70th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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70th Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 1939 - 1944 |
Country | Great Britain |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division |
Nickname | The Polar Bears |
Engagements | Operation Epsom, Invasion of Normandy |
Battle honours | The Odon Valley, Juvigny, Mezidon |
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(as part of 49th Division) |
The 70th Infantry Brigade was a British Territorial Army unit during the First and Second World Wars.
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