32nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 32nd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw active service during both the First and the Second World Wars.
First World War
The Brigade was raised originally as the 32nd Infantry Brigade, part of the 11th (Northern) Division, a New Army formation which served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the First World War.Order of battle
- 9th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) '
- 6th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) '
- 6th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
- 8th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) '
- 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) '
- 32nd Brigade Machine Gun Company
- 32nd Trench Mortar Battery ''''
Second World War
The Brigade was reformed as 32nd Infantry Brigade on 1 October 1941, during the Second World War. In 1942, the brigade joined the Guards Armoured Division, and later saw service during Operation Overlord, the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, including Operation Market Garden, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany.Order of battle
- 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
- 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
- 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
- 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards
Commanders
- Brigadier L. Bootle-Wilbraham
- Brigadier G.L. Verney
- Brigadier J.C.O. Marriott
- Brigadier G.F. Johnson
- Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. Windsor-Lewis
- Brigadier J.O.E. Vandeleur