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15th Infantry Brigade    15th Brigade saw action in Norway in 1940 as an independent Brigade. They rejoined 5th Division in late summer and went on to see action in Sicily, Italy and North Western Europe. 15th Brigade was made up of 1st Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 23rd of November 1939 Orders 2nd Apr 1940 Orders 3rd Apr 1940 Visit 4th Apr 1940 Visit 5th Apr 1940 Visit 9th Apr 1940 Reorganisation 10th Apr 1940 Orders 11th Apr 1940 Stand Fast 13th Apr 1940 Orders 15th Apr 1940 Orders 17th Apr 1940 On the Move 18th Apr 1940 Troops 21st Apr 1940 On the Move 22nd Apr 1940 On the Move 25th Apr 1940 On the Move 26th Apr 1940 In Action 26th Apr 1940 Orders 26th Apr 1940 In Action 27th Apr 1940 Under Fire 27th Apr 1940 In Action 28th Apr 1940 Air Attacks 28th Apr 1940 Reorganisation 30th Apr 1940 Evacuation 30th Apr 1940 On the Move 1st May 1940 Train Detrailed Jan 1942 On the Move 26th Jan 1942 Attack Made 17th Mar 1942 On the Move 21st May 1942 On the Move 21st May 1942 On the Move 23rd May 1942 On the Move Jun 1942 Training 19th Sep 1942 On the Move 11th Nov 1942 On the Move 26th Feb 1943 On the Move 12th Apr 1943 On the Move 3rd Jun 1943 On the Move 5th July 1943 On the Move 10th July 1943 Landing 3rd August 1943 Orders 4th August 1943 Orders 4th August 1943 Support 5th August 1943 Advance 6th August 1943 Advance Stalled 10th August 1943 Contact 2nd Sep 1943 Planning 3rd Sep 1943 On the Move 19th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th Jul 1944 On the Move 5th Aug 1944 On the Move 23rd Feb 1945 On the Move 7th Mar 1945 On the Move 20th Mar 1945 Training 16th Apr 1945 On the Move 17th Apr 1945 On the Move 29th Apr 1945 Wood Cleared 30th Apr 1945 Advance 1st May 1945 Reorganisation 2nd May 1945 Reorganisation 3rd May 1945 Reorganisation 4th May 1945 Reorganisation 4th Mar 1945 On the Move 19th May 1945 On the Move If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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