Sunday, 26 May 2019

Introduction

This blog is intended to provided a summary of 9th British Infantry Brigade activities during World War 2. More detailed summaries can be found within the respective War Diaries of the relevant units.

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:


Other units associated with the group on D-Day included:




9th British Infantry Brigade Landing Schedule for D-Day, 6 June 1944


Loading of Landing Craft Tank LCT(4) 611 (LTIN 371) and Landing Craft Tank LCT(4) 612 (LTIN 370) during  Exercise FABIUS IV May 44 - IWM A23672
The D-Day Landing Timetable shows that LTIN 370 was due to carry 13 Members of 9th Infantry Brigade Defence Platoon, each with their own folding Airborne Bicycles (see below).

LTIN (a)Beaching time (b)Code (c)Unit serialUnit partUnit no.Unit typeUnit or Sub-Unit (d)Marching parties (e)Vehicle parties (f)No/tons (g)Vehicle Type (h)TypeModelPort (j)Craft serial(k)Type and Mark(l)Sector (m)Remarks (n)
370H+28516000/370 LCT(4)16000E RIDING YEOE RIDING YEOØ262tk Sherman III ARVARVSherman III ARV+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+28516000/370 LCT(4)16000E RIDING YEOE RIDING YEOØ3tk lt Stuarttk ltStuart+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+28516000/370 LCT(4)16000E RIDING YEOE RIDING YEOØ1M14 (US half track)half trackM14 (US)+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+285/370 LCT(4)22 DGNS22 DGNS102tk Sherman flailtkSherman flail+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+2851319/370 LCT(4)13191 KOSB1 KOSB51carrier mortarcarriermortar+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+2851319/370 LCT(4)13191 KOSB1 KOSB1MCMC+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEloaded
370H+285/370 LCT(4)50Beach Balloon Unit RAF50 Beach Balloon Unit RAF2+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITErig balloon on craft
370H+2851375/370 LCT(4)13753 Br Inf Div Pro Coy3 Br Inf Div Pro Coy33MCMC+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEloaded on tk of  E RIDING YEO
370H+2851318A/370 LCT(4)1318ADef Pl9 Br Inf Bde9 Br Inf Bde Def Pl1313bicycle airbornebicycleairborne+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+2851320/370 LCT(4)13202 RUR2 RUR102carrier mortarcarriermortar+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
370H+2851320/370 LCT(4)13202 RUR2 RUR2MCMC+370LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEloaded



Landing Craft Tank LCT(4) 675 (LTIN 365) during Exercise FABIUS IV May 44 - IWM A23670
LTIN 365 Carried 5 Members of 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and 8 Members of 9th Infantry Brigade Defence Platoon on D-Day

Landing Craft Tank LCT(4) 675 (LTIN 365) during Exercise FABIUS IV May 44 - IWM A23671
LTIN 365 Carried 5 Members of 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and 8 Members of 9th Infantry Brigade Defence Platoon on D-Day


LTIN (a)Beaching time (b)Code (c)Unit serialUnit partUnit no.Unit typeUnit or Sub-Unit (d)Marching parties (e)Vehicle parties (f)No/tons (g)Vehicle Type (h)TypeModelPort (j)Craft serial(k)Type and Mark(l)Sector (m)Remarks (n)
365H+28516000/365 LCT(4)16000E RIDING YEOE RIDING YEOØ332tk Sherman VctkSherman Vc+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+28516000/365 LCT(4)16000E RIDING YEOE RIDING YEOØ5tk Sherman IIItkSherman III+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+28523855/365 LCT(4)2385590Armd Bde Coy RASC90 Armd Bde Coy RASC11MCMC+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEloaded on tk of  E RIDING YEO
365H+285/365 LCT(4)50Beach Balloon Unit RAF50 Beach Balloon Unit RAF2+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITErig balloon on craft
365H+2851319/365 LCT(4)13191 KOSB1 KOSB111carrier mortarcarriermortar+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+2851319/365 LCT(4)13191 KOSB1 KOSB2carrier univcarrieruniv+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEcoy comds
365H+2851319/365 LCT(4)13191 KOSB1 KOSB3MCMC+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITEloaded on vehs
365H+2851318/365 LCT(4)1318HQ9 Br Inf BdeHQ 9 Br Inf Bde55bicycle airbornebicycleairborne+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+2851348/365 LCT(4)1348'K' Sec3 Br Inf Div Sigs'K' Sec Div Sigs33bicycle airbornebicycleairborne+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+2851318A/365 LCT(4)1318ADef Pl9 Br Inf Bde9 Br Inf Bde Def Pl88bicycle airbornebicycleairborne+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE
365H+28536175/365 LCT(4)36175HQ101 Beach Sub AreaHQ 101 Beach Sub Area13+365LCT(4)QUEEN WHITE





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2 comments:

  1. Colin Yeomans14 April 2024 at 11:45

    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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    1. Codge3 September 2024 at 14:38

      Sorry - only just seen this but the May 1944 War Diary records are "Appendices Only" as stated on the Front Cover for that month.

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Introduction

This blog is intended to provided a summary of 9th British Infantry Brigade activities during World War 2. More detailed summaries can be fo...

  • Introduction
    This blog is intended to provided a summary of 9th British Infantry Brigade activities during World War 2. More detailed summaries can be fo...