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Air defence brigades of the British Army (1 C, 52 P) Airborne infantry brigades of the United Kingdom (1 C, 13 P) Armoured brigades of the British Army (1 C, 18 P)
This is a list of British Brigades in the Second World War. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of brigade size that served in the British Army during the Second World War. List of British airborne brigades of the Second World War (includes airlanding and parachute brigades)
The command structure within the British Army is hierarchical; with divisions and brigades controlling groupings of units from an administrative perspective. Major units are battalion-sized, with minor units being company sized sub-units.
Pages in category "Armoured brigades of the British Army" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Royal Corps of Army Music - 14 + 20 bands [36] Royal Army Chaplains' Department - approx. 150 [37] Small Arms School Corps [38] Royal Army Physical Training Corps [39] General Service Corps; Royal Army Medical Service - 9 + 15 units [40] Royal Army Veterinary Corps - 2 + 0 regiments [41]
The British Army also increased the recruitment within their African regiments, in particular the Nigeria Regiment, the Gold Coast Regiment, and the King's African Rifles, which resulted in numerous brigades being formed in east (Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Tanganyika, and Uganda), and west Africa. [11]
It is intended as a central point of access information about British formations of that size. It does not cover formations of the British Indian Army. In 1905, the army established a series of geographical military districts, known as "commands", to replace six army corps that had existed for a short period.
The four commando brigades would spearhead British Army attacks in Northwest Europe, Italy, and Burma. The expansion also led to the creation of the Special Air Service (SAS). By 1944, SAS had also grown to a brigade-level command while maintaining its raiding role.