British brigades of the Second World War
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
- 1st Light Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Light Armoured Brigade
- 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
- 1st Armoured Brigade
- 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade
- 1st Armoured Engineer Brigade
- 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers
- 2nd Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance 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
Cavalry Brigades
Army Tank Brigades
- 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
- 25th 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
Motor Machine Gun Brigades
Armoured Division Support Groups
- 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
Infantry Brigades
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 4th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 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 later 29th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 22nd Infantry Brigade
- 23rd Infantry Brigade
- 24th Guards Brigade
- 25th Infantry Brigade
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- 27th Infantry Brigade
- 28th Infantry Brigade
- 29th Infantry Brigade
- 30th Infantry Brigade
- 31st Independent Brigade Group
- 32nd Guards Brigade
- 33rd Infantry Brigade
- 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 Infantry Brigade
- 73rd Infantry Brigade
- 103rd Infantry Brigade – previously 103rd AA Bde
- 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
- 132nd Infantry Brigade
- 133rd Infantry Brigade
- 134th Infantry Brigade
- 135th Infantry Brigade
- 136th Infantry Brigade
- 137th Infantry Brigade
- 138th Infantry Brigade
- 139th Infantry Brigade
- 140th (4th London) Brigade
- 141st (5th London) Brigade
- 142nd (6th London) 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 (1st London) Infantry Brigade
- 168th (2nd London) Infantry Brigade
- 169th (3rd London) Infantry Brigade
- 170th Infantry Brigade – North Africa deception unit
- 171st Infantry Brigade – North Africa deception unit
- 172nd Infantry Brigade – North Africa deception unit
- 176th Infantry Brigade
- 177th Infantry Brigade
- 178th Infantry Brigade
- 182nd Infantry Brigade
- 183rd Infantry Brigade
- 184th Infantry Brigade
- 185th Infantry Brigade
- 197th Infantry Brigade
- 198th Infantry Brigade
- 199th Infantry 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) later 140th Brigade
- 214th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) later 214th Infantry Brigade
- 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) later 141st Brigade
- 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 222nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
- 222nd Infantry Brigade
- 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)
- 227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
- 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 previously 27th AA Bde
- 304th Infantry Brigade previously 38th AA Bde
- 305th Infantry Brigade previously 49th AA Bde
- 306th Infantry Brigade previously 55th AA Bde
- 307th Infantry Brigade previously 59th AA Bde
- 308th Infantry Brigade previously 61st AA Bde
- 1st London Infantry Brigade
- 2nd London Infantry Brigade
- 3rd London Infantry Brigade
- 4th London Infantry Brigade
- 5th London Infantry Brigade
- 6th London Infantry Brigade
- 1st (Guards) Brigade
- 5th Guards Brigade
- 6th Guards Brigade
- 7th Guards Brigade
- 20th Independent Guards Brigade
- 22nd Guards Brigade
- 24th Guards Brigade
- 32nd Guards Brigade
- 33rd Independent Guards Brigade
- 200th Guards Brigade
- 201st Guards Motor Brigade
Parachute and Airlanding Brigades
Special Service/Commando Brigades
Anti-Aircraft Brigades
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 5th Searchlight Brigade
- 6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 102nd AA Bde
- 7th Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Brigade
- 8th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 9th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 10th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 11th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 13th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 14th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 15th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 16th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 17th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 18th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 20th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 21st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 22nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 23rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 24th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 25th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 303rd Bde
- 28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 29th (East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 30th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 31st (North Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 32nd (Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 35th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 36th (Scottish) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 38th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 304th Bde
- 39th Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 103rd AA Bde
- 40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 41st (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 42nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 43rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 45th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 46th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 47th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 48th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 49th Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 305th Bde
- 50th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 106th AA Bde
- 54th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 55th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 306th Bde
- 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 57th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 58th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 59th Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 307th Bde
- 60th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 61st Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 308th Bde
- 62nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 63rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 64th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 65th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 66th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 67th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 68th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 69th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 70th Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 104th AA Bde
- 71st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 72nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade later 105th AA Bde
- 73rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 74th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 75th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 77th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 79th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 81st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 82nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 83rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 100th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 101st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 102nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade previously 6th AA Bde
- 103rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade previously 39th AA Bde; later 103rd Infantry Bde
- 105th Anti-Aircraft Brigade previously 70th AA Bde
- 105th Anti-Aircraft Brigade previously 72nd AA Bde
- 106th Anti-Aircraft Brigade previously 53rd AA Bde
- 107th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 1st Royal Marine Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 5th Royal Marine Anti-Aircraft Brigade
Imperial and Dominion
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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