52nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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52nd Infantry Brigade
3rd Infantry Division
Garrison/HQRedford Barracks, Edinburgh
Engagements
First World War
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Arras (1917)
Third Battle of Ypres
First Battle of the Somme (1918)
Second Battle of the Somme (1918)
Battle of Havrincourt
Battle of Épehy
Battle of Cambrai (1918)
Battle of the Selle
Battle of the Sambre (1918)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Battle of Musa Qala, 2007
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier C.J. Lawrence

The 52nd Infantry Brigade was a formation of the

Second World War
and disbanded in 1945. It was again formed in 1982, and existed until 2010.

History

First World War

It first formed in September 1914 as part of the 17th (Northern) Division, part of the K2 Army Group . It spent the whole war with the Division on the Western Front, until May 1919 when it was disbanded.

Order of battle

The following units served with the brigade.[1]

  • 10th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (left August 1917)
  • 12th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment
  • 9th (Service) Battalion,
    Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
  • Northumberland Fusiliers
    (until August 1917)
  • 3/4th Battalion,
    Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
    (joined 3 August 1917, disbanded by 20 February 1918)
  • 52nd Machine Gun Company (joined 12 February 1916, left 24 February 1918)
  • 52nd Trench Mortar Battery (formed by 15 June 1916)

Second World War

The Brigade was reformed in September 1943 as a training formation for jungle warfare replacements. It was redesignated as Headquarters Training Group on 1 August 1945, and ceased to exist as the 52nd Brigade.

Order of battle

The following units served with the brigade.[2]

1982-2010

The brigade was reformed in 1982, when the Lowland District was redesignated. The 52nd (Lowland) Brigade is linked with the historical 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. The brigade consisted of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 52nd Lowland Volunteers, as well as other TA units in the Scottish Lowlands.

The Brigade was retitled 52 Infantry Brigade on 1 April 2002, taking command of Regular Army units in Scotland and the North West of England and giving up its regional and TA responsibilities to

51 Scottish Brigade
. This freed 52 Brigade to parent regular light role battalions for operational deployments. 52 Infantry Brigade was transferred to
3rd (UK) Division on 1 April 2007. The Brigade was only used once operationally, for a deployment to Afghanistan
in 2007/08.

Operation Herrick VII

In November 2006, it was reported that Land Command planners had offered up HQ 52 Infantry Brigade, under the command of Brigadier Andrew Mackay for a November 2007 deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Herrick VII, and that the rotation plan 'was now awaiting final approval by government ministers.'[3]

In July 2007, the

16 Air Assault Brigade.[5] During the time that the Brigade were in Afghanistan, they successfully retook the strategic Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala.[6] Brigadier MacKay subsequently received a CBE for his work.[7]

2007 Order of Battle

The Brigade in 2007 consisted of the Brigade HQ which was split between Redford Barracks and Edinburgh Castle and the following units:[8]

Disbandment

On its return the Brigade returned to Regional tasks including being a Regional Training Centre and involvement in the Edinburgh Tattoo. The headquarters of 52 Infantry Brigade were located at Edinburgh's Redford Barracks, with some administrative functions located in the New Barrack Block at Edinburgh Castle. The unit no longer exists under Army 2020, and was disbanded in 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baker, Chris. "17th (Northern) Division". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ISBN 9781843424741
    .
  3. ^ Tim Ripley, "UK infantry brigade to get Afghan role," Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 November 2006, p.7.
  4. ^ "Scots Guards Make It Safe For Villagers To Return Home In Helmand". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  5. ^ 16 Air Assault Brigade to replace 52 Infantry Brigade Archived 2012-10-25 at the UK Government Web Archive
  6. ^ "Afghan flag flies over Musa Qaleh once again". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  7. ^ Wha's like us... Brigadier Andrew Mackay
  8. ^ "52 Infantry Brigade". 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ "The Battalion". 21 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2 RGR". 19 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. ^ "2 YORKS". 6 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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