Beauman Division
The Beauman Division was an improvised formation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the Second World War, which fought in France against the German 4th Army in June 1940, during Fall Rot (Case Red), the final German offensive of the Battle of France.
| Beauman Division | |
|---|---|
Men of the 4th Battalion, Border Regiment in defensive positions, May 1940. The battalion defended the BEF lines of communication and became part of Beauforce, later A Brigade of the Beauman Division. | |
| Active | 27 May – 17 June 1940 |
| Disbanded | 17 June 1940 |
| Country | UK |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | infantry |
| Role | ad hoc defensive force |
| Size | division |
| Part of | British Lines of Communication, French Tenth Army |
| Engagements | Operation Red/Fall Rot |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Archibald Bentley Beauman |
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