Rationing in the United Kingdom Rationing in the United Kingdom Rationing was introduced temporarily by the British government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war. At the start of the Second World War in 1939, the United Kingdom was importing 20,000,000 long tons of food per year, including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, nearly 80% of fruits and about 70% of cereals and fats. The UK also imported more than half of its meat, and relied on imported feed to support its domestic meat production. The civilian population of the country was about 50 million. It was one
26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 26th Infantry Division () was a pre-World War II German Infantry Division of the 1st mobilisation wave ("1. Welle"). It was mobilised for World War II on September 26, 1939, disbanded on September 10, 1944, near Radom and reformed as the 26th Volksgrenadier Division ("26. Volksgrenadier-Division") on September 17, 1944, near Poznań by absorption of the new 582nd Volksgrenadier Division of the 32nd mobilisation wave ("32. Welle"). Remnants of the Division entered U.S. captivity in the Harz region in 1945. The 26th Infantry Division spent the early war years on the Western Front, taking part