By 25 April, the division had completed the river crossing.
The division completed its formation by winter of 1940.
During winter 1942, the division completed a difficult forced march, passing 200 to 280 km from the discharge point to the assembly areas.
On the 1 October 1945 the division completed its movement to Dushanbe in Tajikistan.
Allen, although publicly supportive of Godley, privately believed an alternative commander should be found after the division completed its training.
Six months later, as the fall of Saigon dominated the world's headlines, a division of Indian troops completed the job.
Those divisions had almost completed crossing the river when the British position on the heights was spotted.
The division, assisted by close air support, advanced through the ruins in urban combat and completed its capture on 13 April 1945.
Numerical designations stayed the same, however, and by late 1941 the division had completed its transition.
Mr. York said the division needed at least another year to complete a transition to a new manufacturing system before it could become a world-class competitor.
