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221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)

221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
Active	8 November 1940 – 22 November 1941
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry Brigade
Role	Training and Home Defence

Military unit

The 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was a short-lived Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War.

Origin and Service[edit]

The 221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was formed for service in the United Kingdom under the Chatham Area headquarters of Home Forces on 8 November 1940. It was commanded by Brigadier C.H. Gotto, and comprised three newly raised infantry battalions ^[1] After a brief spell attached to the 2nd Infantry Division, the Brigade became part of the Yorkshire County Division (later East Riding Coastal Area) on 19 March 1941.^[2] The brigade was disbanded on 22 December 1941.^[1]

Order of battle[edit]

The composition of 221 Brigade was as follows:^[1]

• 11th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (8 November — 11 December 1941, converted early 1942 into the 118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery)^[3]
• 10th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (8 November — 11 December 1941, converted early 1942 into the 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery)^[4]
• 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry (8 November 1940 — 29 November 1941, converted that year into the 99th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery)^[5]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1.