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2nd Brigade (other)
In military terms, 2nd Brigade may refer to: Australia *2nd Brigade (Australia) * 2nd Light Horse Brigade Canada *2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade * 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Croatia *2nd Guards Brigade (Croatia) Estonia *2nd Infantry Brigade (Estonia) France *2nd Armoured Brigade (France) Germany * II Marine Brigade Ireland *2nd Brigade (Ireland) Japan *2nd Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) New Zealand *2nd Infantry Brigade (New Zealand) Poland * 2nd Brigade, Polish Legions *2nd Armoured Brigade (Poland) * 2nd Mountain Brigade (Poland) Romania * 2nd Infantry Brigade (Romania) *2nd Mountain Troops Brigade (Romania) Serbia * 2nd Land Force Brigade South Africa * 2nd Infantry Brigade (South Africa) Spain * 2nd Mixed Brigade United Kingdom *2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) *2nd Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 2nd Composite Mounted Brigade *2nd Gibraltar Brigade *2nd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom) *2nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) *2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Brigade (Australia)
The 2nd Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1903 as a militia formation based in Victoria, the brigade later served during the First World War as part of the Australian Imperial Force, allocated to the 1st Division. During the war, the 2nd Brigade took part in the fighting at Gallipoli, including the Battle of Krithia where it lost almost a third of its strength. Later they took part in the Battle of Lone Pine before being withdrawn back to Egypt in December 1915. Following this the brigade was transferred to the Western Front in France and Belgium where, between March 1916 and the armistice in November 1918, they took part in most of the major Allied operations. In the 1920s the brigade reverted to a part-time militia formation, once again based in Victoria, forming part of the 4th Division. During the Second World War, the brigade remained a part of 4th Division until 1943, when it was reallocated to the 2nd Division based in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)
The 2nd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the 1st South African Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in East Africa and the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943. In September 1939 Niehorster lists the brigade as being part of Eastern Province Command. In the East African Campaign, the Brigade was led by Brigadier F.L.A. Buchanan and consisted of: * 1st Natal Mounted Rifles * 1st Field Force Battalion * 2nd Field Force Battalion * No. 2 S.A. Armoured Car Company * 12th Field Company, SA Corps of Engineers * 12th Field Ambulance, SA Medical Corps * No. 2 Mobile General Workshops, SA Technical Services Corps * 3 Brigade Signals Company, SA Corps of Signals During the Western Desert Campaign (at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein), the Officer Commanding was Brig. W.H.E. Poole and the brigade comprised the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery was a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that served in the Second World War. It saw action in France, Greece, North Africa and Italy. It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958. The regiment had an earlier incarnation as B Brigade, RHA, formed from the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery in 1864 before being broken up in 1889. It was reestablished in 1901 as II Brigade, RHA but was broken up at the outbreak of the First World War as its constituent battery was posted away. History B Brigade, RHA Royal Horse Artillery brigades did not exist as an organizational or operational grouping of batteries until 1 July 1859 when the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery was formed. As a result of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Crown took direct control of India from the East India Company on 1 November 1858 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1858. The Presidency armies transferred to the direct authority o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
II Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War. It was originally formed with 21st, 42nd and 53rd Batteries, and attached to 6th Infantry Division. In August 1914 it mobilised and in September was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 6th Division throughout the war. 87th (Howitzer) Battery joined the brigade in May 1916 from 12th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery XII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War. It was originally formed with 43rd, 86th and 87th (Howitzer) Batteries, each equipped with 4.5-inch howitzers, and a .... External linksRoyal Field Artillery Brigades Notes References |
2nd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The 2nd Parachute Brigade was the second parachute infantry brigade to be formed by the British Army in 1942; it was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division but in 1943, after the invasion of Italy, became an independent formation. As an independent brigade it was variously assigned at different times, and served under the command of the 2nd New Zealand Division, the 8th Indian Infantry Division, and the 1st Airborne Task Force. Before the end of the Second World War in Europe the brigade saw active service in Italy, the South of France and Greece. At the end of the European war the brigade returned to the United Kingdom and was intended to join the 44th Indian Airborne Division in the Far East, for service against the Japanese Empire, but the war ended before they sailed. Instead the brigade was assigned to the 6th Airborne Division, which had been named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Signal Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Signal Brigade (later 2nd Signal Group), was a military formation of the British Army composed of Royal Corps of Signals units. The brigade was first formed following the reorganisation of the old Territorial Army in 1967, and was disbanded in 2012 under the Army 2020 programme. However, later the 2nd Signal Group was formed continuing the lineage of the old brigade, before it was disbanded in 2018. Background Before the 1966 Defence White Paper and subsequent wide-ranging reorganisation of the Army, signal formations larger than those controlled by a Lieutenant Colonel (ie: battalion (regiment in the RCS)) were rare, and usually only temporary regional formations. However, following that defence paper, eight new 'signal groups', commanded by a Colonel were formed to oversee specialist units with specific duties, including those tasked with supporting the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Formation On 1 April 1968, Headquarters, 2nd Signal Group (Static Communica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Mounted Brigade previously known as the 2/2nd South Western Mounted Brigade was a second line yeomanry brigade of the British Army during the First World War. Raised after the declaration of war, it was a mirror formation of the first line 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade. It had under command the 2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry, the 2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry, and the 2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry. All of which were converted in cyclist units in 1916 or 1917 and the brigade, never having seen any active service, ceased to exist. See also * 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade for the 1st Line formation * British yeomanry during the First World War * Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army Yeomanry are part of the reserve for the British Army. At the start of First World War there were fifty-four yeomanry regiments in the British Army. Soon after the declaration of war, it was decided to increase the number of these volunteer mounte ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd London Infantry Brigade
The 168th (2nd London) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw service during both the First and the Second World Wars. Throughout its existence, serving under many different titles and designations, the brigade was an integral part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division. It served on the Western Front during First World War and in the Italian Campaign during the Second World War. It was finally disbanded in the 1960s. Origin The Volunteer Force of part-time soldiers was created following an invasion scare in 1859, and its constituent units were progressively aligned with the Regular British Army during the later 19th Century. The Stanhope Memorandum of December 1888 introduced a Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. The East London Brigade was one of the formations organised at this time. The Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Infantry Brigade (later 2 (South East) Brigade) was a regional brigade of the British Army, active since before the First World War. It was the regional formation of the Army in the South East of England–the Brigade commanded and administered soldiers throughout Kent, Surrey and Sussex–but also Brunei. In December 2014 the Brigade merged with 145 (South) Brigade to form Headquarters 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East. Early history Following the end of the Second Boer War in 1902 the army was restructured, and the 2nd Infantry Brigade was established as part of the 1st Division in the 1st Army Corps, stationed at Aldershot Garrison. First World War The brigade, initially commanded by Brigadier-General Edward Bulfin, served with the 1st Division during the First World War, from 1914 to 1918 and served throughout the war on the Western Front as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The brigade fought in many of the major battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army, formed in the First World War. It was formed in France in August 1915 with two Guards battalions already on the Continent and another two from England. It served with the Guards Division on the Western Front for the rest of the war. History Formation The 2nd Guards Brigade was formed at Lumbres, near St Omer, France between 19 and 25 August 1915. The 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards joined on 19 August from England and the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards and 1st Battalion, Scots Guards joined on 25 August from 1st (Guards) Brigade, 1st Division. The latter two battalions had been amongst the first British units to be sent overseas as part of the British Expeditionary Force, crossing to France between 11 and 15 August 1914. They served on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915 taking part in the Battle of Mons (23 and 24 August 1914), the First Battle of the Marne (69 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Gibraltar Brigade
The 2nd Gibraltar Brigade was a British Army garrison brigade during the Second World War. History After serving as part of the Garrison of Gibraltar from 24 April 1941 to 1 December 1943, it was redesignated as the 28th Infantry Brigade and as such saw action in and Italy as part of the 4th Infantry Division with the British Eighth Army. From December 1944 through to August 1945 the 28th Infantry Brigade served in Greece during the Greek Civil War with Lieutenant General Ronald Scobie's III Corps. Formation As 2nd Gibraltar Brigade * 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry * 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment * 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) * 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment * 2nd Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool) As 28th Infantry Brigade * 2nd Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool) * 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry * 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders * 2/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Composite Mounted Brigade
The 2nd Composite Mounted BrigadeDespite the name, the brigade was dismouted throughout its existence. was a formation of the British Army in World War I. It was formed by the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign on 4 September 1915 by absorbing the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and London Mounted Brigades. The brigade was dissolved on return to Egypt in December 1915. Formation Due to losses during the Battle of Scimitar Hill and wastage during August 1915, the 2nd Mounted Division had to be reorganised. On 4 September 1915, the 2nd Composite Mounted Brigade was formed from the 3rd (Notts and Derby) and 4th (London) Mounted Brigades. Each dismounted brigade formed a battalion sized unit: :3rd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment ( Sherwood Rangers, South Notts Hussars and Derbyshire Yeomanry) :4th London Regiment ( 1st County of London, City of London and 3rd County of London Yeomanry) The brigade was commanded by Br-Gen A.H.M. Taylor, former comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
