32nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 32nd Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation from World War I to after World War II.

The Brigade was raised originally as 32nd Infantry Brigade, part of the 11th (Northern) Division, a New Army formation which served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during World War I.

The Brigade was reformed as 32nd Guards Brigade on 1 October 1941, joining the Guards Armoured Division, but did not see active service until it arrived in Normandy on 25 June 1944. It fought throughout the campaign in North West Europe. Its commanding officers in World War II included Brigadier L. Bootle-Wilbraham, Brigadier G.L. Verney, Brigadier J.C.O. Marriott, Brigadier G.F. Johnson, Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. Windsor-Lewis, and Brigadier J.O.E. Vandeleur.

[edit] Component Units during World War II

5th Bn, Coldstream Guards
1st Bn, Welsh Guards
3rd Bn, Irish Guards
2nd Bn, Scots Guards

[edit] Postwar

The Brigade was reraised in the early 1950s and joined the 3rd Infantry Division. The Brigade was moved from Cyprus to reinforce the British forces in the Canal Zone in February 1952, but was later disbanded by being redesignated 29th Infantry Brigade.