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45th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

The 45th Infantry Division was a second-line Territorial Army division that was active for most of the war, and did not see service outside of the UK. The division guarded vulnerable points, was relegated to home defense, aided in the admin/logistical side of Overlord, and was then stripped of its assets to reinforce combat formations. In 1944, it was disbanded and then recreated as a holding division. In this role, it aided in the retraining and rehabilitation of those not up to fitness standards, ex-POWs, and returning troops. It was demobbed at the end of the war, and not reformed. It has been looked over by the GOCE, and has recently passed a GA review.EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 19:00, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comments Support from Harrias

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Full review to follow. Harrias talk 19:18, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Background
History
  • In the infobox, the date the Division became active is listed as 15 September 1939, but in here it is listed as 7 September. Can you confirm which is correct, and bring them inline with each other.
    Fixed typoEnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • "In May 1940, as a result of the swift nature of the German operations on mainland Europe, Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces Walter Kirke grew concerned over the threat posed by the Germans to South East England. As a result, the division was assigned to Eastern Command and deployed to Sussex to defend the coast. As a result of..." Remove the repetition of "as a result", which appears here three times in three sentences.
    Mixed it upEnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • "..and the third positioned around 6 miles (9.7 km) inland to provide a counter-attack force. The third brigade would be positioned further inland to provide an additional counter-attacking force.." Repetition of fact here.
    The first sentence is referring to the reserve battalion of the forward brigades. The latter sentence is in regards to the division's reserve brigade. Additional thoughts on this point?EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Apologies, I see now. I clearly misread it, and therefore misunderstood. No problem with it as it is. Harrias talk 06:21, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Subsequent sentences start "In July, the division.., "In December, the division..", "As a result, the division..", "In March 1943, the division..", "This deployment.., "In December 1943, the division... Try and find a way to avoid the repetition, which just makes it sound like a bullet point list.
    I have made a few tweaks with this mind, I hope these work. Otherwise, if you have suggestions?
  • "The division's move to and from Northern Ireland were.." Either "move" and "was" or "moves" and "were".
    AdjustedEnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Overall a nice article with relatively minor issues, mostly repetition, which is not surprising due to the routine nature of the division's history. Harrias talk 11:45, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review, and nailed the main issue: not a whole lot to reportEnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, all looks good to me now. Harrias talk 20:05, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CommentsSupport from PM

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Another great article on a British division. I have a few comments:

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That's all I have. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:35, 16 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As always, thank you for your review and comments.EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, nice job on this. Supporting. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:07, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CommentsSupport by CPA-5

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Claim my seat here. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 17:49, 16 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Look forward to your reviewEnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
G'day CPA-5. This is looking good for promotion, so unless you want to dip your oar in shortly, I'm going to list it? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:50, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's anything from me. The rest were addressed in the GAN review. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 08:35, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Source review - pass

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The sources used are all reliable. I am unable to find any other sources which would materially add to the content of the article. A limited spot check raises no concerns. I found no unattributed close paraphrasing. I consider the sources to be current, as these things go. Everything that I would expect to be cited, is. Sources are consistently and appropriately given. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:35, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers!EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 00:54, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from AustralianRupert

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Support: G'day, this looks pretty good to me. I have a few minor comments: AustralianRupert (talk) 09:03, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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