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  • 227th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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  • 227th Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army formed for Home Service under various short-lived titles in World War I and the early part of World War II. Later it was upgraded to a field formation composed of Scottish troops, and saw heavy fighting in the Normandy and North West Europe campaign.
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Branch
  • 23
command structure
  • 15
  • Home Forces
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  • WWII Divisional Insignia Scottish Red Lion Rampant , inside a yellow circle
Type
  • Infantry
Dates
  • 1917
  • 1941
Unit Name
  • 227
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  • Brigade
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  • 227th Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army formed for Home Service under various short-lived titles in World War I and the early part of World War II. Later it was upgraded to a field formation composed of Scottish troops, and saw heavy fighting in the Normandy and North West Europe campaign.