[71], On 26 February, the 5HR became embroiled in opening moves of Operation Ochsenkopf, another major German attack. The 46th Infantry Division (Russian: 46-я пехотная дивизия, 46-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. 46th Infantry Lineage. In November, the division became part of XII Corps and moved to Kent. Known as "Red Star", and formerly called the "Sight Seein' Sixth". [1], 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. It was assigned as a labour and training unit, but ended up fighting in the retreat to Dunkirk and the evacuation to Britain. The 46th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army raised in 1939 that saw distinguished service during the Second World War, fighting in the Battle of France and the Battle of Dunkirk where it was evacuated and later in North Africa, Italy and Greece. North Midland Divisional Ambulance Workshop. "[52], On 24 December 1942, 4,000 men of the 139th Infantry Brigade and supporting forces[i] departed from Liverpool. [35], General Edmund Ironside, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was opposed to such a use of these divisions. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. In response, the 2/5LR, along with anti-tank guns and artillery pieces from the 139th Brigade, were moved 150 miles (240 km) south to Thala to bolster Allied positions. 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