202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)

The 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was a short-lived Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War.

202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
Active20 October 1940-22 December 1941
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry Brigade
RoleHome Defence

Origin and Service

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The 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 20 October 1940 by No 2 Infantry Training Group in the Northumbrian Area (later Northumberland County Division) of Home Forces.[1][2][3] It was commanded by Brigadier H. Pawle (Brigadier G.F. Gough from 20 May 1941), and comprised four newly raised infantry battalions from Northern England.[1] Home brigades had a purely static coast defence role.[4]

The brigade's units had been dispersed to other brigades (in the Northumberland County Division and outside it) or for conversion to other roles by the time the brigade ceased to function operationally on 1 December.[5][6] The Brigade HQ was disbanded on 22 December 1941.[1]

Order of battle

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The composition of 202nd Brigade was as follows:[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Joslen, p. 365.
  2. ^ Joslen, p. 115.
  3. ^ a b Collier, Map 20.
  4. ^ Joslen, p. 223.
  5. ^ Joslen p. 288
  6. ^ Joslen
  7. ^ Forty p. 50
  8. ^ a b Frederick, p. 130.
  9. ^ Frederick, p. 12.
  10. ^ a b c Frederick, pp. 836–7.
  11. ^ "101 Light AA Regiment RA (TA)". The Royal Artillery 1939-45. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. ^ Frederick, p. 108.
  13. ^ Frederick, p. 187.
  14. ^ "103 Light AA Regiment RA (TA)". The Royal Artillery 1939-45. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  15. ^ Organization of the Field Force in the United Kingdom and Order of Battle, Part 12, Orkney and Shetland Defences, 3 March 1941, with amendments, The National Archives (TNA), Kew, file WO 212/115.

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