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210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
The 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army organised during the Second World War to command a group of newly raised Home Defence battalions. It was later converted to a frontline brigade that served (under a new name) with distinction in the later years of the war, the 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade. Origin The brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 10 October 1940 by No 10 Infantry Training Group. It was initially composed of newly raised battalions from English infantry regiments.Joslen, p. 373. Service The brigade initially served in V Corps, and was then attached to 3rd Infantry Division (28 February – 24 April 1941) before becoming an integral part of the Dorset County Division. When that division was disbanded on 24 November 1941, 210 Brigade transferred to the 1st Infantry Division, and soon afterwards dropped the 'Home' part of its title. By now all of 210 Brigade's English home defence battalions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
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 ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
203rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
203rd Infantry Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Origin The brigade was formed as 203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) for service in the United Kingdom on 11 October 1940 by No 3 Infantry Training Group in the South West Area (later Devon and Cornwall County Division) of Southern Command. It consisted of five recently formed infantry battalions.Joslen, p. 366. Home brigades had a purely static defence role. Service 203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) served in SW Area/Devon and Cornwall County Division until 1 December 1942, when the County Division was renamed 77th Infantry Division and the brigade was redesignated 203rd Infantry Brigade. On 1 September 1944, 77th Division was disbanded and its personnel reformed as 45th (Holding) Division. At the same time 203rd Brigade was redesignated 134th Infantry Brigade (replacing a disbanded formation with the same number). All of these formations remained in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) to form the Duke of Lancaster Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border). History Formation The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was formed as part of the Childers Reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers), 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own) and the 11th and 14th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. The Loyals were one of seven county regiments recruiting in Lancashire. The depot was at Preston, and the regimental district also included the towns of Bolton, Chorl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
105th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 105th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (105th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1941. It served with V Corps in the Allied landings in North Africa ( Operation Torch). It later defended vital points during the campaign in Italy until it was disbanded in June 1944 to provide infantry reinforcements. 8th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment The unit was originally formed on 28 May 1940 at Blandford Camp, as 50th (Holding) Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment), as part of the rapid expansion of the Army with wartime conscripts. It was converted to a normal infantry battalion as 8th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, on 9 October 1940.Frederick, pp. 89–90. On 10 October it joined 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) which was being organised by No 10 Infantry Training Group as a static defence formation, first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
The 105th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (105th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1941. It served with V Corps in the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch). It later defended vital points during the campaign in Italy until it was disbanded in June 1944 to provide infantry reinforcements. 8th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment The unit was originally formed on 28 May 1940 at Blandford Camp, as 50th (Holding) Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment), as part of the rapid expansion of the Army with wartime conscripts. It was converted to a normal infantry battalion as 8th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, on 9 October 1940.Frederick, pp. 89–90. On 10 October it joined 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) which was being organised by No 10 Infantry Training Group as a static defence formation, first un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot and the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot. In January 1921, the regiment was renamed the Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own) and, in April of the same year, was again renamed, this time as the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. After distinguished service in the Second Boer War, along with both the First and the Second World Wars, on 1 March 1961, the regiment was amalgamated with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) to form the Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, which was destined to be short-lived. On 31 December 1966, the Queen's Own Buffs was merged with the other regiments of the Home Counties Brigade—the Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 11th Medium Regiment was a Royal Artillery unit, formed in the British Army during World War II. First raised in 1940 as infantry of the Essex Regiment, it was converted to the medium artillery role in 1942 and fought in the campaign in North West Europe. It was disbanded after the war. 9th Essex Regiment On 4 July 1940, as part of the rapid expansion of the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, a new 9th Battalion was formed at the Essex Regiment 's depot at Warley Barracks. (A previous 9th (Service) Bn of the Essex Regiment had been formed during World War I as part of 'Kitchener's Army'.)Frederick, pp. 233–5. After initial training, the battalion (together with 8th Essex Regiment) joined a home defence formation, 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), when it was formed by No 10 Infantry Training Group in V Corps in Southern England on 10 October 1940. On 28 February 1941 the two Essex battalions transferred to 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home). At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Battalion, Essex Regiment (1940–42)
The 11th Medium Regiment was a Royal Artillery unit, formed in the British Army during World War II. First raised in 1940 as infantry of the Essex Regiment, it was converted to the medium artillery role in 1942 and fought in the campaign in North West Europe. It was disbanded after the war. 9th Essex Regiment On 4 July 1940, as part of the rapid expansion of the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, a new 9th Battalion was formed at the Essex Regiment 's depot at Warley Barracks. (A previous 9th (Service) Bn of the Essex Regiment had been formed during World War I as part of 'Kitchener's Army'.)Frederick, pp. 233–5. After initial training, the battalion (together with 8th Essex Regiment) joined a home defence formation, 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), when it was formed by No 10 Infantry Training Group in V Corps in Southern England on 10 October 1940. On 28 February 1941 the two Essex battalions transferred to 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home). At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
153rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
The 153rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (153 RAC, sometimes known as 153 (Essex) Regt RAC) was an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps, part of the British Army, and was raised during the World War II, Second World War. The regiment saw brief but intense action in the invasion of Normandy before being broken up to provide replacements to other units. Origin 153rd RAC was formed by conversion to the armoured role of the 8th Battalion, Essex Regiment, a hostilities-only infantry battalion that had been raised during 1940. The battalion had been serving in 226th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), a Home Defence formation, when the whole brigade was converted into 34th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 34th Army Tank Brigade on 1 December 1941. The regiment served in the brigade alongside the North Irish Horse and 147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 147 RAC and later 151st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 151 RAC (lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
226th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 226th Infantry Brigade was a Home Service formation of the British Army that existed under various short-lived titles in both the First and Second World Wars. First World War On the outbreak of the First World War, the Territorial Force (TF) immediately mobilised for home defence, but shortly afterwards (31 August 1914), its units were authorised to raise 2nd battalions formed from those men who had not volunteered for, or were not fit for, overseas service, together with new volunteers, while the 1st Line went overseas to supplement the Regulars. Early in 1915 the 2nd Line TF battalions were raised to full strength to form new divisions, and began to form Reserve (3rd Line) units to supply drafts. The remaining Home Service men were separated out in May 1915 to form brigades of Coast Defence Battalions (termed Provisional Battalions from June 1915). 7th Provisional Brigade 7th Provisional Brigade was one of these formations, with the following composition:7th Provisional Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex Regiment
The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot. In 1958, the Essex Regiment was amalgamated with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). However, the existence was short-lived and, in 1964, was amalgamated again with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the Royal Anglian Regiment. The lineage of the Essex Regiment is continued by 'C' Company of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment. History Orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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