The 302nd Infantry Brigade was a headquarters formed by the British Army towards the end of the Second World War.
By the end of 1944, 21st Army Group was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. [1] In January 1945, the War Office began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft and coastal artillery regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties in North West Europe, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. [2] [3] The 302nd brigade was formed on 15 January 1945 as one of a proposed eight brigade headquarters organised to command these new units.[ citation needed] However, no brigade commander was appointed and no units were posted to the brigade, which was disbanded on 7 March 1945. [4]
Notes
- ^ Ellis, pp. 141–2.
- ^ Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
- ^ "RA 1939-45 Infantry Regts Index". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Joslen, p. 398.
References
- Lionel Ellis, "History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West", Volume II: "The Defeat of Germany", London: HMSO, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, ISBN 1-84574-059-9.
- Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1.
External sources
The 302nd Infantry Brigade was a headquarters formed by the British Army towards the end of the Second World War.
By the end of 1944, 21st Army Group was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. [1] In January 1945, the War Office began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft and coastal artillery regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties in North West Europe, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. [2] [3] The 302nd brigade was formed on 15 January 1945 as one of a proposed eight brigade headquarters organised to command these new units.[ citation needed] However, no brigade commander was appointed and no units were posted to the brigade, which was disbanded on 7 March 1945. [4]
Notes
- ^ Ellis, pp. 141–2.
- ^ Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
- ^ "RA 1939-45 Infantry Regts Index". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Joslen, p. 398.
References
- Lionel Ellis, "History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West", Volume II: "The Defeat of Germany", London: HMSO, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, ISBN 1-84574-059-9.
- Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1.