British 37th Infantry Brigade

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The British 37th Infantry Brigade was a British Army unit during the First and Second World Wars .

Contents 1 History 1.1 World War I 1.2 World War II 2 Structure 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] World War I

[edit] World War II

A duplicate of the British 133rd Infantry Brigade it was re-created on 7th October 1939. In France 1940 as part of the 12th (Eastern) Division which was nearly completely destroyed fighting the German invasion. It was reorganised as the British 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards) on 8th December 1941.

[edit] Structure

• 5th Battalion, The Buffs
• 6th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
• 7th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
• 2/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment

[edit] See also

• British 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)

[edit] External links

• order of Battle
• Source for History of 12 Eastern Division