British Brigades in World War II

British Brigades in World War II

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

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
* 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

pecial 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

ee 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.


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