The 18th Infantry Brigade was a British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

 brigade

Brigade

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 during the Second World War.

History

Originally designated as Cairo Area and 18th Infantry Brigade it ceased to exist when in May 1940 it was absorbed by HQ Cairo Sub-Area.

In July 1943 the Brigade was reformed from British 7th Motor Brigade as the 18th Lorried Infantry Brigade. It was disbanded in Italy

Italy

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 on 1 January 1945. It was part of the 1st Armoured Division

British 1st Armoured Division

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Component Units

• 1st Bn, The Buffs
• 14th Bn, The Sherwood Foresters
• 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regt. Royal Artillery
  Royal Artillery
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  - (Organised as Infantry)