29th Infantry Brigade in the Second World War 1939-1945

29th Infantry Brigade

29th Infantry Brigade was formed in July 1940 from Regular Infantry Battalions recently arrived home from India. The saw action in Home Defence, Madagascar, East Africa, India and Burma as an independent Brigade and as part of 36th Division.
It was made up of:
1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment (July 1940-April 1944)
1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (May–Aug 1945)
1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (May–Aug 1945)
2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (May–Aug 1945)
29th Independent Brigade Group Anti-tank Company (1 Sep 1940 – 18 Jan 1941)
204th (Oban) Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery (16 July 1940 – 5 May 1941)
17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (16 July 1940 – 5 May 1941)
E Company, 5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Machine Guns) 16 Aug 1940 – 11 June 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Machine Gun Company Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (12 June 1941 – 31 Oct 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Reconnaissance Company (19 Jan 1941 – 5 May 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Machine Gun Company Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (19 Jan 1941 – 5 May 1941)
B Special Service Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps (20 Aug 1942 – 1 June 1943)
455th Independent Light Battery, Royal Artillery (20 Aug 1942 – 1 June 1943)
D Company, 2nd Manchester Regiment (Machine Gun) 17 Oct 1943 – 16 June 1944)
236th Field Company, Royal Engineers (16 July 1940 – 25 Jan 1943)
29th Independent Brigade Group Company, Royal Army Service Corps (1 Aug 1940 – 5 May 1941)
154th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (16 July 1940 – 25 Jan 1943)
29th Independent Brigade Group Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (27 April 1940 – 10 July 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (29 April 1940 – 5 May 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Provost Section, Royal Military Police (18 July 1940 – 15 Jan 1943

14th July 1940 Reorganisation

26th Jul 1940 Equipment

31st Jul 1940 Equipment

2nd Aug 1940 Orders

3rd Aug 1940 On the Move

5th Aug 1940 Reorganisation

7th Aug 1940 Stores

12th Aug 1940 Training

15th Aug 1940 Wireless Sets

16th Aug 1940 Exercise

22nd Aug 1940 Exercise

30th Aug 1940 Exercise

12th Sep 1940 Exercise

13th Sep 1940 Exercise

23rd Oct 1940 Reliefs

26th Jan 1943 On the Move

6th March 1944 Whistling bullets

6th Apr 1944 Objective Taken

6th Apr 1944 Orders

April 1944 Reliefs

May 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 Loading

6th Jun 1944 Maps

7th Jun 1944 Preparations

8th Jun 1944 Delay

9th Jun 1944 Orders

10th Jun 1944 Orders

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Concentration

23rd Jun 1944 Good Cover

26th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 Advance

29th Jun 1944 Protection

30th Jun 1944 Shelling

1st Jul 1944 Shelling

2nd Jul 1944 Shelling

3rd Jul 1944 Counter Attack

14th Jul 1944 Equipment

15th Jul 1944 Reliefs

16th Jul 1944 Difficult Move

17th Jul 1944 Rations

18th Jul 1944 Attack Made

19th Jul 1944 Village Captured

20th Jul 1944 Move

22nd Jul 1944 Move

25th Jul 1944 Reorganisation

28th Jul 1944 Orders

29th Jul 1944 On the Move

30th Jul 1944 In Action

31st Jul 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 Advance

2nd Aug 1944 Hard Fighting

3rd Aug 1944 Under Fire

4th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks

4th Aug 1944 Counter Attack

5th Aug 1944 Enemy Attack

6th Aug 1944 Attack Made

6th Aug 1944 Heavy Attack

7th Aug 1944 Tanks in Action

8th Aug 1944 Reliefs

12th Aug 1944 On the Move

13th Aug 1944 Reinforcements

14th Aug 1944 Hard Fighting

15th Aug 1944 Mines

16th Aug 1944 Advance

17th Aug 1944 Under Fire

18th Aug 1944 Bridges Blown

19th Aug 1944 Enemy Tanks

20th Aug 1944 Dense Forest

21st Aug 1944 Area Cleared

22nd Aug 1944 Mines

23rd Aug 1944 At Rest

28th Aug 1944 On the Move

29th Aug 1944 Advance

30th Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken

31st Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken

1st Sep 1944 Advance

1st Sep 1944 Advance

2nd Sep 1944 On the Move

3rd Sep 1944 Opposition

4th Sep 1944 Mopping up

5th Sep 1944 Canal

6th Sep 1944 Maintenance

7th Sep 1944 Orders

8th Sep 1944 On the Move

9th Sep 1944 Stiff Opposition

10th Sep 1944 In Action

11th Sep 1944 Opposition

12th Sep 1944 Patrols

13th Sep 1944 Shells fired into Germany

14th Sep 1944 At Rest

17th Sep 1944 At Rest

19th Sep 1944 On the Move

20th Sep 1944 Attack Made

21st Sep 1944 Bridgehead Established

22nd Sep 1944 In Action

23rd Sep 1944 Shelling

24th Sep 1944 In Action

25th Sep 1944 In Action

26th Sep 1944 On the Move

27th Sep 1944 Patrols

27th Sep 1944 Shelling

28th Sep 1944 At Rest

28th Sep 1944 Communication

29th Sep 1944 At Rest

30th Sep 1944 On the Move

7th Oct 1944 Move

8th Oct 1944 Enemy Encountered

9th Oct 1944 Enemy Engaged

10th Oct 1944 Bridge Attacked

11th Oct 1944 Watch

12th Oct 1944 Patrols

13th Oct 1944 Prisoners Taken

14th Oct 1944 Patrols

15th Oct 1944 Advance

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