20th Brigade (United Kingdom)

20th Brigade
Active1900
1914–19
1940–41
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry Brigade
Part of1st Division (Second Boer War)
7th Division (First World War)
Independent (Second World War)
EngagementsSecond 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.