156th (Scottish Rifles) Infantry Brigade

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The 156th (Scottish Rifles) Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation composed largely of Scottish rifle units that served as part of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in both World Wars.

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Label Occurrences
156th (Scottish Rifles) Infantry Brigade canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
associatedRegiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) ⓘ
Highland Light Infantry ⓘ
King's Own Scottish Borderers ⓘ
Royal Scots Fusiliers ⓘ
associatedWith Lowland Scotland ⓘ
composedOf Scottish rifle units ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
equipment Lee-Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: Lee–Enfield rifle
formationType Territorial Army brigade ⓘ
infantry brigade of the Territorial Force ⓘ
garrison Scottish Command ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
nickname Scottish Rifles Brigade ⓘ
notableCharacteristic Territorial formation with strong regional identity ⓘ
largely recruited from Lowland Scotland ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Arras ⓘ
Battle of Cambrai ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
Rhineland Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Rhineland campaign

Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
notableFor service with 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in both World Wars ⓘ
notableUnit Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) ⓘ
partOf 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division ⓘ
raisedFor home defence ⓘ
overseas service ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
serviceBranchRole line infantry ⓘ
size brigade ⓘ
subordinateTo Scottish Command ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Middle East ⓘ
North-West Europe ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Europe

Western Front ⓘ
tradition Scottish infantry ⓘ
type infantry formation ⓘ

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52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division → component → 156th (Scottish Rifles) Infantry Brigade ⓘ