55th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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The British 55th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade, part of the British 18th Infantry Division during the Second World War.
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[edit] History
The brigade was sent to Singapore in 1942 where it was surrendered to the Japanese army.
[edit] Commanders
- Brig. W.M. Ozanne
- Brig. T.H. Massey-Beresford
[edit] Organisation
- 1st Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment
- 5th Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
- 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 55 Infantry Brigade at Orders of Battle.com?
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