The 9th British Infantry Brigade, together with 7th Infantry Brigade and 8th Infantry Brigade, formed the British 3rd Infantry Division, which at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, was commanded by Major-General Bernard Montgomery.
The 9th British Infantry Brigade, together with the rest of the 3rd Infantry Division, was sent to France in October 1939 shortly after the outbreak of war as part of the British Expeditionary Force.
Following the evacuation from Dunkirk, the 9th British Infantry Brigade spent four years training in the UK in preparation for D-Day. The 3rd Infantry Division was the first British division to land at Sword Beach on D-Day.
The 9th British Infantry Brigade fought through the Battle of Normandy, the Netherlands and later the invasion of Germany until the end of the war.
The 9th British Infantry Brigade comprised:
- 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
Other units associated with the group on D-Day included:
- East Riding Yeomanry
- 33 Field Regiment
- View 33 Field Regiment Journal Account June 1944 to May 1945
- View 33 Field Regiment Journal War Diary Transcription 1 June 1945 to May 1945
- No 3 Platoon, 253 Field Company
- 101 Anti Tank Battery
- 9 Field Ambulance
- Detachment 106 Bridging Company RASC
- Detachment 172 Infantry Brigade Company RASC
Not sure if you're still checking this, but do you have the War Diary excepts for May 1944 as this month starts at the appendices?
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