231st Brigade 231st Independent Infantry Brigade 231st Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 14 January 1917 – 10 July 1919 1943–1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 74th (Yeomanry) Division 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division |
Engagements | First World War Second World War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Roy Urquhart Alfred Dudley Ward Sir Alexander Stanier |
The 231st Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. In each case it was formed by redesignation of existing formations. In the First World War, it fought in Palestine and on the Western Front, while during the Second World War it served in the Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy and the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.