British 56th Infantry Brigade

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The British Army's 56th Brigade was originally a Kitchener's Army brigade within 19th (Western) Division during the First World War. Later during the Second World War it was reformed on 15th February 1944 in the United Kingdom.

The Brigade was reformed in January 1987 within London District and comprised mostly Guards Public duties battalions. It was seen as the successor of the London Divisions of the First and Second World Wars. It was disbanded in 1993.

[edit] World War II Structure

• 2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers

[edit] External links

• History and Order of Battle
• Antony Beevor, Inside The British Army, Corgi Books, 1991, p.232-3
• www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/intro-wd/ta-cmd.htm - disbandment date