227th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

227th (Mixed) Brigade
227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
Active1917–1919
1941–1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofFirst World War: Home Forces
Second World War: 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
EngagementsBattle of Normandy
Operation Epsom
Hill 112
Operation Bluecoat

227th Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army formed for Home Service under various short-lived titles in the First and the Second World Wars. Later it was upgraded to a field formation composed of Scottish troops, and saw heavy fighting in the Normandy and North West Europe Campaign.