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List of British Commonwealth and Empire brigades of the Second World War

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

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Canada

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RCA = Royal Canadian Artillery

New Zealand

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South Africa

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SAA = South African Artillery

Straits Settlement

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c 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

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