46th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

46th Brigade 46th Infantry Brigade
Active	1914 - 1918 1939 - 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
Engagements	World War I World War II Battle of Normandy Operation Epsom Hill 112 Operation Bluecoat
Insignia
Identification symbol	Divisional Insignia Scottish Red Lion Rampant , inside a yellow circle

The 46th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both World War I and World War II with 15th (Scottish) Division.

First World War

The brigade was raised, as 46th Brigade, in 1914 as part of Kitchener's New Armies shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. With the 15th (Scottish) Division, the brigade saw active service on the Western Front in Belgium and France.

The brigade command the following units in World War I:^[1]

• 10th (Service) Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
• 12th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (until February 1918)
• 7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (until May 1916)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (until May 1916)
• 7th/8th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (from May 1916)
• 1/4th (Ross Highland) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (from November 1915 until January 1916)
• 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (from November 1915 until February 1916)
• 9th (Service) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (from February 1918 until May 1918)
• 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (from June 1918)
• 10th/11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (from May 1916 until February 1918)
• 46th Machine Gun Company
• 46th Trench Mortar Battery

In May 1916 the 7th and 8th battalions of the King's Own Scottish Borderers merged to form the 7th/8th Battalion.

Second World War

The brigade was reformed just before World War II, as the 46th Infantry Brigade. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army formation and was part of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, which was the duplicate of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division and served in the Second World War. It remained in the United Kingdom training for most of the war, crossing the channel to Normandy on 13 June 1944.

• 2nd Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders
• 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
• 11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

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