The brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 10 October 1940 by No 7 Infantry Training Group in Scottish Command. Under the name of 207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) it was initially composed of newly raised infantry battalions from the North of England.[1]
Serviceedit
Early in its service the brigade came under the administrative control 18th Infantry Division (2 November 1940 – 16 February 1941), and then became an integral part of Essex County Division from its formation until disbandment on 7 October 1941, when the brigade was renamed the 207th Independent Infantry Brigade.[1][2] However, the brigade's battalions had all left in the previous August for conversion to Royal Armoured Corps regiments for service in India. The Brigade HQ then moved to the Orkney and Shetland Defences (OSDEF) and once more took infantry battalions under its command. On 24 January 1944 the Brigade HQ returned to mainland United Kingdom and was re-designated HQ 8 Base Sub-Area.[1]
Order of battleedit
The composition of 207th Brigade was as follows:[1]
As part of 18th Division and the Essex County Division
10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment(10 October 1940 — 16 November 1940, and 17 February – 25 August 1941, converted that year to the 150th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps)[3]
8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (8–17 November 1940)
George Forty, British Army Handbook 1939-1945, Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1998, ISBN0 7509 1403 3.
Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN978-1-84342-474-1.
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