69TH INFANTRY BRIGADE

(Redirected from British 69th Infantry Brigade)
The '69th Infantry Brigade' was a World War II British Army formation. Part of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division.

History

This brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit. During the Battle of France it served with the British 23rd (Northumbrian) Division which suffered such heavy losses that it was disbanded. The brigade returned to the 50th Division to go on and fight in the North African Campaign , the Sicily Landings , and the D-Day Landings.

★ Brig. Viscount Downe

★ Brig. J.A. Barstow

★ Brig. G.W.E.J. Erskine (later C.O. British 7th Armoured Division)

★ Brig. L.L. Hassall

★ Brig. E.C. Cooke-Collis

★ Brig. A.G.B. Stanier

★

This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.

	Hotel Villa St Pierre
	Travelonly - Dave Corless
	Heavenly Paradise Getaways
	Dancing Moon Travel
	Aquaworld Cancun
	Delight Tours & Travel
	Travel Counsellors (Canada) Ltd
	Riad Karmela
	Travelonly - Joann Kaszyca
	Travelonly - Mary Lynn Villeneuve,ACC