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This is a list of British Brigades in WWII. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size. British Army commissioned ship ensign from Flags of the World. ... This page is a list of British Army Groups in WWII. It is intended as a central point of access information about British formations of that size. ... This page is a list of British army formations existing during World War I. First Army Second Army Third Army Fourth Army Fifth Army (originally the Reserve Army) Dardanelles Army Salonika Army Categories: Lists of military units | British field armies ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is a list of British Armies in WWII. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... List of military corps — List of British corps in WWI This is a list of British army corps that existed during World War I. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front. ... This page is a list of British Corps in WWII. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWI This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War I. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. ... List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWII This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War II. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army. ... This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. ... This is a list of British Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60. ... This is a list of British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991. ... Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of planned British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence white paper Delivering Security in a Changing World in 2004. ... Nicknames of regiments and other units of the British Army. ...

Contents


Armoured Brigades

  • 1st Light Armoured Brigade
  • 2nd Light Armoured Brigade
  • Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
  • 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
  • Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
  • 1st Armoured Brigade
  • 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
  • 1st Armoured Engineer Brigade
  • 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers (in with armoured brigades since it was equipped with specialist tanks)
  • 2nd Armoured Brigade
  • 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
  • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 4th Armoured Brigade
  • 5th Guards Armoured Brigade
  • 6th Guards Armoured Brigade
  • 7th Armoured Brigade
  • 8th Armoured Brigade
  • 9th Armoured Brigade
  • 10th Armoured Brigade
  • 11th Armoured Brigade
  • 20th Light Armoured Brigade
  • 20th Armoured Brigade
  • 21st Armoured Brigade
  • 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade
  • 22nd Armoured Brigade
  • 23rd Armoured Brigade
  • 24th Armoured Brigade
  • 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers
  • 26th Armoured Brigade
  • 27th Armoured Brigade
  • 28th Armoured Brigade
  • 29th Armoured Brigade
  • 30th Armoured Brigade
  • 31st Armoured Brigade
  • 33rd Armoured Brigade
  • 34th Armoured Brigade
  • 35th Armoured Brigade
  • 74th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
  • 87th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
  • 137th Armoured Brigade

The 7th Armoured Brigade is a unit of the British Army. ... The 7th Armoured Brigade is a unit of the British Army. ...

Cavalry Brigades

  • 4th Cavalry Brigade
  • 5th Cavalry Brigade
  • 6th Cavalry Brigade

Army Tank Brigades

  • 1st Army Tank Brigade
  • 6th Guards Tank Brigade
  • 10th Tank Brigade
  • 11th Tank Brigade
  • 21st Army Tank Brigade
  • 23rd Army Tank Brigade
  • 24th Army Tank Brigade
  • 24th Army Tank Brigade
  • 31st Army Tank Brigade
  • 32nd Army Tank Brigade
  • 33rd Army Tank Brigade
  • 34th Army Tank Brigade
  • 35th Army Tank Brigade
  • 36th Army Tank Brigade

The British 1st Army Tank Brigade took part in Operation Crusader, being a part of the XIII Corps. ...

Motor Machine Brigades

  • 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
  • 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
  • 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade

Armoured Division Support Groups

  • Guards Support Group
  • 1st Support Group
  • 2nd Support Group
  • 6th Support Group
  • 7th Support Group
  • 8th Support Group
  • 9th Support Group
  • 11th Support Group
  • 42nd Support Group

Infantry Brigades

  • 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 1st London Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd London Infantry Brigade
  • 3rd Infantry Brigade
  • 3rd London Infantry Brigade
  • 4th Infantry Brigade
  • 4th London Infantry Brigade
  • 5th Guards Brigade
  • 5th Infantry Brigade
  • 5th London Infantry Brigade
  • 6th Guards Brigade
  • 6th Infantry Brigade
  • 6th London Infantry Brigade
  • 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 7th Motor Brigade
  • 8th Infantry Brigade
  • 9th Infantry Brigade
  • 10th Infantry Brigade
  • 11th Infantry Brigade
  • 12th Infantry Brigade
  • 13th Infantry Brigade
  • 14th Infantry Brigade
  • 15th Infantry Brigade
  • 16th Infantry Brigade
  • 17th Infantry Brigade
  • 18th Infantry Brigade
  • 19th Infantry Brigade
  • 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 21st Infantry Brigade
  • 22nd Infantry Brigade
  • 22nd Guards Brigade
  • 23rd Infantry Brigade
  • 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 25th Infantry Brigade
  • 26th Infantry Brigade
  • 27th Infantry Brigade
  • 28th Infantry Brigade
  • 29th Infantry Brigade
  • 30th Infantry Brigade
  • 31st Independent Brigade Group
  • 32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
  • 35th Infantry Brigade
  • 36th Infantry Brigade
  • 37th Infantry Brigade
  • 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade
  • 42nd Infantry Brigade
  • 43rd Infantry Brigade
  • 44th Infantry Brigade
  • 45th Infantry Brigade
  • 46th Infantry Brigade
  • 52nd Infantry Brigade
  • 53rd Infantry Brigade
  • 54th Infantry Brigade
  • 55th Infantry Brigade
  • 56th Infantry Brigade
  • 61st Infantry Brigade
  • 66th Infantry Brigade
  • 69th Infantry Brigade
  • 70th Infantry Brigade
  • 71st Infantry Brigade
  • 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade
  • 73rd Independent Infantry Brigade
  • 113th Infantry Brigade
  • 114th Infantry Brigade
  • 115th Infantry Brigade
  • 116th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
  • 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
  • 119th Infantry Brigade
  • 120th Infantry Brigade
  • 121st Infantry Brigade
  • 125th Infantry Brigade
  • 126th Infantry Brigade
  • 127th Infantry Brigade
  • 128th Infantry Brigade
  • 129th Infantry Brigade
  • 130th Infantry Brigade
  • 131st Infantry Brigade
  • 132nd Infantry Brigade
  • 133rd Infantry Brigade
  • 134th Infantry Brigade
  • 135th Infantry Brigade
  • 136th Infantry Brigade
  • 137th Infantry Brigade
  • 138th Infantry Brigade
  • 139th Infantry Brigade
  • 140th (London) Infantry Brigade
  • 140th Infantry Brigade
  • 141st (London) Infantry Brigade
  • 141st Infantry Brigade
  • 143rd Infantry Brigade
  • 144th Infantry Brigade
  • 145th Infantry Brigade
  • 146th Infantry Brigade
  • 147th Infantry Brigade
  • 148th Infantry Brigade
  • 150th Infantry Brigade
  • 151st Infantry Brigade
  • 152nd Infantry Brigade
  • 153rd Infantry Brigade
  • 154th Infantry Brigade
  • 155th Infantry Brigade
  • 156th Infantry Brigade
  • 157th Infantry Brigade
  • 158th Infantry Brigade
  • 159th Infantry Brigade
  • 160th Infantry Brigade
  • 161st Infantry Brigade
  • 162nd Infantry Brigade
  • 163rd Infantry Brigade
  • 164th Infantry Brigade
  • 165th Infantry Brigade
  • 166th Infantry Brigade
  • 167th (London) Infantry Brigade
  • 168th (London) Infantry Brigade
  • 169th (London) Infantry Brigade
  • 170th Infantry Brigade
  • 171st Infantry Brigade
  • 172nd Infantry Brigade
  • 176th Infantry Brigade
  • 177th Infantry Brigade
  • 182nd Infantry Brigade
  • 183rd Infantry Brigade
  • 184th Infantry Brigade
  • 185th Infantry Brigade
  • 197th Infantry Brigade
  • 198th Infantry Brigade
  • 199th Infantry Brigade
  • 200th Guards Brigade
  • 201st Guards Motor Brigade
  • 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 205th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 206th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 209th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 211th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 212th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 213th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 214th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 217th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 218th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 219th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 220th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 222nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 224th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 225th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 228th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 231st Infantry Brigade
  • 232nd Infantry Brigade
  • 233rd Infantry Brigade
  • 234th Infantry Brigade
  • 301st Infantry Brigade
  • 302nd Infantry Brigade
  • 303rd Infantry Brigade
  • 304th Infantry Brigade
  • 305th Infantry Brigade
  • 306th Infantry Brigade
  • 307th Infantry Brigade
  • 308th Infantry Brigade

Parachute and Airlanding Brigades

  • 1st Parachute Brigade
  • 2nd Parachute Brigade
  • 3rd Parachute Brigade
  • 4th Parachute Brigade
  • 5th Parachute Brigade
  • 1st Airlanding Brigade
  • 5th Airlanding Brigade
  • 14th Airlanding Brigade

Colonial Brigades

  • 21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 25th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 26th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 27th (North Rhodesia) Infantry Brigade
  • 28th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 29th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 30th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 31st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 3rd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 5th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 6th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 7th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Sudan Defence Force Brigade
  • 2nd Sudan Defence Force Brigade
  • 1st Gibralter Brigade
  • 2nd Gibralter Brigade
  • 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
  • 2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade
  • Hong Kong Infantry Brigade
  • Kowloon Infantry Brigade

Jewish Brigade

This article is about the Jewish Brigade of the British Army that fought in World War II against the Nazi Axis Powers. ...

Special Service/Commando Brigades

  • 1st Special Service Brigade
  • 2nd Special Service Brigade
  • 3rd Special Service Brigade
  • 4th Special Service Brigade

Adriatic Brigades

  • Vis Brigade
  • Adriatic Brigade

See also

  • Orders of Battle, Lt.-Col. H. F. Joslen, Rtd., Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-84342-474-6. Reprint of 1960 2 volume history published by HMSO.

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