British Brigades in WWII

This is a list of British Brigades in WWII. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size.

• 1st Light Armoured Brigade[?]
• 2nd Light Armoured Brigade[?]
• Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt)[?]
• 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade[?]
• Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt)[?]
• 1st Armoured Brigade[?]
• 1st Armoured Reconnaisance Brigade[?]
• 1st Armoured Engineer Brigade[?]
• 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers[?] (in with armoured brigades since it was equipped with specialist tanks)
• 2nd Armoured Brigade[?]
• 2nd Armoured Reconnaisance Brigade[?]
• 3rd Armoured Brigade[?]
• 4th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 5th Guards Armoured Brigade[?]
• 6th Guards Armoured Brigade[?]
• 7th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 8th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 9th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 10th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 11th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 20th Light Armoured Brigade[?]
• 20th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 21st Armoured Brigade[?]
• 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade[?]
• 22nd Armoured Brigade[?]
• 23rd Armoured Brigade[?]
• 24th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers[?]
• 26th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 27th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 28th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 29th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 30th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 31st Armoured Brigade[?]
• 33rd Armoured Brigade[?]
• 34th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 35th Armoured Brigade[?]
• 74th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)[?]
• 87th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks)[?]

• 137th Armoured Brigade[?]

• 4th Cavalry Brigade[?]
• 5th Cavalry Brigade[?]
• 6th Cavalry Brigade[?]

• 1st Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 6th Guards Tank Brigade[?]
• 10th Tank Brigade[?]
• 11th Tank Brigade[?]
• 21st Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 23rd Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 24th Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 24th Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 31st Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 32nd Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 33rd Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 34th Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 35th Army Tank Brigade[?]
• 36th Army Tank Brigade[?]

• 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade[?]
• 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade[?]
• 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade[?]

• Guards Support Group[?]
• 1st Support Group[?]
• 2nd Support Group[?]
• 6th Support Group[?]
• 7th Support Group[?]
• 8th Support Group[?]
• 9th Support Group[?]
• 11th Support Group[?]
• 42nd Support Group[?]

• 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 1st London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 2nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 2nd London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 3rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 3rd London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 4th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 4th London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 5th Guards Brigade[?]
• 5th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 5th London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 6th Guards Brigade[?]
• 6th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 6th London Infantry Brigade[?]
• 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 7th Motor Brigade[?]
• 8th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 9th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 10th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 11th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 12th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 13th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 14th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 15th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 16th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 17th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 18th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 19th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 21st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 22nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 22nd Guards Brigade[?]
• 23rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 25th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 26th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 27th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 28th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 29th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 30th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 31st Independent Brigade Group[?]
• 32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)[?]
• 35th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 36th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 37th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade)[?]
• 42nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 43rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 44th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 45th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 46th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 52nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 53rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 54th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 55th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 56th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 61st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 66th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 69th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 70th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 71st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade[?]
• 73rd Independent Infantry Brigade[?]
• 113th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 114th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 115th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 116th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines[?]
• 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines[?]
• 119th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 120th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 121st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 125th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 126th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 127th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 128th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 129th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 130th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 131st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 132st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 133rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 134th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 135th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 136th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 137th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 138th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 139th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 140th (London) Infantry Brigade[?]
• 140th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 141st (London) Infantry Brigade[?]
• 141st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 143rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 144th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 145th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 146th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 147th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 148th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 150th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 151st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 152nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 153rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 154th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 155th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 156th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 157th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 158th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 159th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 160th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 161st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 162nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 163rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 164th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 165th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 166th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 167th (London) Infantry Brigade[?]
• 168th (London) Infantry Brigade[?]
• 169th (London) Infantry Brigade[?]
• 170th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 171st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 172nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 176th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 177th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 182nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 183rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 184th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 185th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 197th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 198th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 199th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 200th Guards Brigade[?]
• 201st Guards Motor Brigade[?]
• 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 205th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 206th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 209th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 211th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 212th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 213th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 214th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 216th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 217th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 218th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 219th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 220th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 222nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 224th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 225th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 226th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 228th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)[?]
• 231st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 232nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 233rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 234th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 301st Infantry Brigade[?]
• 302nd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 303rd Infantry Brigade[?]
• 304th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 305th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 306th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 307th Infantry Brigade[?]
• 308th Infantry Brigade[?]

See also

• Orders of Battle, Lt.-Col. H. F. Joslen, Rtd., Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-84342-474-6. Reprint of 1960 2 volume history published by HMSO.