28th Brigade
28th Brigade or 28th Infantry Brigade may refer to: Australia * 28th Brigade (Australia) India * 28th Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 28th Indian Infantry Brigade of the British Indian Army in the Second World War Ukraine * 28th Mechanized Brigade United Kingdom * 28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade * 28th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) * 28th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) *Artillery Brigades ** 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery United States * 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade See also

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28th Brigade (Australia)
The 28th Brigade was a formation of the Australian Army during World War II. Raised in April 1941, the brigade consisted of Australian Army Reserve, Militia units who were assigned to carry out defensive duties on the New South Wales Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast. After being mobilised for war in December 1941, the brigade mounted defensive duties throughout 1942 and 1943, defending against a possible Japanese invasion. As this threat passed, the brigade's role diminished throughout 1943. Eventually, the brigade was disbanded in December 1943 having never seen combat. Its constituent units either amalgamated with others, or broken up as reinforcements. History The brigade was formed on 8 April 1941, at Ingleburn, New South Wales. Upon formation, the brigade was assigned several part time Australian Army Reserve, Militia units – the 34th Battalion (Australia), 34th and 45th Battalion (Australia), 45th Battalions, and the Sydney University Regiment – and was as ...
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28th Indian Brigade
The 28th Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. Formed in October 1914, it defended the Suez Canal in early 1915, ended the Ottoman threat to Aden in July 1915, took part in the Mesopotamian Campaign in 1916 and 1917, before finishing the war in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. It remained in Palestine until it was broken up in 1920. History ;Egypt and Aden The 28th Indian Brigade was formed in October 1914 as part of Indian Expeditionary Force F (along with the 29th and 30th Indian Brigades) and sent to Egypt. After arriving in Egypt, it joined the 10th Indian Division when it was formed on 24 December. It served on the Suez Canal Defences, notably taking part in the Actions on the Suez Canal on 3–4 February 1915. In July 1915, the brigade was detached to Aden with 1/B Battery, HAC and 1/1st Berkshire Battery, RHA. They fought a sharp action at Sheikh Othman on 20 ...
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28th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 28th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in March 1941, at Secunderabad in India and assigned to the 6th Indian Infantry Division. In September 1941, the brigade was sent to Malaya. Coming under command III Indian Corps and 11th Indian Infantry Division the brigade surrendered with the rest of the Commonwealth forces during the Battle of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Formation *2nd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles *2nd Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles *2nd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles to 7 January 1942 *5th Field Artillery Regiment Royal Artillery * 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (16x4.5inch Howitzers) - attached at Kampar & Slim River *3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 22 to 27 December 1941 and 8 to 10 January 1942 *3rd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment 1 to 13 January 1942 *2nd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment o ...
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28th Mechanized Brigade
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28th (Thames And Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (28 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of the British Territorial Army created in 1925 to command anti-aircraft units in Kent and around the militarily important Medway Towns, which it defended during the Second World War. In 1940 the brigade was responsible for the defences on the south side of the Thames Estuary including the Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham and the Port of Dover. The brigade was heavily engaged throughout the Battle of Britain, in the summer of 1940, and The Blitz, from autumn 1940 to spring 1941, operating a total of 70 heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) guns controlled from a gun operations room (GOR) at Chatham. During 1942 many of the brigade's experienced units were transferred to active theatres overseas. Increasingly the brigade included women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). From mid-1944 the German ''Luftwaffe'' began launching V-1 flying bombs against southeast England, whose speed and maneuverabili ...
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28th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 28th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army, raised during the Second World War. History In 1939, it started off as the 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade. After the Dunkirk evacuation, with the lack of Armoured vehicles, it was converted into the 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade on 1 December 1940. As more equipment became available, it was eventually converted into the 28th Armoured Brigade and served in the United Kingdom throughout the war, under the command of the 9th Armoured Division. It was disbanded on 21 August 1944, without having seen active service as a unit. However, its constituent Armoured Regiments would see service in the Northwest Europe Campaign, replacing units disbanded by heavy losses. Order of battle * 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (left 13 July 1944) * 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (left 20 June 1944) * 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (left 20 August 1944) * 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles (rede ...
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28th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 28th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation which served during the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, The Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation. History 28th Brigade First World War The 28th Brigade was part of 9th (Scottish) Division during the early stages of the First World War, from civilians volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. It was initially composed of the 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 9th (Service) Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), and the 10th and 11th (Service) battalions of the Highland Light Infantry. The brigade trained, with the rest of the division, from August 1914 until May 1915 and arrived on the Western Front and were to remain there until being disbanded in May 1916, being replaced in the division by 1st South African Brigade. The brigade was, however, briefly reformed in September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive in the final stages of the war. The 28th Brigade ...
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28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
XXVIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... It was originally formed in 1900, with 122nd, 123rd and 124th Batteries, and attached to 5th Infantry Division. In August 1914 it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service throughout the war. It received a fourth battery - 65th (Howitzer) Battery - in May 1916, and in January 1917 was withdrawn from the division to be used as an army-level brigade. After the close of hostilities it spent a short time as part of the occupation force in Germany, and then saw service in Turkey from 1919-1921. After returning to England in 1921, it was demobilised. The brigad ...
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28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade
The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade is a heavy aviation unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) is one of four brigades of the 28th Infantry Division. It provides aviation assets for both federal and state active duty missions. The aviators of the CAB fly the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota and Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The CAB headquarters is at Muir Army Airfield, Fort Indiantown Gap, located north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The brigade commander is Lt. Col. Michael Girvin, and the Command Sergeant Major is Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Livolsi. Currently, the brigade is made up of the: * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) * 2d Battalion (General Support), 104th Aviation Regiment (2-104th GSAB) * 628th Aviation Support Battalion (628th ASB) History The Aviation Brigade traces its heritage to 1 June 1959 with the activation of the 28th Aviation Company at the Capital City Airport, New Cumbe ...
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28th Division (other)
28th Division or 28th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 28th Division (German Empire) * 28th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 28th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) * 28th Infantry Division Aosta, Kingdom of Italy * 28th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 28th Infantry Division (Poland) * 28th Division (Spain) * 28th Division (United Kingdom) * 28th Infantry Division (United States) *28th Infantry Division of Kordestan, Iran Aviation divisions: * 28th Air Division The 28th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Tactical Air Command at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 29 May 1992. History Established in December 1 ...

28th Battalion (other)
28th Battalion or 28th Infantry Battalion may refer to: * 28th Battalion (Australia) — an Australian infantry battalion that served during the First World War * 2/28th Battalion (Australia) — an Australian infantry battalion that served during the Second World War * 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF — a Canadian infantry battalion of the First World War * 28th Battalion (ULFA) — a terrorist organisation in Assam * Maori Battalion (28th Battalion) — a New Zealand infantry battalion that served during the Second World War * 11th/28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment The 11th/28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment (11/28 RWAR) is a Reserve infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Located in Western Australia, it is one of the two battalions of the Royal Western Australia Regiment which forms the i ...