36th Infantry Brigade

The 36th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation.This brigade fought in both the First and Second World Wars. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army brigade.

History

World War I

The 36th Brigade fought throughout the First World War with the 12th Eastern Division on the Western Front.

• Formation during World War I
• 8th The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
• 9th The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
• 7th The Royal Sussex Regiment
• 11th The Duke of Cambridge's Own

World War II

Re-created on 7 October 1939. It fought in the Battle of France in May 1940, as part of the 12th Infantry Division, where it was over run and dispersed. Reformed on 8 June 1940 it eventually became part of the British 78th Infantry Division serving in the North African Campaign, in Sicily and the Italian Campaign.

• Formation during World War II
• 5th Royal East Kent Regiment
• 6th The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
• 7th The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
• 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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