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  • 46th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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  • The 46th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army. During World War II, as the 46th (Highland) Brigade, it comprised the 9th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders, and the 7th Seaforth Highlanders. The Brigade was a second line Territorial Army Brigade part of 15th (Scottish) Division, which was the duplicate of the British 52nd (Lowland) Division and served in the Second World War. It remained in England for most of the war, crossing the channel to Normandy on 13 June 1944.
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Branch
command structure
  • 15
identification symbol
  • Divisional Insignia Scottish Red Lion Rampant , inside a yellow circle
Country
  • Great Britain
Type
  • Infantry
Dates
  • 1939
  • World War II
Unit Name
  • 46
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  • Brigade
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  • The 46th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army. During World War II, as the 46th (Highland) Brigade, it comprised the 9th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders, and the 7th Seaforth Highlanders. The Brigade was a second line Territorial Army Brigade part of 15th (Scottish) Division, which was the duplicate of the British 52nd (Lowland) Division and served in the Second World War. It remained in England for most of the war, crossing the channel to Normandy on 13 June 1944.