British Brigades in World War II
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This is a list of British Brigades in WWII. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size.
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[edit] Armoured Brigades
- 1st Light Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Light Armoured Brigade
- Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
- 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
- Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
- 1st Armoured Brigade
- 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
- 1st Armoured Engineer Brigade
- 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers (in with armoured brigades since it was equipped with specialist tanks)
- 2nd Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
- 3rd Armoured Brigade
- 4th Armoured Brigade
- 5th Guards Armoured Brigade
- 6th Guards Armoured Brigade
- 7th Armoured Brigade
- 8th Armoured Brigade
- 9th Armoured Brigade
- 10th Armoured Brigade
- 11th Armoured Brigade
- 20th Light Armoured Brigade
- 20th Armoured Brigade
- 21st Armoured Brigade
- 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade
- 22nd Armoured Brigade
- 23rd Armoured Brigade
- 24th Armoured Brigade
- 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers
- 26th Armoured Brigade
- 27th Armoured Brigade
- 28th Armoured Brigade
- 29th Armoured Brigade
- 30th Armoured Brigade
- 31st Armoured Brigade
- 33rd Armoured Brigade
- 34th Armoured Brigade
- 35th Armoured Brigade
- 74th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
- 87th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
- 137th Armoured Brigade
[edit] Cavalry Brigades
- 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 5th Cavalry Brigade
- 6th Cavalry Brigade
[edit] Army Tank Brigades
- 1st Army Tank Brigade
- 6th Guards Tank Brigade
- 10th Tank Brigade
- 11th Tank Brigade
- 21st Army Tank Brigade
- 23rd Army Tank Brigade
- 24th Army Tank Brigade
- 25th Army Tank Brigade
- 31st Army Tank Brigade
- 32nd Army Tank Brigade
- 33rd Army Tank Brigade
- 34th Army Tank Brigade
- 35th Army Tank Brigade
- 36th Army Tank Brigade
[edit] Motor Machine Gun Brigades
- 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
- 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
- 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
[edit] Armoured Division Support Groups
- Guards Support Group
- 1st Support Group
- 2nd Support Group
- 6th Support Group
- 7th Support Group
- 8th Support Group
- 9th Support Group
- 11th Support Group
- 42nd Support Group
[edit] Infantry Brigades
- 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 1st London Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 2nd London Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 3rd London Infantry Brigade
- 4th Infantry Brigade
- 4th London Infantry Brigade
- 5th Guards Brigade
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 5th London Infantry Brigade
- 6th Guards Brigade
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 6th London Infantry Brigade
- 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 7th Motor Brigade
- 8th Infantry Brigade
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- 10th Infantry Brigade
- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 12th Infantry Brigade
- 13th Infantry Brigade
- 14th Infantry Brigade
- 15th Infantry Brigade
- 16th Infantry Brigade
- 17th Infantry Brigade
- 18th Infantry Brigade
- 19th Infantry Brigade
- 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 21st Infantry Brigade
- 22nd Infantry Brigade
- 22nd Guards Brigade
- 23rd Infantry Brigade
- 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 25th Infantry Brigade
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- 27th Infantry Brigade
- 28th Infantry Brigade
- 29th Infantry Brigade
- 30th Infantry Brigade
- 31st Independent Brigade Group
- 32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 35th Infantry Brigade
- 36th Infantry Brigade
- 37th Infantry Brigade
- 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade
- 42nd Infantry Brigade
- 43rd Infantry Brigade
- 44th Infantry Brigade
- 45th Infantry Brigade
- 46th Infantry Brigade
- 52nd Infantry Brigade
- 53rd Infantry Brigade
- 54th Infantry Brigade
- 55th Infantry Brigade
- 56th Infantry Brigade
- 61st Infantry Brigade
- 66th Infantry Brigade
- 69th Infantry Brigade
- 70th Infantry Brigade
- 71st Infantry Brigade
- 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade
- 73rd Independent Infantry Brigade
- 113th Infantry Brigade
- 114th Infantry Brigade
- 115th Infantry Brigade
- 116th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
- 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
- 119th Infantry Brigade
- 120th Infantry Brigade
- 121st Infantry Brigade
- 125th Infantry Brigade
- 126th Infantry Brigade
- 127th Infantry Brigade
- 128th Infantry Brigade
- 129th Infantry Brigade
- 130th Infantry Brigade
- 131st Infantry Brigade
- 132nd Infantry Brigade
- 133rd Infantry Brigade
- 134th Infantry Brigade
- 135th Infantry Brigade
- 136th Infantry Brigade
- 137th Infantry Brigade
- 138th Infantry Brigade
- 139th Infantry Brigade
- 140th (London) Infantry Brigade
- 140th Infantry Brigade
- 141st (London) Infantry Brigade
- 141st Infantry Brigade
- 143rd Infantry Brigade
- 144th Infantry Brigade
- 145th Infantry Brigade
- 146th Infantry Brigade
- 147th Infantry Brigade
- 148th Infantry Brigade
- 150th Infantry Brigade
- 151st Infantry Brigade
- 152nd Infantry Brigade
- 153rd Infantry Brigade
- 154th Infantry Brigade
- 155th Infantry Brigade
- 156th Infantry Brigade
- 157th Infantry Brigade
- 158th Infantry Brigade
- 159th Infantry Brigade
- 160th Infantry Brigade
- 161st Infantry Brigade
- 162nd Infantry Brigade
- 163rd Infantry Brigade
- 164th Infantry Brigade
- 165th Infantry Brigade
- 166th Infantry Brigade
- 167th (London) Infantry Brigade
- 168th (London) Infantry Brigade
- 169th (London) Infantry Brigade
- 170th Infantry Brigade
- 171st Infantry Brigade
- 172nd Infantry Brigade
- 176th Infantry Brigade
- 177th Infantry Brigade
- 182nd Infantry Brigade
- 183rd Infantry Brigade
- 184th Infantry Brigade
- 185th Infantry Brigade
- 197th Infantry Brigade
- 198th Infantry Brigade
- 199th Infantry Brigade
- 200th Guards Brigade
- 201st Guards Motor Brigade
- 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 205th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 206th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 209th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 211th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 212th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 213th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 214th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 217th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 218th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 219th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 220th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 222nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 224th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 225th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 228th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 231st Infantry Brigade
- 232nd Infantry Brigade
- 233rd Infantry Brigade
- 234th Infantry Brigade
- 301st Infantry Brigade
- 302nd Infantry Brigade
- 303rd Infantry Brigade
- 304th Infantry Brigade
- 305th Infantry Brigade
- 306th Infantry Brigade
- 307th Infantry Brigade
- 308th Infantry Brigade
[edit] Parachute and Airlanding Brigades
- 1st Parachute Brigade
- 2nd Parachute Brigade
- 3rd Parachute Brigade
- 4th Parachute Brigade
- 5th Parachute Brigade
- 1st Airlanding Brigade
- 5th Airlanding Brigade
- 14th Airlanding Brigade
[edit] Colonial Brigades
- 21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 25th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 26th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 27th (North Rhodesia) Infantry Brigade
- 28th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 29th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 30th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 31st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 3rd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 5th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 6th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 7th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 1st Sudan Defence Force Brigade
- 2nd Sudan Defence Force Brigade
- 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade
- Hong Kong Infantry Brigade
- Kowloon Infantry Brigade
[edit] Jewish Brigade
[edit] Special Service/Commando Brigades
- 1st Special Service Brigade
- 2nd Special Service Brigade
- 3rd Special Service Brigade
- 4th Special Service Brigade
[edit] Adriatic Brigades
- Vis Brigade
- Adriatic Brigade
[edit] See also
- Orders of Battle, Lt.-Col. H. F. Joslen, Rtd., Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-84342-474-6. Reprint of 1960 2 volume history published by HMSO.
