Historical place archive

Somerset in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Somerset in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1940–1940

Historical events in Somerset

1940

1940
Mobilization
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Begins the re-formation of the 3rd Division after Dunkirk

June 1940
Third Division Reconstitution after Dunkirk
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Rebuilds 3rd Division after its return from France and restores training, equipment and organisation.

Provenance

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