151st Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 1939–1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division |
Engagements | Battle of France (1940) Battle of Arras Battle of Gazala Second Battle of El Alamein El Agheila Operation Pugilist Mareth Line Wadi Akarit D-Day Operation Perch Operation Market Garden |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Richard Sugden |
The 151st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service during the Second World War in Belgium and France in 1940, and later in North Africa, Tunisia and Sicily, and later in Normandy in mid-1944 and North-western Europe. The brigade was part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, and for most of its wartime existence consisted of three battalions of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) the 6th, 8th and 9th.