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11th Infantry Brigade    11th Infantry Brigade was part of 4th Division when war broke out in September 1939. It proceeded to France with the British Expeditionary Force and was evacuated at Dunkirk in late May 1940. 11th Brigade then joined 78th Division and after training in the UK, served in in North Africa from November 1942 to May 1943 and went on to see action in Sicily and Italy. 11th Brigade consisted of 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (to 29th of January 1940) 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment (from 29th of January 1940) 11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company (3rd September 1939 to 31st of December 1940) 28th of October 1939 Operational Order 4th of November 1939 Digging in 5th of November 1939 Obstacles 6th Dec 1939 Parade 18th of January 1940 Lecture 1st May 1940 Defences 13th May 1940 Preparations 15th May 1940 Recce 16th May 1940 Defences 17th May 1940 Exchange of Fire 18th May 1940 On the Move 19th May 1940 Bridge Protected 20th May 1940 In Action 21st May 1940 Shelling 22nd May 1940 Orders Issued 23rd May 1940 Bridge Blown 25th May 1940 In the Line 26th May 1940 Positions Improved 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 27th May 1940 Sniper 28th May 1940 Under Attack 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 30th May 1940 Defensive Perimeter 31st May 1940 In Action 1st Jun 1940 Heavy Shelling 8th Nov 1942 Landing 14th Nov 1942  Advance 7th April 1943 Patrol 14th Apr 1943 On the Move 15th Apr 1943 Reliefs 15th Apr 1943 On the Move 16th Apr 1943 Shelling 17th Apr 1943 Shelling 29th Apr 1943 Preparations 30th Apr 1943 Recce 21st Jun 1943 On the Move 23rd June 1943 Exercises 6th Jul 1943 On the Move 9th Jul 1943 HQ Moves 21st Jul 1943 Orders 23rd Jul 1943 On the Move 24th Jul 1943 On the Move 31st Jul 1943 Under Fire 3rd Aug 1943 On the Move 7th August 1943 Advance 8th August 1943 Slow Progress 8th Aug 1943 On the Move 5th Oct 1943 In Action 5th Oct 1943 In Action 6th Oct 1943 In Action 5th Nov 1943 In Action 7th Nov 1943 In Action 8th Nov 1943 In Action 13th February 1944 Roads Bad 22nd February 1944  23rd February 1944  15th March 1944 Training 16th March 1944 Training 19th March 1944 Church parades 21st March 1944 Training and Divisional confrerence 22nd March 1944 On the move 11th May 1944 Preparations 11th May 1944 Equipment 12th May 1944 Attack Made 12th May 1944 Offensive Begins 12th May 1944 Briefing 13th May 1944 Orders 13th May 1944 Orders 13th May 1944 Orders 14th May 1944 On the Move 14th May 1944 On the Move 14th May 1944 On the Move 15th May 1944 Recce 15th May 1944 Attack Made 15th May 1944 In Action 15th May 1944 Advance 16th May 1944 Into Position 16th May 1944 In Action 16th May 1944 In Action 16th May 1944 In Action 17th May 1944 In Action 17th May 1944 In Action 17th May 1944 In Action 17th May 1944 In Action 18th May 1944 On the Move 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th Jan 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Instructions 9th of January 1945 Orders Changed 9th Jan 1945 Reliefs 7th of April 1945 Training If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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