130th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

Plymouth Brigade
Devon & Cornwall Brigade
130th (Devon & Cornwall) Brigade
130th Infantry Brigade
130th (West Country) Infantry Brigade
Active1889–1961
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBrigade
Part of43rd (Wessex) Division
EngagementsOperation Jupiter (Hill 112)
Operation Bluecoat (Mont Pinçon)
Vernon Bridge
Operation Market Garden
Operation Clipper
Operation Blackcock
Operation Veritable
Operation Plunder
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William Edgcumbe
Clifford of Chudleigh
Basil Coad

The 130th (Devon & Cornwall) Brigade, originally the Plymouth Brigade was an infantry formation of Britain's Volunteer Force, Territorial Force, and later Territorial Army (TA). In the First World War the brigade was in British India for most of the war and did not see service as a complete formation, but many of its battalions fought in the Middle East campaigns. The brigade (without its Devon or Cornwall battalions) did see action during the campaign in North West Europe of the Second World War, distinguishing itself at actions such as Operation Jupiter (Hill 112), the capture of Mont Pinçon, Operation Market Garden, at 'Dorset Wood' and at Hengelo. As 130 (West Country) Brigade it continued in the postwar TA until 1961.