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200th (2 1st Surrey) Brigade
200th may refer to: *200th (2/1st Surrey) Brigade, formation of the British Army during the First World War *200th (Winnipeg) Battalion, CEF, unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War *200th Airlift Squadron, unit of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Wing located at Peterson Air Force Base *200th Coast Artillery (United States) (200 CA), United States Army unit during the first half of World War II *200th Division (National Revolutionary Army), the first mechanised division in the National Revolutionary Army *200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade, military formation of the Russian Ground Forces based at Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast *200th Military Police Command (United States), the senior law enforcement unit within the U.S. Army Reserve *200th Street (other), a number of stations of the New York City Subway *200th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line), local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line, near the New York Botanical Garden *200th Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
200th (2/1st Surrey) Brigade
The 2nd Surrey Brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Force Brigade of the British Army in World War I. The brigade was formed as a duplicate of the Surrey Brigade in October 1914 as part of the 2nd Home Counties Division. As the name suggests, the brigade recruited in Surrey. In August 1915, in common with all Territorial Force brigades, it was numbered as 200th (2/1st Surrey) Brigade. Between September 1917 and the end of the year, the brigade was extensively reorganized and lost its territorial identity; henceforth it was known as 200th Brigade. It was demobilized in February 1918. History In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge, Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |