British 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
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The 33rd Infantry Brigade was a British Army
unit originally part of the 11th (Northern) Division
during the First World War.
It was re-formed as 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade(Guards) in October 1941 during the Second World War, under the command of Brigadier J. Jefferson. The Brigade included 6th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
, 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
, and 3rd Battalion, Welsh Guards
. However the brigade was disbanded on 6 October 1943 without leaving the United Kingdom
.
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...
unit originally part of the 11th (Northern) Division
British 11th (Northern) Division
The British 11th Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener, it fought at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War...
during the First World War.
It was re-formed as 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade(Guards) in October 1941 during the Second World War, under the command of Brigadier J. Jefferson. The Brigade included 6th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
, 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
, and 3rd Battalion, Welsh Guards
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
. However the brigade was disbanded on 6 October 1943 without leaving the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.