Gen. Donald A. Stroh [Assumed command of 8th Infantry Division on 12 July 1944] Assistant Division Commander 20 Jul 44 Brig. It was the first battalion in the division to be deactivated as part of the Division's change to the Division 86 structure. Inactivated 13 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars. The regiment found itself fighting through the hedgerows of France in July 1944 as a member of the 8th Infantry Division and led the drive to the Ay River. Commanding General 19 Aug 44 Maj. Gen. Louis A Craig. 21st Infantry Division III Corps. //-->, 8th Infantry Division Medal of Honor Recipients. 1/13th (Princess Louise) Kensington Battalion, 1/1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (, A divisional reconnaissance regiment of the, 2 June 1942 – 2 September 1942 Brigadier C. E. L. Harris, 3 September 1942 – 31 October 1943 Colonel (Brigadier, December 1942) R. K. Jago, This page was last edited on 8 January 2021, at 14:58. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; • 8th Infantry Division Medal of Honor Recipients,