British 2nd Gibraltar Brigade
Encyclopedia
The 2nd Gibraltar Brigade was a British Army
regular garrison brigade during the Second World War
.
from 24 April 1941 to 1 December 1943, it was redesignated as the 28th Infantry Brigade and as such saw action in Sicily and Italy
as part of the 4th Infantry Division
. From December 1944 through to August 1945 the Brigade served in Greece
with General Ronald Scobie
's III Corps.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
regular garrison brigade during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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History
After serving as part of the Garrison of GibraltarGibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
from 24 April 1941 to 1 December 1943, it was redesignated as the 28th Infantry Brigade and as such saw action in Sicily and Italy
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
as part of the 4th Infantry Division
British 4th Infantry Division
The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
. From December 1944 through to August 1945 the Brigade served in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
with General Ronald Scobie
Ronald Scobie
Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald MacKenzie Scobie KBE, CB, MC was a British Army officer who commanded III Corps.-Military career:...
's III Corps.
As 2nd Gibraltar Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
- 4th Battalion, The Devonshire RegimentThe Devonshire RegimentThe Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:...
- 7th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
- 1st Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool)The King's Regiment (Liverpool)The King's Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th Regiment of Foot in 1751...
As 28th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, The King's Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersThe Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
- 2/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment