33rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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33rd Brigade
33rd Infantry Brigade
33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
33rd guards infantry.svg
Formation badge of the brigade, utilisiing the 'Blue, Red, Blue' of the Guards Division
Active1914–1919
1941–1943
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Infantry formation
Size Brigade
Part of 11th (Northern) Division
London District
Engagements

The 33rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in the First World War and home service during the Second World War.

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First World War

The 33rd Brigade was formed in the Great War in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army, initially made up of volunteer service battalions from a variety of different infantry regiments. For the duration of the war, the brigade was in the 11th (Northern) Division. Between February and September 1917 it was under the command of Brigadier-General Arthur Daly. [1] [2] [3] From September 1917 to the end of the war it was commanded by Brigadier-General Frederick Spring. [4] The brigade served in the Gallipoli Campaign, in Egypt and on the Western Front, and comprised the following units: [5]

Order of battle

The brigade was composed as follows: [1] [2]

Actions

The brigade took part in the following actions: [1] [2]

Gallipoli campaign
1915

Western Front
1916

1917

1918

Second World War

The brigade was reformed on 24 October 1941 during the Second World War as 33rd Infantry Brigade. On 10 November 1942 it was redesignated the 33rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards), as an all-arms brigade group under the command of Brigadier J. Jefferson. It was part of London District. The brigade was intended for home defence in the event of a German invasion and never left the United Kingdom. It was disbanded on 6 October 1943. [6] [7] [8]

Order of battle

The following units constituted the brigade: [6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Becke, pp. 19–25.
  2. 1 2 3 11th (N) Division at Long, Long Trail.
  3. Turner, p. 34.
  4. Spring, p. 53.
  5. Spring, p. 108.
  6. 1 2 Joslen, p. 281.
  7. IWM.
  8. 1 2 11th Worcesters at Worcestershire Regiment online.
  9. Frederick, p. 317.
  10. Joslen, p. 546.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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