British Brigades in WWII

British Brigades in WWII

This is a list of British Brigades in WWII. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size.

1st Light Armoured Brigade
2nd Light Armoured Brigade
Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
1st Armoured Brigade
1st Armoured Reconnaisance Brigade
1st Armoured Engineer Brigade
1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers (in with armoured brigades since it was equipped with specialist tanks)
2nd Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Reconnaisance Brigade
3rd Armoured Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
5th Guards Armoured Brigade
6th Guards Armoured Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
8th Armoured Brigade
9th Armoured Brigade
10th Armoured Brigade
11th Armoured Brigade
20th Light Armoured Brigade
20th Armoured Brigade
21st Armoured Brigade
22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade
22nd Armoured Brigade
23rd Armoured Brigade
24th Armoured Brigade
25th Armoured Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers
26th Armoured Brigade
27th Armoured Brigade
28th Armoured Brigade
29th Armoured Brigade
30th Armoured Brigade
31st Armoured Brigade
33rd Armoured Brigade
34th Armoured Brigade
35th Armoured Brigade
74th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
87th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)
137th Armoured Brigade
4th Cavalry Brigade
5th Cavalry Brigade
6th Cavalry Brigade
1st Army Tank Brigade
6th Guards Tank Brigade
10th Tank Brigade
11th Tank Brigade
21st Army Tank Brigade
23rd Army Tank Brigade
24th Army Tank Brigade
24th Army Tank Brigade
31st Army Tank Brigade
32nd Army Tank Brigade
33rd Army Tank Brigade
34th Army Tank Brigade
35th Army Tank Brigade
36th Army Tank Brigade
1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
Guards Support Group
1st Support Group
2nd Support Group
6th Support Group
7th Support Group
8th Support Group
9th Support Group
11th Support Group
42nd Support Group
1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)
1st London Infantry Brigade
2nd Infantry Brigade
2nd London Infantry Brigade
3rd Infantry Brigade
3rd London Infantry Brigade
4th Infantry Brigade
4th London Infantry Brigade
5th Guards Brigade
5th Infantry Brigade
5th London Infantry Brigade
6th Guards Brigade
6th Infantry Brigade
6th London Infantry Brigade
7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
7th Motor Brigade
8th Infantry Brigade
9th Infantry Brigade
10th Infantry Brigade
11th Infantry Brigade
12th Infantry Brigade
13th Infantry Brigade
14th Infantry Brigade
15th Infantry Brigade
16th Infantry Brigade
17th Infantry Brigade
18th Infantry Brigade
19th Infantry Brigade
20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
21st Infantry Brigade
22nd Infantry Brigade
22nd Guards Brigade
23rd Infantry Brigade
24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
25th Infantry Brigade
26th Infantry Brigade
27th Infantry Brigade
28th Infantry Brigade
29th Infantry Brigade
30th Infantry Brigade
31st Independent Brigade Group
32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards)
33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
35th Infantry Brigade
36th Infantry Brigade
37th Infantry Brigade
38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade)
42nd Infantry Brigade
43rd Infantry Brigade
44th Infantry Brigade
45th Infantry Brigade
46th Infantry Brigade
52nd Infantry Brigade
53rd Infantry Brigade
54th Infantry Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
56th Infantry Brigade
61st Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
69th Infantry Brigade
70th Infantry Brigade
71st Infantry Brigade
72nd Independent Infantry Brigade
73rd Independent Infantry Brigade
113th Infantry Brigade
114th Infantry Brigade
115th Infantry Brigade
116th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
119th Infantry Brigade
120th Infantry Brigade
121st Infantry Brigade
125th Infantry Brigade
126th Infantry Brigade
127th Infantry Brigade
128th Infantry Brigade
129th Infantry Brigade
130th Infantry Brigade
131st Infantry Brigade
132st Infantry Brigade
133rd Infantry Brigade
134th Infantry Brigade
135th Infantry Brigade
136th Infantry Brigade
137th Infantry Brigade
138th Infantry Brigade
139th Infantry Brigade
140th (London) Infantry Brigade
140th Infantry Brigade
141st (London) Infantry Brigade
141st Infantry Brigade
143rd Infantry Brigade
144th Infantry Brigade
145th Infantry Brigade
146th Infantry Brigade
147th Infantry Brigade
148th Infantry Brigade
150th Infantry Brigade
151st Infantry Brigade
152nd Infantry Brigade
153rd Infantry Brigade
154th Infantry Brigade
155th Infantry Brigade
156th Infantry Brigade
157th Infantry Brigade
158th Infantry Brigade
159th Infantry Brigade
160th Infantry Brigade
161st Infantry Brigade
162nd Infantry Brigade
163rd Infantry Brigade
164th Infantry Brigade
165th Infantry Brigade
166th Infantry Brigade
167th (London) Infantry Brigade
168th (London) Infantry Brigade
169th (London) Infantry Brigade
170th Infantry Brigade
171st Infantry Brigade
172nd Infantry Brigade
176th Infantry Brigade
177th Infantry Brigade
182nd Infantry Brigade
183rd Infantry Brigade
184th Infantry Brigade
185th Infantry Brigade
197th Infantry Brigade
198th Infantry Brigade
199th Infantry Brigade
200th Guards Brigade
201st Guards Motor Brigade
201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
205th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
206th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
209th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
211th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
212th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
213th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
214th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
217th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
218th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
219th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
220th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
222nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
224th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
225th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
228th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
231st Infantry Brigade
232nd Infantry Brigade
233rd Infantry Brigade
234th Infantry Brigade
301st Infantry Brigade
302nd Infantry Brigade
303rd Infantry Brigade
304th Infantry Brigade
305th Infantry Brigade
306th Infantry Brigade
307th Infantry Brigade
308th Infantry Brigade
1st Parachute Brigade
2nd Parachute Brigade
3rd Parachute Brigade
4th Parachute Brigade
5th Parachute Brigade
1st Airlanding Brigade
5th Airlanding Brigade
14th Airlanding Brigade
21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
25th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
26th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
27th (North Rhodesia) Infantry Brigad)
28th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
29th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
30th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
31st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
3rd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
5th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
6th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
7th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
1st Sudan Defence Force Brigade
2nd Sudan Defence Force Brigade
1st Gibralter Brigade
2nd Gibralter Brigade
1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade
Hong Kong Infantry Brigade
Kowloon Infantry Brigade
Jewish Infantry Brigade Group
1st Special Service Brigade
2nd Special Service Brigade
3rd Special Service Brigade
4th Special Service Brigade
Vis Brigade
Adriatic Brigade

See also