| 词条 | 54th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) |
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| unit_name =54th Brigade 54th Infantry Brigade 54th (East Anglia) Brigade | image = British 18th (Eastern) Division insignia.png | caption =18th Division insignia, World War I | dates =1914-1919 1939-1942 1980-1995 | country ={{flag|United Kingdom}} | allegiance = | branch ={{army|United Kingdom}} | type =Infantry | role = | size =Brigade | command_structure =18th (Eastern) Division 18th Infantry Division | garrison =Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = | colors = | march = | mascot = | anniversaries = | equipment = | battles = | decorations = | battle_honours = | notable_commanders = Sir William Heneker }} The 54th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars. First World WarThe brigade was originally raised in September 1914, as the 54th Brigade, in the First World War as part of Kitchener's New Armies and joined the 18th (Eastern) Division, serving with it throughout the war mainly on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918. Order of battleThe 54th Brigade was constituted as follows during the war: [1]
Second World WarThe brigade was disbanded in 1919 after the war. Reformed in 1939 in the Territorial Army (TA) as the 54th Infantry Brigade, it was part of the 18th Infantry Division. The brigade spent the early years of World War II in the United Kingdom on home defence and training duties, anticipating a German invasion. With the rest of the division, the brigade was sent to Singapore, under the command of Brigadier Edward Backhouse, in 1942 and, after the Battle of Singapore against the Imperial Japanese Army, surrendered along with the rest of the Singapore garrison. They became prisoners of the Japanese for the next three years in harsh and degrading treatment. Order of battleThe 54th Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:[2]
PostwarIn the 1980s, the 54th Brigade was again active as 54th (East Anglia) Brigade, a Territorial Army regional brigade in the United Kingdom.[3] Structure in 1989:
It was amalgamated with 49 Brigade and thus disbanded in 1995.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|accessdate=20 January 2012|publisher=The Long Long Trail|title=18th (Eastern) Division|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/18div.htm}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939BXIE.pdf|title=United States Army Command and General Staff College|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231709/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939BXIE.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr., Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company, 1985 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/30010.aspx|title=49 Brigade: History|publisher= Ministry of Defence|accessdate=15 August 2015}} External links
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