72nd Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 72nd Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army in the First World War and the Second World War.
| 72nd Brigade 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade 72nd Infantry Brigade | |
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Formation sign for the 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade, January 1941 — June 1943. | |
| Active | 1914 — 1919 21 January 1941 — 1 June 1943 28 April 1944— |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Infantry Brigade |
| Role | Infantry |
| Insignia | |
| 72nd Brigade battle patches used in the First World War, from August 1916. | Top (l-r) 8th Queen's (West Surrey), 9th East Surrey, 8th Royal West Kent, 1st N Staffs. Lower 72nd MG Company. |
| Formation sign of the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade. | Used with the 29th Brigade's sign to form the 39th Division's sign. |
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