The British 52nd Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation that has existed on and off since the early years of this century. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

It began its existance in September 1914 as a formation of the British 17th (Northern) Division of the First World War. It spent the whole war with the Division on the Western Front, until May 1919 when it was disbanded. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Brigade was reformed in September 1943 as a training formation for British jungle warfare reinforcements. It was redesignated as Headquarters Training Group on 1 August 1945, and then disbanded later, possibly in 1946. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

However the dominant historical threads behind the current 52nd Infantry Brigade comes from the famed 52nd Lowland Division. It was initially deployed to Gallipoli during World War I, sent to the Middle East, and moved to France in March 1918. It was later reformed in the Territorial Army in the interwar period. Deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force, the Division was evacuated along with rest of the Army from Dunkirk, and then trained before D-Day as both an airlanding and a mountain division. However, it was deployed to Europe finally in November 1944 as an conventional infantry formation and fought in North Western Europe for the remainder of the war. The British 52nd (Lowland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... Satellite image of the Gallipoli peninsula and surrounding area Gallipoli, called Gelibolu in modern Turkish, (Greek: Καλλίπολις), is a town in northwestern Turkey. ... The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British army sent to France and Belgium in World War I and British Forces in Europe from 1939 - 1940 during World War II. The BEF was established by Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War in case the... Location of Dunkirk in the arrondissement of Dunkirk Location within France Dunkirks seafront Map of Dunkirk courtesy of the Calgary Highlanders. ...

The Territorial Army in Scotland re-raised the 51st/52nd Scottish Division in the late 1940s, which was in existance until the TA was disbanded and reorganised as the TAVR in 1967. In 1968 the Divisional Headquarters was reduced to a brigade level district based in Hamilton, Glasgow. The Brigade was reformed in 1982 from that district, Headquarters, Lowlands, as 52nd (Lowland) Brigade. As 52 Lowland Brigade it consisted of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 52nd Lowland Volunteers, a regular infantry battalion or battalions, plus other smaller units. The British Territorial Army is part of the British Army, composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...

The Brigade was retitled 52 Infantry Brigade on 1 April 2002, taking command of Regular Army units in Scotland and the North West of England and giving up its regional and TA responsibilities to 51 Scottish Brigade. This freed 52 Brigade to parent regular light role battalions for operational deployments. The Brigade is currently commanded by Brigadier A D Mackay OBE. He is the commander of the Edinburgh Castle Garrison and is also responsible for the security of the Key to the Castle. The Brigade is now listed as the 'proponent' for mountain and cold weather warfare, being involved in associated exercises. The British 51st Infantry Brigade began its existance as a formation of the 17th (Northern) Division) of the First World War. ... Edinburgh Castle and NorLoch, around 1780 by Alexander Nasmyth Edinburgh Castle is an ancient stronghold on the Castle Rock in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, has been in use by assorted military forces since 900 BC and only transferred from Ministry of Defence administration recently. ...

The Brigade consists today of the Brigade HQ and the following units:

• 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, which is based at Sir John Moore Barracks in Shorncliffe and will join the brigade from September 2006
• 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, based at Dale Barracks, Chester.
• 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry, based at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
• The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, based at the newly refurbished Glencorse Barracks near Penicuick.

The Brigade is currently part of the 2nd Division commanded by Major General W E B Loudon CBE. However, it will become part of the 3rd Division in April 2007. The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has yet to occur. ... The Wardrobe in Salisbury houses the RGBW regimental museum. ... The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... Redford Barracks Located on Colinton Road in Edinburgh, Redford Barracks represent the largest military installation built in Scotland since Fort George (Highland; 1748). ... Template:Royal Highland Fusiliers Royal Highland Fusiliers badge and Mackenzie tartan The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) is a regular Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and known (for short) as The RHF. The regiment was formed on... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The British 2nd Infantry Division fought in Burma against the Japanese during World War II. See British 2nd Division (World War I) for the divisions World War I history. ... The British 3rd Infantry Division was part of the ill-fated British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk early in World War II. It was the first British division to land at Sword beach on D-Day. ...

Under the reorganisation of the infantry, 52 Brigade will receive a number of battalions that are stationed on a semi-permanent basis.

• The UK based Gurkha battalion will be trained in the air assault role, and will rotate with the two other line infantry battalions in 16 Air Assault Brigade. These are The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, stationed in Canterbury, and 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, stationed in Inverness.
• The Royal Highland Fusiliers will rotate with The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland in 19 Light Brigade. The battalion in 52 Brigade will be responsible for all public duties in Edinburgh.
• In 2007, the Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry will be amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry. Its place in Chester will be taken by the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
• 52 Brigade will assume responsibility for the infantry battalion based at Weeton, near Preston. This will be the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards).

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External Links and Sources

• Wikipedia articles on 52nd Lowland Division
• http://www.regiments.org/formations/uk-bde/bde052.htm
• http://www.army.mod.uk/52bde/