7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
The 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards) was a British Army formation in the Second World War , it served with the British 3rd Infantry Division in France and Belgium 1940. On 15th September 1941 it was converted to the Guards Support Group . On 8th December 1941 it was reformed from the British 37th Infantry Brigade serving with British 9th Armoured Division from June 1942 to July 1944 followed by the British 47th Infantry Division from the 10th September 1944 until August 1945 . On 30th September 1944 it was reorganised as a reserve brigade.
Commanding Officers
*Brig.J.A.C.Whitaker
tructure
(As 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade)-3rd Sept.1939
*1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
*2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
*1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
(After conversion of 37th Infantry Brigade)-8th Dec.1941
* 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers
* 6th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
* 2/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment
(As part of the 47th (Reserve) Division)- 10th Sept.1944
* 2/4th Battalion, The Essex Regiment
* 2/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment
* 12th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers
* 13th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment
Links
* British Expeditionary Force
* [http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/017_britain/39_org/div_inf.html#div-04 Source for formation]
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