Green Jackets Brigade
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The Green Jackets Brigade was an administrative apparatus of the British Army formed in 1948 to serve as a depot for the remaining regiments of rifles. Initally, only the two rifle regiments were part of the brigade:
In 1958, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was transferred from the Light Infantry Brigade to the Green Jackets Brigade, with all three regiments being renamed:
- 1st Green Jackets (43rd & 52nd)
- 2nd Green Jackets, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade
They were called the "Green Jackets" from their rifle green tunics indicating their status as Rifles. Metal insignia worn were in dull brass to reduce glare in the field.
In 1966, the three regiments were amalgamated into a single three battalion regiment called the Royal Green Jackets. In 1968, the Green Jackets Brigade was merged with the Light Infantry Brigade to form the Light Division.
