British 1st London Infantry Brigade
Encyclopedia
The 1st London Infantry Brigade was a 1st Line Territorial Army brigade during the Second World War.
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On 28 November 1940 it was converted into the 167th (London) Infantry Brigade, part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division
. This brigade saw extensive service in Italy
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History
As the 1st London Infantry Brigade it was part of the British 1st London DivisionBritish 1st London Division
The 56th Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division of the First and Second World War. The division's insignia was the sword from the coat of arms of the City of London.- First World War:...
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On 28 November 1940 it was converted into the 167th (London) Infantry Brigade, part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division
British 1st London Division
The 56th Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division of the First and Second World War. The division's insignia was the sword from the coat of arms of the City of London.- First World War:...
. This brigade saw extensive service in Italy
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
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Commanders
- Brig. C.R. Britten
- Brig. J.C.A. Birch
- Brig. C.E.A. Firth
- Brig. J. Scott-Elliott
Component Units
- 8th Bn, The Royal Fusiliers
- 9th Bn, The Royal Fusiliers
- 15th Bn, The Royal Fusiliers
- 7th Bn, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1st Bn, The London Scottish (The Gordon HighlandersThe Gordon HighlandersThe Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon and recruited principally from Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland.-History:...
) - 1st Bn, The London Irish Rifles (The Royal Ulster RiflesRoyal Ulster RiflesThe Royal Ulster Rifles was a British Army infantry regiment. It saw service in the Second Boer War, Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968.-History:...
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