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117th Brigade (United Kingdom)
117th Brigade may refer to: * 117th Mixed Brigade (Spain) * 117th Brigade (United Kingdom) * 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines The 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines was an infantry brigade formation of the Royal Marines created in the final stages of the Second World War. Unit history The unit was one of two created to address the manpower shortage of 21st Army Group ... See also * 117th Division (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Mixed Brigade
The 117th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War. History The 117th Mixed Brigade was created on April 28, 1937 from the 2nd Regiment of the old South Ebro Column. It was incorporated into the newly created 25th Division. In June 1937 it participated in the Huesca Offensive. A few months later it took part in the Battle of Belchite. On August 25, together with the 32nd and 131st mixed brigades, it took the railway station. The brigades then made a pincer movement around Belchite, surrounding it from both ends. The 117th MB also took the bullring and some houses. In the following days the unit captured the "Romanico" position, the electricity transformer and the Belchite water tank. After the fighting ended, on September 6 it received an order to withdraw and move to Lécera. In December 1937 it participated in the Battle of Teruel, attacking in the area of the cemetery. Although the brigade came to take the first nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Brigade (United Kingdom)
117th Brigade may refer to: * 117th Mixed Brigade (Spain) * 117th Brigade (United Kingdom) * 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines The 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines was an infantry brigade formation of the Royal Marines created in the final stages of the Second World War. Unit history The unit was one of two created to address the manpower shortage of 21st Army Group ... See also * 117th Division (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
The 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines was an infantry brigade formation of the Royal Marines created in the final stages of the Second World War. Unit history The unit was one of two created to address the manpower shortage of 21st Army Group in early 1945. The brigade was created on 15 January 1945 from former members of the Royal Marines Division, which had been broken up in 1943 and the troops distributed to Marine Commandos, or retrained as landing craft crew. They were quickly re-mustered as regular infantry, organised as a standard Army brigade. The Brigade was stationed in England until after the German surrender when it was moved forward to occupy the naval port of Kiel as part of VIII Corps, releasing 46th Highland Brigade for occupation duties elsewhere. The Brigade was tasked with guarding naval installations and overseeing the capitulation of German naval ships and personnel. It also had to deal with the arrival of ships carrying troops returning from the Easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
