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List of British brigades of the Second World War

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This is a list of British Brigades in the Second World War. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size that served in the British Army during the Second World War.

Armoured Brigades

Cavalry Brigades

Army Tank Brigades

Motor Machine Gun Brigades

Armoured Division Support Groups

Infantry Brigades

Parachute and Airlanding Brigades

Special Service/Commando Brigades

Anti-Aircraft Brigades

Imperial and Dominion

Further information: List of British Empire brigades of the Second World War

Notes and references

  • 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.
  • Brig N.W. Routledge, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994, ISBN 1-85753-099-3.
  • Patriot Files
  • The Royal Artillery 1939–1945
  • Orders of Battle
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