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4th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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man a snow-covered forward trench in France while hand grenades are handed out to other soldiers on 26 January 1940.
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and was among the first British units to be sent overseas, shortly after the war began, as part of the
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The brigade was not reformed during the war, instead it was replaced in 2nd Division by the
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until the end of the war in 1945. During the war, three members of the brigade won the
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until April 1942 when, with the rest of the 2nd Infantry Division, it was shipped to
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Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions
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Military units and formations in Burma in World War II
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The following units served with 4th Infantry Brigade:
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British infantry brigades of the Second World War (
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Index

4th Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)
4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East
infantry
brigade
British Army
First
Second World Wars
2nd Infantry Division
Second Boer War
2nd Infantry division
1st Army Corps
3rd
2nd Infantry Division
British Expeditionary Force
battalions
Foot Guards
Western Front
Guards Division
1st Guards Brigade
Battle of Mons
First Battle of the Marne
First Battle of the Aisne
First Battle of Ypres
Battle of Festubert
19th Infantry Brigade
Grenadier Guards
Coldstream Guards
Irish Guards
Hertfordshire Regiment
6th Brigade

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