302nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 302nd Infantry Brigade was a headquarters formed by the British Army towards the end of the Second World War.

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By the end of 1944, 21st Army Group was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. [1] In January 1945, the War Office began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft and coastal artillery regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties in North West Europe, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. [2] [3] The 302nd brigade was formed on 15 January 1945 as one of a proposed eight brigade headquarters organised to command these new units.[ citation needed ] However, no brigade commander was appointed and no units were posted to the brigade, which was disbanded on 7 March 1945. [4]

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  1. ↑ Ellis, pp. 141–2.
  2. ↑ Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Joslen, p. 398.

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