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The Wessex Brigade is a historical formation of the British Army.
History
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially aligned, and Infantry Depot H at Bulford was aligned with the Regiments from the region of Wessex. In 1948, the depots switched to names and this depot became the Wessex Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
Bulford is a village and civil parish in the Salisbury of Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. ...
Map of the British Isles circa 802 Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ...
The Wessex Brigade was formally formed at Exeter on 28th October, 1948 as an administrative apparatus for the Wessex infantry regiments: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles infobox may require cleanup. ...
In 1958-9, the Devonshire Regiment and Dorsetshire Regiment were amalgamated into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, while the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment were merged into the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). Proposals were made over the next decade to amalgamate the Gloucesters and Royal Hampshires, which went as far as the battalions reducing ready for amalgamation, but this was cancelled less than 2 weeks before formation day. The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
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On July 1, 1968 the Wessex Brigade was united with the Welsh and Mercian Brigades, to form the Prince of Wales' Division.
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After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...
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After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. ...
After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. ...
A 3-regiment unit of the British Army formed in 1948 from the following Regiments: Oxford and Buckshire Light Infantry (43rd/52nd) Kings Royal Rifle Corps (60th) Rifle Brigade (unnumbered) In 7 November 1958 they were renamed the 1st (43rd/52nd) Green Jackets 2nd (Kings Royal Rifle Corps...
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