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The '''2nd Gibraltar Brigade''' was a [[British Army]] garrison brigade during the [[World War II|Second World War]].

==History==
After serving as part of the Garrison of [[Gibraltar]] from  24 April 1941 to 1 December 1943, it was redesignated as the [[28th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|28th Infantry Brigade]] and as such saw action in and [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italy]] as part of the [[4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|4th Infantry Division]] with the [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|British Eighth Army]]. From December 1944 through to August 1945 the 28th Infantry Brigade served in [[Greece]] during the [[Greek Civil War]] with [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]] [[Ronald Scobie]]'s [[III Corps (United Kingdom)|III Corps]].

==Formation==
===As 2nd Gibraltar Brigade===
* 2nd Battalion, [[Somerset Light Infantry]]
* [[Exeter and South Devon Volunteers#4th Battalion|4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment]]
* 7th Battalion, [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)]]
* 1st Battalion, [[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment]]
* 2nd Battalion, [[King's Regiment (Liverpool)]]

===As 28th Infantry Brigade===
* 2nd Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool)
* 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
* 1st Battalion, [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]]
* 2/4th Battalion, [[Royal Hampshire Regiment|Hampshire Regiment]]

== External links ==
* {{oob unit | id = 8892 | name = 2 Gibraltar Brigade }}
* {{oob unit | id = 3549 | name = 28 Infantry Brigade }}
* [http://niehorster.org/500_eto/42-11-08/land_gibraltar.html Garrison of Gibraltar Nov.1942]
{{British infantry brigades of the Second World War}}

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[[Category:Infantry brigades of the British Army|Gibraltar]]
[[Category:Gibraltar in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1941]]
[[Category:1941 establishments in Gibraltar]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1943]]


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