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201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
The 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was a short-lived Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Formation and Service The 201st Independent Infantry Brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 4 October 1940 by No 1 Infantry Training Group in Aldershot Command. It was commanded by Brigadier A.E. Lawrence, and comprised four newly raised infantry battalions from Southern England.Joslen, p. 364. 'Home' brigades had a purely static defence role. Service The brigade moved from Aldershot Command to XII Corps on 10 October and then briefly to the West Sussex County Division (on 9 November), then to the Yorkshire Area (Military District) (on 21 February 1941), then to the Yorkshire County Division on 19 March, after that was formed on 24 February. The Yorkshire County Division was re-designated the East Riding Coastal Area on 1 December and the brigade went with it until it was disbanded on 13 December. Order of battle The composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
201st Guards Motor Brigade
The 22nd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during the Second World War. History The 22nd Infantry Brigade was formed by the redesignation of the 29th Infantry Brigade on 3 September 1939 and in March 1940 became responsible for all the troops in the Mersa Matruh Garrison area. In February 1941 the unit was reformed and renamed the 22nd Guards Brigade on 20 March 1941. It was converted to the 200th Guards Brigade (14 January 1942) and then finally the 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group (25 May 1942). The 201st Guards Brigade saw extensive service in the North African Campaign, in Operation Crusader in late 1941 and later the Battle of Gazala, where it was forced to surrender on 20 June 1942 when Tobruk was captured by German and Italian forces, although some men managed to escape capture. The brigade was reformed, as the 201st Guards Brigade, under the command of Brigadier Julian Gascoigne in Egypt on 14 August 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Army line infantry List of Regiments of Foot, order of precedence. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the East Surrey Regiment, to form a single county regiment called the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment which was, on 31 December 1966, amalgamated with the Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) to form the Queen's Regiment. Following a further amalgamation in 1992 with the Royal Hampshire Regiment, the lineage of the regiment is continued today by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires). Titles The regiment was raised in 1661 by Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterboroug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry Brigades Of The British Army
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets ''infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantryma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Established In 1940
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
The 147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (147 RAC) was an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps raised by the British Army in the World War II, Second World War. The regiment was created by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Hampshire Regiment. The regiment served in Western Front (World War II), North-west Europe from June 1944 to May 1945. Origin The regiment was formed by converting the 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, a war service battalion raised in July 1940 serving with the 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), along with the 9th Hampshires. The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lt. Col. A.R.W.S. Koe. In common with all other infantry battalions that were transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the personnel would have still continued to wear their Hampshire Regiment cap badges on the black beret of the Royal Armoured Corps. The regiment named their tanks after famous past battles fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldershot Garrison
Aldershot Garrison, also known as Aldershot Military Town, is a major garrison in South East England, between Aldershot and Farnborough in Hampshire. The garrison was established when the War Department bought a large area of land near the village of Aldershot, with the objective of establishing a permanent training camp for the Army. Over time, this camp grew into a military town and continues to be used by the Army to the present day. It is home to the headquarters of the Army's Regional Command, and it is also the administrative base for the 101st Logistic Brigade. The garrison plays host to around 70 military units and organisations. In 1972, the garrison was the site of one of the worst UK mainland IRA attacks of the time when a car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters mess of 16 Parachute Brigade, killing seven and injuring nineteen. The Official IRA claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was in revenge for the shootings in Derry that came to be known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire Regiment
The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment existed continuously for 111 years and served in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. An Army Order of the 28 November 1946 stated, due to distinguished service in the Second World War, the regiment would be re-titled as the Royal Hampshire Regiment. On 9 September 1992, after over 111 years of service, the Royal Hampshire Regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Regiment to form a new large regiment, the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, which continues the traditions of the Royal Hampshires. History Formation and antecedents The Hampshire Regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 under the Childers reforms from the merger of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
99th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 99th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (99th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (The Queen's) in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery at the end of 1941. It participated in the assault landings in Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). It then served through the Italian Campaign until it was disbanded in 1944. 14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), was formed on 4 July 1940 at Dorchester, DorsetFrederick, p. 200. Along with 13th Queen's and 9th and 10th Hampshire Regiment, the battalion was assigned to 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) on its formation on 4 October 1940 by No 1 Infantry Training Group in Aldershot Command. The brigade was a static home defence formation and first came under XII Corps from 19 October, and was then assigned to the West S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester ( ) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, to the south. The civil parish includes the experimental community of Poundbury and the suburb of Fordington. The area around the town was first settled in prehistoric times. The Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. After the departure of the Romans, the town diminished in significance, but during the medieval period became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the "Bloody Assizes" presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion, and later the trial of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
The 99th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (99th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (The Queen's) in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery at the end of 1941. It participated in the assault landings in Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). It then served through the Italian Campaign until it was disbanded in 1944. 14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), was formed on 4 July 1940 at Dorchester, DorsetFrederick, p. 200. Along with 13th Queen's and 9th and 10th Hampshire Regiment, the battalion was assigned to 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) on its formation on 4 October 1940 by No 1 Infantry Training Group in Aldershot Command. The brigade was a static home defence formation and first came under XII Corps from 19 October, and was then assigned to the West Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
211th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 211th Infantry Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Origin The brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 11 October 1940 by No 11 Infantry Training Group in the South West Area of Southern Command. Initially under the name of 211th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) it was composed of newly raised battalions. Composition The composition of 211 Brigade was as follows:Joslen, p. 374 *As part of the Devon and Cornwall County Division ** 11th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment ''(until 30 November 1941)'' ** 10th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment ''(until 30 November 1941)'' ** 9th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry ''(until 19 May 1941)'' ** 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment ''(22 June- 3 October 1941)'' *As part of the 77th Infantry Division ** 11th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment ''(1 December 1941 – 20 September 1942)'' ** 10th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment ''(1 December 1941 – 2 January 1943)'' ** 13th B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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