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138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade

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In the late 1930s, there was a growing need to increase the anti-aircraft defences of the United Kingdom and a reduced need for so many infantry battalions in the Territorial Army and so many of them were converted into other roles. As a result, in late 1936, the 46th (North Midland) Division (and
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under British Forces in Austria. The 138th Infantry Brigade Headquarters were disbanded in 1946 and, being a 2nd Line Territorial formation, was not reformed in the 1947 reorganisation of the Territorial Army but its battalions seem to have survived. The 6th Battalion,
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divisions, was very poorly equipped and trained and was assigned mainly as a labour and training unit, to build defences and construct airfield. As a consequence, the division was battered in the
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After returning to the United Kingdom the brigade and division, due to severe casualties suffered in a futile attempt to stem the German advance, were both reformed with large numbers of
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Due to the worsening situation in Europe, the brigade was mobilised in late August/early September 1939, along with the rest of the Territorial Army. On 1 September the
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A new 138th Brigade was raised in mid-1939 when the Territorial Army was doubled in size throughout the spring and summer of 1939, due to the possibility of war with
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being launched a few miles south. The attack was a failure and served only to gain the 46th Division a poor reputation until late September 1918 when, during the
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for overseas service. In late February 1915 the division began landing in France and was the first complete Territorial division to arrive on the
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Men of the 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, part of the 138th Brigade, British 46th Infantry Division, enter Salerno during the
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of 2nd AA Division. Both were equipped with searchlights and part of the 2nd AA Division. The 4th Lincolns was transferred to
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In April 1940, seven months after the outbreak of the war, the 138th Infantry Brigade, commanded at the time by
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becoming an increasing likelihood. As a result, the brigade number was activated again when the
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in France and Belgium for the rest of the war, aside from a few weeks in Egypt, fighting at the
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138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade had the following composition during the war:
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which amalgamated with the 1/4th Battalion, to create the 4th Battalion, KOYLI.
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44th (The Leicestershire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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of the Adriatic". In December 1944, during a heavy counter-attack by the
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which ended in May with the surrender of over 230,000 German and Italian
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46th (The Lincolnshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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In mid-January 1945, the brigade and the rest of the division (except
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of the same regiment, to create the 4th Battalion, as did the 2/4th
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With the rest of the 46th Division, the brigade later fought in the
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Disbanded after the war in 1919 the brigade was reformed in the new
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survived until 1947 when it amalgamated with its parent unit, the
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and, two days later, on 3 September 1939, Britain declared war on
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On 6 January 1943 the 46th Division left the United Kingdom for
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and, together with the rest of the BEF, was gradually forced to
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of the 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment was awarded the
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The following officers commanded 138th Brigade during the war:
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and, with the rest of the North Midland Division, trained in
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the brigade) was disbanded and its headquarters renamed the
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138th Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:
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where they saw active service in the final stages of the
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and other support units, were sent to France to join the
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The brigade saw service with the 46th Division on the
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Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War II
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
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British infantry brigades of the Second World War (
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The 5th Lincolns was transferred to the 795:(from 26 September until 27 October 1944) 770:(from 26 August 1942 until 23 March 1944) 718:138th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company 262:in October 1915 after the failure of the 801:(from 27 October until 19 December 1944) 409:148th (3rd West Riding) Infantry Brigade 405:146th (1st West Riding) Infantry Brigade 401:32nd (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Group 393:31st (North Midland) Anti-Aircraft Group 343:1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 289:, it re-established its name during the 912: 758:(from 13 July 1941 until 17 March 1942) 752:(from 8 August 1940 until 13 July 1941) 1182:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1175: 1137:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1130: 1092:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1085: 1047:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1040: 435:. 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Index

United Kingdom
British Army
Infantry
Brigade
46th (North Midland) Division
46th Infantry Division
Gerard Bucknall
infantry
brigade
British Army
First World War
46th (North Midland) Division
Second World War
46th Infantry Division
Territorial Force
Yeomanry
Volunteer Force
Lincolnshire Regiment
Leicestershire Regiment
First World War
Imperial Service
Luton
Western Front
British Expeditionary Force
46th (North Midland) Division
177th (2/1st Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade
59th (2nd North Midland) Division
Western Front
Hohenzollern Redoubt
Battle of Loos

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