20th Brigade | |
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Active | 1900 1914–19 1940–41 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry Brigade |
Part of | 1st Division (Second Boer War) 7th Division (First World War) Independent (Second World War) |
Engagements | Second Boer War First World War: – Western Front – Italian Front Second World War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maj-Gen Arthur Paget Brig-Gen H.G. Ruggles-Brise Brig-Gen The Hon J.F. Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis |
20th Brigade (20th Bde) was an infantry formation of the British Army first organised in the Second Boer War. In the First World War, the brigade fought on the Western Front and on the Italian Front as part of 7th Division. The brigade was re-raised under during the Second World War and briefly served in France until being converted to an armoured formation.