71st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

71st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)


71st Infantry Brigade
Part of 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
Operations * Battle of Normandy
* Battle of Falaise
* Battle of the Bulge
* Operation Veritable

The 71st Infantry Brigade formed part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division during World War II. It fought with the division throughout the North-West Europe campaign, before finally being disbanded in March 1946.

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