146th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

146th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 146th Infantry Brigade


caption=
dates=
country= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
allegiance=
branch= British Army
Territorial Army
type= Infantry
role=
size=Brigade
command_structure=49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
garrison=
equipment=
current_commander=
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
notable_commanders=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_2= World War II
nickname= "The Polar Bears"
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= World War II
anniversaries=
decorations=
battle_honours= Normandy
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The 146th Infantry Brigade was a formation active during the First World War, the Second World War, and with the Territorial Army during the early part of the Cold War.

History Second World War

During the Second World war, the Brigade part of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, was stationed in Iceland, [cite web
title = John Crook's service in Iceland.
url = http://www.irdp.co.uk/JohnCrook/iceland.htm
publisher = Independent Radio Drama Productions
accessdate = 2008-10-08
] and adopted as its insignia the Polar Bear on an ice floe. In 1942 they was transferred back to the United Kingdom until June 1944, when it moved to Normandy. Its major contribution to the war was in the Liberation of Arnhem and the fierce battles that led up to it. During the fighting on the Continent, the 49th Infantry Division was nicknamed 'the Polar Bears' because of their logo. The Germans nicknamed them the 'Polar Bear Butchers' due to their ferocity in the Normandy campaign.Fact|date=October 2008

Formation

* 4th Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment
* 1/4th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
* The Hallamshire Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment

References

External links

* [http://www.regiments.org/milhist/uk/form-div/div49inf.htm Regiments.org Summary and Lineage]
* [http://houterman.htmlplanet.com/49InfDiv.html Composition of the 49th Division]
* [http://www.polar-bear-association.org.uk/index.htm 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Polar Bear Association]


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