147th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 147th Infantry Brigade


caption=
dates= 1939 - 1945
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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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 it was transferred back to the United Kingdom until June 1944, when it moved to Normandy. Its major contribution to the war was 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

* 1/5th Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment
* 1/6th Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment
* 1/7th Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment
* 11th Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers
* 1st Battalion The Leicestershire 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]