223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
The 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was part of the British Army during the Second World War, it was created as a Home Defense brigade on 17 October 1940 .
History
On 7 November 1942 it was converted to 3rd Parachute Brigade under which title it parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and crossed the Rhine during Operation Varsity .
Component Units
*6th Bn, The Northamptonshire Regiment
*8th Bn, The Suffolk Regiment
*10th Bn, The Essex Regiment (became 9th Bn, The Parachute Regiment)
*10th Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment
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