1st (Guards) Brigade 1st Brigade 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards) 1st Infantry Brigade 1st Mechanized Brigade 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 1899–2022 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Armoured Infantry, Mechanized Infantry, Light Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 3rd (United Kingdom) Division |
Garrison/HQ | Delhi Barracks, Tidworth Camp |
Engagements | First World War Battle of Mons First Battle of the Marne First Battle of the Aisne First Battle of Ypres Battle of Aubers Ridge Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of Pozières Third Battle of Ypres Battle of Épehy Second World War Battle of France Fondouk El Kourzia Tunis Battle of Monte Cassino Liri Valley |
The 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army with a long history including service during both the First and the Second World Wars. It was based at Tidworth Camp. Previously, it has been designated 1st (Guards) Brigade, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Mechanised Brigade (from the 1990s), and under the initial Army 2020 reforms assumed the title of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade. Under the Future Soldier programme, the brigade merged with the 1st Artillery Brigade to form the 1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team.[1]