List of British Brigades in World War II

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This is a list of British Brigades in World War II. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size.

Contents 1 Armoured Brigades 2 Cavalry Brigades 3 Army Tank Brigades 4 Motor Machine Gun Brigades 5 Armoured Division Support Groups 6 Infantry Brigades 7 Parachute and Airlanding Brigades 8 Colonial Brigades 9 Jewish Brigade 10 Special Service/Commando Brigades 11 Adriatic Brigades 12 Notes and references

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

Cavalry Brigades

• 4th Cavalry Brigade
• 5th Cavalry Brigade
• 6th Cavalry Brigade

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

Motor Machine Gun Brigades

• 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
• 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
• 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade

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

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 Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 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 (Highland) Infantry Brigade
• 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

Parachute and Airlanding Brigades

• 1st Parachute Brigade
• 2nd Parachute Brigade
• 3rd Parachute Brigade
• 4th Parachute Brigade
• 5th Parachute Brigade
• 1st Airlanding Brigade
• 6th Airlanding Brigade
• 14th Airlanding Brigade

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 Gibraltar Brigade
• 2nd Gibraltar Brigade

• 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
• 2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade

• Hong Kong Infantry Brigade

• Kowloon Infantry Brigade

Jewish Brigade

• Jewish Infantry Brigade Group

Special Service/Commando Brigades

• 1st Special Service Brigade
• 2nd Special Service Brigade
• 3rd Special Service Brigade
• 4th Special Service Brigade

Adriatic Brigades

• Vis Brigade
• Adriatic Brigade

Notes and references

• 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.