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This is a list of army brigades of the British Commonwealth and Empire during the Second World War.

These brigades were often part of larger military formations composed of units from the United Kingdom, Dominions, British India and Crown Colonies. At the time, despite their multi-national composition, such formations were often referred as "British".

The territories and peoples comprising many countries mentioned below have changed since the war; in some cases the names of countries have changed or do not correspond to modern country names.

In the list below:

  • "formed from" indicates that a brigade was created in part from another unit and;
  • "formerly" indicates a simple unit/name change.

Australia

Canada

RCA = Royal Canadian Artillery

New Zealand

South Africa

SAA = South African Artillery

Straits Settlement

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Brigade redesignated as "regiment" for interoperability purposes with US Army in Pacific, Stacey, C P., Queen's Printer, Ottawa, 1955, pg 516
  2. Ad hoc formation in Defence of Hong Kong, Stacey, C P., Queen's Printer, Ottawa, 1948, pg 298
  3. Ad hoc formation in Defence of Hong Kong, Stacey, C P., Queen's Printer, Ottawa, 1948, pg 295

References

British military formations during the Second World War
Higher level commands
Divisions
Brigades
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