British Military Units that Served in WWII
Name Beginning With (1)
Updated 12/16/09
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Name Resource #
12 Group, Royal Air Force 85
112 Squadron 119
1/7th Queen's 438
1st Air Commando 52
1st Air Landing Brigade, 1st Airborne Division 39; 372
1st Air Landing Light Artillery Regiment 39
1st Airborne Division 39; 96; 133; 255; 316; 370; 372; 383; 460; 482; 765; 839
1st Airborne Task Force 423
1st Armoured Coldstream Guards, Guards Armoured Division 234
1st Armoured Division 482
1st Army Group Royal Artillery 158
1st Battalion, 1st Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division 234; 438
1st Battalion, 4th Hampshires 594
1st Battalion, Border Regiment 39
1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment; 158th Brigade, 53rd Div. 49; 128
1st Battalion, Green Howards, 50th Infantry Division 531
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards 255
1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 49; 128
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 1st Para Brigade, 1st Airborne Div. 39; 460
1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Airborne Division 39
1st Brigade, Coldstream Guards 491
1st Commando Brigade 187
1st Dorset Regiment 384
1st Grenadier Guards Battalion 482
1st Guards Brigade, 78th Infantry Division 540
1st Hampshire Regiment 384
1st Hussars 234
1st Infantry Division 243; 382; 831; 839
1st Line, 5th Battalion, Welch Regiment 49
1st London Scottish 594
1st Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division 39; 133; 460
1st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers 460
1st Reconnaissance Regiment 839
1st Rifle Brigade 438
1st Scots Armoured Division 505
1st Scots Guards 158
1st Scottish Brigade 176
1st South Lancashire Regiment 384
1st Special Service Brigade 384
10th Destroyer Flotilla 122
10th Rifle Brigade 540
10th Royal Berkshires 594
11th Armoured Division 49; 234; 255; 281; 315; 373; 417; 568; 845
11th Battalion, 1st Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division 39
11th Infantry Brigade 382
12th Battalion, 6th Airborne Division 384
13th Battalion, 6th Airborne Division 384
13th Battalion, 18th Regiment Royal Hussars 128
13th Brigade, 5th Infantry Division 594
14th Brigade, Chindits 52
15th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment 365
15th Brigade, 5th Infantry Division 594
15th Destroyer Flotilla 440
15th (Scottish) Division 128; 187; 417
16th Battalion, 5th Lancers, 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Div. 540
17th Battalion, 21st Lancers 540
17th Brigade, 5th Infantry Division 594
18th Armoured Regiment 158
18th Infantry Division 275; 536
107th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps 530
111th Brigade, Chindits 52; 326
125th Anti-tank Regiment 275
128th "Hampshire" Brigade, 46th "Oak Tree" Division 594
129th Brigade, 43rd Wessex Division 417
130th Brigade, 43rd Wessex Division 176; 417
141st Battalion, Royal Armoured Corps 49
155th Field Regiment of Royal Artillery 275
158th Brigade, 53rd Welsch Division 49
159th Infantry Brigade, 11th Armoured Division 234; 281
160th Brigade, 53rd Welsch Division 49
161st Brigade 256
167th Brigade, 56th London Infantry Division 594
169th "Queens" Brigade, 56th London Infantry Division 594
175th Pioneer Regiment 594
178th Lowland Medium Artillery Regiment 785
