146th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

146th Infantry Brigade

Active
Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Branch British Army
Territorial Army
Type Infantry
Size Brigade
Part of 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
Nickname The Polar Bears
Engagements World War II
Battle honours Normandy
Odon
Scheldt
Insignia
Identification
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World War II

The 146th Infantry Brigade was a formation active during the First World War, the Second World War, and with the Territorial Army during the early part of the Cold War.

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First World War

Second World War

During the Second World war, the Brigade part of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, was stationed in Iceland,[1] and adopted as its insignia the Polar Bear on an ice floe. In 1942 they was transferred back to the United Kingdom until June 1944, when it moved to Normandy. Its major contribution to the war was in the Liberation of Arnhem and the fierce battles that led up to it. During the fighting on the Continent, the 49th Infantry Division was nicknamed 'the Polar Bears' because of their logo.

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