159th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

159th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade
159th Infantry Brigade
Active1921–1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeInfantry
Motorised infantry
SizeBrigade
Part of53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
11th Armoured Division
Nickname(s)"The Black Bull" (divisional nickname when assigned to the 11th Armoured Division)
EngagementsBattle of Normandy
Operation Epsom
Operation Goodwood
Operation Bluecoat
Falaise Pocket
Operation Market Garden
Battle of the Bulge
Western Allied invasion of Germany
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Charles E. Hudson VC

The 159th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army. Part of the Territorial Army (TA), the brigade was assigned to the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division and served with the division in the early stages of the Second World War until May 1942 when it was transferred to be the motorised infantry element of the 11th Armoured Division. The brigade would serve with the 11th Armoured in North-west Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.