WW2 Royal Norfolk Regiment / 176th Infantry Brigade / 59th ( Staffordshire ) Infantry Division Battledress Combination

A WW2 Royal Norfolk Regiment Combination with some moth to the left of the 59th ( Staffordshire ) Infantry Division embroidered cloth formation sign to the left and a couple of holes in backing battledress khaki material with single horizontal strip and Royal Norfolk Regiment Flash of yellow / black / yellow below. The edges of the panel have been neatly sewn down for display.

The Division comprised of Territorial units and joined 21st Army Group for the Invasion of Europe. After the heavy fighting on the beachhead and the advance to take the City of Caen,the Division virtually ceased to exist. During the fighting the 59th Division gain its only Victoria Cross ( V.C. ), which was awarded to Captain David Jamieson of the 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment, part of the 176th Brigade.

176th Infantry Brigade was constituted as follows during WW2:

7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (until 14 October 1942)
176th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company (formed 13 July, disbanded 31 December 1940)
7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment (from 14 October 1942)

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Code: 57620