of Royal Engineers, Volunteer Regiments". Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. The concealed squadrons sent back reports, but were forbidden to engage the enemy in order to hide the extent of the position. 43rd Infantry Division, "Winged Victory" (983 total words in this text) (6237 Reads) The 43d Infantry Division became an active National Guard unit in 1923 in accordance with the National Defense Act of 1916. Attempts to launch DUKWs with supplies for 1st Airborne were unsuccessful. It was a day of slow but steady progress against rifle and machine gun fire from commanding positions on the ridge in front, followed by another pre-dawn attack towards Ondefontaine, while 214th Brigade began working its way towards Mont Pinçon. First formed as the Wessex Division in the Territorial Force in 1908, the division was broken up during World War I and never served as a complete formation. (2018), This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 17:41. The Germans were found to be dug in at Oosterhout and the countryside was so boggy that it was impossible to move vehicles off the road, making outflanking moves too slow. Next the fund acquired Wynyard's Gap near Crewkerne, Somerset. By 28 August, 7th ATRE working under shellfire had built their Class 40 bridge, codenamed 'Goliath', and 11th Armoured was beginning to pour across to spearhead XXX Corps' advance. Critics of his training methods regarded 43rd (Wessex) Division as 'the most over-exercised in the Army'. From June 1944 to May 1945 the 43rd (Wessex) Division, or the Yellow Devils or British SS Division as known by the Germans, had suffered well over 12,500 casualties, with almost 3,000 killed in action. 84th US Division attacked on the morning of 18 November, supported by British specialist armour, and was through the line of pillboxes by midday. In 1967 the 43rd Infantry Division of the Connecticut Army National Guard was consolidated into the 43rd Brigade, 26th Division, and put under the command of the 26th Infantry Division. But 129th Brigade was slowed in its advance on Hill 112 itself, suffering heavy casualties on the open slopes, and then running into the recently-arrived Tiger I tanks of 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion, which the Churchills and corps anti-tank guns of 86th (Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, struggled to deal with. [16][17][18], The TA was mobilised on the outbreak of war in September 1939 and the division began training in its home area. The attack on 10 July was supported by all the divisional artillery and mortars, plus the artillery of 15th (Scottish) Division and 11th Armoured Division and 3rd and 8th Army Groups Royal Artillery (AGRAs). Other battalions mopped up the important objective of Manvieux. For this operation it was assisted by the bridging specialists of 15th (Kent) GHQ Troops Royal Engineers, a medium artillery regiment and the Cromwell tanks of 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, the armoured reconnaissance regiment of 11th Armoured Division. !TS3 IP - 162.208.10.61 The 43d Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. The 43d Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. During the period when invasion was most threatened, the division was stationed just north of London. Geschichte Aufstellungen. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II.It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. "badge, formation, 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division". Along with the 41st, 42nd, and 44th Battalions, plus support troops, it formed the 11th Brigade. The advance began on 30 March: German rearguards were either overcome or bypassed, and the Twente Canal was crossed, with troops of 129th Infantry Bde and 8th Armoured Bde liberating Lochem on 1–2 April. Most of 43rd Recce Rgts's vehicles were landed from the beached fore part of the "Derrycunihy", and reinforcements were sent from England, but the regiment was not fully up to strength until the end of July 1944. It was reformed as the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in 1920 as part of the Territorial Army. Meanwhile the battalions and batteries were immediately distributed to garrisons across India, reverting to peacetime service conditions, and the Wessex Division never saw service as a whole, though it was formally numbered the 43rd (1st Wessex) Division in 1915 and the brigades were designated 128th (Hampshire) Brigade, 129th (South Western) Brigade and 130th (Devon and Cornwall) Brigade. The 43rd, or Winged Victory Division, was made up of the Maine, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island National Guard. The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry division of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). Only about a company had got across, and they were overrun during the night. [57][58][59][60][61], The division fought its way forward during 1 August, then at 02.00 on 2 August 129th Brigade began its advance on Ondefontaine. The traffic jam of bogged vehicles disrupted the attacks by 5th Dorsets and 5th DCLI, but they got into Bauchem and Hocheide respectively, and patrols reached Geilenkirchen itself, which was surrounded. 5th Battalion Dorsets and 9th Royal Tank Regiment, leading 130th Brigade against the farms on the lower ground, made quick progress, 7th Somerset Light Infantry passing through with the Churchills and Crocodiles to deal with Chateau de Fontaine. The 43rd Infantry Division was organized following World War I, and was made up of National Guard troops from the New England States—Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Connecticut. The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. [4][13], On 24 September, at the special request of the Secretary of State for War, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum the Wessex Division accepted liability for service in British India to relieve the Regular Army units there for service on the Western Front. Once the German Ardennes Offensive had been halted, 43rd (Wessex) Division returned to the offensive in early 1945 in Operation Blackcock to reduce the Roer Triangle, though exploitation was prevented by bad weather. They were supported by Churchill tanks from 31st Tank Brigade. A staff officer ran up to Lt-Gen Horrocks at XXX Corps HQ, shouting 'We've got it, sir!' Die 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (deutsch 43. 4th Somerset Light Infantry and the reduced 5th Wiltshires fought their way forward through sweltering weather all day. US troops had already reached the west bank of the Seine, so the convoys of assault troops and bridging material moving eastwards had to be carefully coordinated to cross with US convoys repositioning to the south. With formations that had spent years in the United Kingdom training such as the 43rd (Wessex), 15th (Scottish), 11th Armoured and 59th (Staffordshire) Divisions the problem of morale was less of an issue. To prepare as far as possible a complete Roll of the officer and men who were killed while serving with the division in the North West Europe campaign. 43rd Recce Rgt, with 12th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps from 8th Armoured Bde under command, protected the division's open western flank. 43rd INFANTRY DIVISION. [29][30][31][32], In June 1942, the 128th Infantry Brigade (consisting of three battalions of the Hampshire Regiment) was transferred to 46th Infantry Division. The 85th Brigade included the 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiments, both based in Connecticut. Landing craft and gunboats came alongside and picked up survivors, but the regiment lost 183 men, with another 120 evacuated wounded. [17] Throughout the North West Europe Campaign the 43rd (Wessex) Division, like so many other Allied divisions that fought from Normandy to Germany, had suffered very heavy casualties with the majority of them, 80% in some units, being suffered by the average Tommy in the infantry battalions. MILITARY UNITS - 169TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION VetFriends Veteran ID Card Quick Links. He was Company A, 43rd Infantry Division of the 172nd Vermont Regiment. [2], The Wessex Division was formed in Southern Command from TF units in the south-western counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. But thereafter heavy rain turned the whole battlefield into mud while the infantry struggled to consolidate their positions under heavy shellfire from the Siegfried Line guns. The division was now facing east, with Mont Pinçon only 4 miles (6.4 km) away. 43rd (Wessex) Division memorial on Hill 112, 43rd (Wessex) Division memorial at Castle Hill, Mere, 43rd Division memorial at the summit of Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor, Liberation memorial at Lochem, Netherlands, Roughly the central and western parts of the. https://military.wikia.org/wiki/33rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States) A second Class 40 named 'Saul' was built by 15th (Kent) GHQRE. - Fold3 The division was divided into five battle groups for the first 25 miles (40 km) drive, incorporating units of 8th Armoured Brigade. [51] Launched at 20.30 towards 'The Orchard' on the crest of the hill, and supported by a squadron of 7th Royal Tank Regiment and all available guns, including the divisional light anti-aircraft guns, the attack reached the orchard, but could get no further. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. Next morning 43rd Recce and the Sherwood Foresters were ready to continue the pursuit of the broken enemy, who were soon caught in the Falaise pocket. 43rd Infantry Division From the rock-bound coasts of Maine to half the islands in the Pacific and to Japan itself—that is the war record of New England’s 43d Division. ), (2014), Watson, Graham E.; Rinaldi, Richard A. 8th Armoured Brigade was assigned to support the infantry. The 43rd Infantry Division was organized following World War I, and was made up of National Guard troops from the New England States—Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Connecticut. Originally there were two infantry brigades, the 85th in Connecticut, and the 86th in Vermont. First formed as the Wessex Division in the Territorial Force in 1908, the division was broken up during World War I and never served as a complete formation. [139][b] However, the TA saw large numbers of amalgamations from 1950 onwards. The advance up the only road ('Club Route') was slow but on 21 September 43rd (Wessex) Division caught up with the Guards at Nijmegen. The infantry and anti-tank guns held off counter-attacks through the night from the newly-arrived 9th SS Panzer Division, and were reinforced in the morning by a company of 1st Worcesters and briefly by a squadron of Sherman tanks from the Royal Scots Greys. The 43rd Infantry Veterans Association, a non-profit organization with more than 1,200 members nationwide, was formed in 1945. 169th Infantry regiment 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory", Cranston, RI. The division's infantry battalions (without their brigade headquarters) and artillery brigades embarked at Southampton on 8 October and were convoyed to Bombay, disembarking on 9 November. [64][65] Generals Ivor Thomas and Brian Horrocks (who had just taken command of XXX Corps) were anxious to push on, and had already cancelled Operation Blackwater, designed to reach the River Noireau, because it was too risky with Mont Pinçon still in enemy hands. 506 likes. Anmelden. To tell the story of the 43rd Infantry Division from its inception to inactivation (1923-1963) The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry division of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). CHAPTER XVII . Commanding Generals. However, on the night of 26/27 September a furious firefight broke out when the Germans crossed the river in strength and attempted to emplace anti-tank guns in 43rd Recce's hidden positions. During World War II (1941–1945), Vermont National Guard units served with the 43rd Infantry Division (a.k.a. Die 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division war eine Division der britischen Territorial Army die im Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg eingesetzt wurde. Hostilities ended on 5 May after the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath. On April 29, 1945, as the 43d Infantry Division was completing the mopping up of the New Boso Boso-Laguna de Bay area, orders were received to move the division to the Santa Maria, Bulucan area relieving containing forces in the sector, and seize Ipo Dam, initiating the attack on May 7. La 43rd Infantry Division (43ª Divisione di fanteria) era una divisione di fanteria dell'Army National Guard e dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti che ha partecipato alla Seconda guerra mondiale. With capacity for two divisions to train, the 43rd Infantry Division moved to Camp Blanding. [17][25][26][27], In 1942, however, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union and the entrance of the United States into the war, the situation changed and the 43rd Division started training for offensive operations to return to mainland Europe. [78][79][80], The breakout achieved, XXX Corps drove flat out for the River Seine (Operation Loopy), with 43rd (W) Division sent ahead to make an assault crossing at Vernon. It was replaced first by 25th and later 34th Army Tank Brigade as part of an experiment with 'Mixed Divisions'. Sons/Daughters – Grandsons/Granddaughters Membership Application. First reunion held at Camp Dempsey, Niantic, Connecticut, September 1947. On 29 June 129 Brigade advanced under fire to ford the River Odon and dug in, a German counter-attack against them in the evening being destroyed by the divisional artillery. 169th Regiment. The 43rd Battalion was South Australia's contribution to the strength of the division. 169TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION. But many of the tanks and most of the supply vehicles got bogged down while 1st Worcesters were threading their way through Gilrath to form up for the second phase towards Tripsrath. By the end of an hour only one boat remained. High seas and enemy shelling prevented unloading for three days and it was decided to move to Juno Beach for disembarkation. After World War II a divisional Memorial Fund was established, with three aims: The Hill 112 memorial was erected by the divisional engineers and later taken over by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with an endowment from the Memorial Fund. [111] Nevertheless, Maj-Gen Thomas replaced the commanding officer of 43rd Recce immediately after the battle. Worse still, an ammunition lorry caught fire, and oil floating on the water was set alight. On the right, 5th Wiltshires began crossing in eight storm boats manned by 15th (Kent) GHQTRE, but they grounded before reaching the far side, and were raked by machine gun fire. Founded September 1945 in Kumagaya, Japan while the Division performed occupation duties. [21][55][56], After a short rest 43rd (Wessex) Division moved to XXX Corps to launch an attack towards the dominating height of Mont Pinçon as part of Operation Bluecoat. Without tanks, and the artillery having shifted to another target, 1st Worcesters struggled forward under shellfire and forced their way into the village at nightfall. 7th Army Troops Royal Engineers had also arrived to begin a Class 40 Bailey Bridge. By daybreak the summit was firmly held, despite heavy German bombardment, and 5th Wiltshires and C Sqn still held the crossroads below. [17][19][20][21] When the Battle of France was lost and the BEF was being evacuated from Dunkirk, 43rd (W) Division was one of the few reasonably well-equipped formations left in Home Forces to counter a German invasion of the United Kingdom. [88][89][96][97][98] After the Seine crossing, 43rd (Wessex) Division was 'grounded' while the rest of XXX Corps raced across northern France and Belgium. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II.It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. Reformed in the TA in 1920, it served with distinction in World War II in the campaign in North West Europe from June 1944 … 4th Wiltshires found a bridge blown and went ahead without their tanks towards the strongly-held village of St Jean-le-Blanc, breaking up a counter-attack by calling down artillery fire. The mix of battalions depended on the division type: armored, mechanized infantry or infantry. The division had to hold its positions under mortar fire for another 14 days, described by the commander of 214th Brigade as comparable only 'to the bombardment at Passchendaele'. Southern Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files. [21][22][23][24], By the end of 1940 the division was stationed under XII Corps in East Kent, where it remained for the next four years, first in defensive mode, later training intensively. The XIV Corps Western Force's 43rd Infantry Division, 172nd Infantry Regiment began landing on Rendova at 0700 Hours. The order was given to withdraw and 60 survivors of 5th DCLI were brought down. [a] In peacetime, the divisional headquarters was at 19 Cathedral Close in Exeter. [17][21][33][34][35][36][37], XII Corps and 43rd (Wessex) Division were assigned to 21st Army Group for the Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). The division was reformed again in the postwar TA, becoming 43rd (Wessex) Division/District in 1961 and finally being disbanded in 1967. Contents. The 86th Brigadewas made up of the 172nd Infantry Regiment in Vermont and the 103… Division erstmals im April 1908 aufgestellt. The 43rd Infantry Division became an active National Guard unit in 1923 in accordance with the National Defense Act of 1916. A 15-minute bombardment by the guns of 94th (Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regiment, 121st (West Riding) Medium Regiment (further back in Group Two) and C Sqn, 15th/19th Hussars, together with the heavy mortars of 8th Middlesex, was followed by a smoke barrage to cover the crossing at 19.00. Capt William P. Sampson is the 43rd Div Artillery air officer. It was briefly active as the 12th Division before becoming the 33rd Division. [1] One of the divisions was the Wessex Division. The veteran members now range in age from 70 to over 90 years old. We do routine things to a high standard and are good stewards of resources. Many of the organizations, particularly the Infantry Regiments and the Field Artillery Battalions had World War I records, and some had histories dating back to the days of the Revolutionary War. The engineers, medical units, transport, heavy battery and brigade ammunition columns also remained in the UK and joined formations composed of Regular units brought back from India and other imperial garrisons. In the first phase 129th Brigade on the right, with all three battalions in line, and 130th Brigade on the left with one battalion, were to capture the hill and the road from it to Château de Fontaine. Reformed in the TA in 1920, it served with distinction in World War II in the campaign in North West Europe from June 1944 until May 1945, suffering heavy casualties but gaining an excellent reputation and was known to the Germansas … They were follow-up formations, with 43rd (Wessex) Division scheduled to complete its landings 14 days after D Day (D +14, 20 June). The 43rd Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. 43 Divisional RASC Column at British Army 1945 on. Activated 15 May 1942 • Entered Combat 28 Mar 1944 • Days of Combat 175 • Casualties 133. 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