129th Infantry Brigade

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British Army formation infantry brigade

The 129th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation that served as a key combat brigade in both World War I and World War II, notably within the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division.

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Label	Occurrences
129th Infantry Brigade canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation ⓘ infantry brigade ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown ⓘ
associatedDivision	43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ
associatedWith	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
branch	land forces ⓘ
componentUnit	129th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company ⓘ 129th Infantry Brigade Signal Section ⓘ Somerset Light Infantry ⓘ surface form: 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment ⓘ 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment ⓘ Somerset Light Infantry ⓘ surface form: 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
formedAs	2nd Wessex Brigade ⓘ
garrison	Wessex region ⓘ
hasNickname	Wessex Brigade ⓘ
militaryBranch	Territorial Army ⓘ Territorial Force ⓘ
militaryRole	front-line combat brigade ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ Operation Bluecoat ⓘ Operation Epsom ⓘ Operation Jupiter ⓘ Rhine crossing ⓘ
notableFor	participation in major British operations in Northwest Europe 1944–1945 ⓘ service with 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in both World Wars ⓘ
partOf	43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ British Army ⓘ
raisedFrom	Wessex area of England ⓘ
role	infantry ⓘ
servicePeriod	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
size	brigade ⓘ
subordinateTo	21st Army Group ⓘ British Second Army ⓘ
type	infantry formation ⓘ
worldWarIICommander	Brigadier G. H. L. Mole ⓘ Major-General H. Essame ⓘ surface form: Brigadier H. Essame
worldWarIITheatre	Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy campaign North-West Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: North-West Europe Campaign 1944–1945 Northwest Europe ⓘ
worldWarITheatre	Western Front ⓘ

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43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division → componentUnit → 129th Infantry Brigade ⓘ