146th Infantry Brigade in the Second World War 1939-1945

146th Infantry Brigade

146th Brigade was made up of 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, 1/4th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and 4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment from 20th March 1940 to 1st of August 1941 146th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company was also part of the formation. They served in Norway, Iceland and North Western Europe.

31st May 1944 Orders

2nd Jun 1944 Orders Issued

2nd Jun 1944 Competitions

3rd Jun 1944 Fund Raising

3rd Jun 1944 Move

4th Jun 1944 Church Parade

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Preparations

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 Cheered on their Way

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 Convoy

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Loading

9th Jun 1944 Waiting

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Impressive Fleet

12th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

13th Jun 1944 Air Raids

14th Jun 1944 Planning

14th Jun 1944 Air Raids

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Planning

16th Jun 1944 In Action

16th Jun 1944 In Action

16th Jun 1944 Air Raid

17th Jun 1944 Assembly

18th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

19th Jun 1944 Enemy Patrol

20th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

22nd Jun 1944 Shelling

23rd Jun 1944 Mines

24th Jun 1944 Orders

24th Jun 1944 Attack Made

24th Jun 1944 Briefing

25th Jun 1944 In Action

25th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 Heavy Rain

28th Jun 1944 Attacks

29th Jun 1944 Shelling

30th Jun 1944 Heavy Rain

1st Jul 1944 Hard Fighting

3rd Jul 1944 Reliefs

4th Jul 1944 Enemy Aircraft

5th Jul 1944 Patrols

6th Jul 1944 Reorganisation

7th Jul 1944 Gun Positions

8th Jul 1944 Quiet

1st Oct 1944 Orders

1st Oct 1944 In Action

2nd Oct 1944 Orders

2nd Oct 1944 Situation

3rd Oct 1944 Orders

3rd Oct 1944 Support

2nd Nov 1944 Conference

3rd Nov 1944 Attack Made

4th Nov 1944 Pinned Down

5th Nov 1944 In Action

6th Nov 1944 In Position

11th Nov 1944 Advance Party

14th Nov 1944 On the Move

15th Nov 1944 Planning

16th Nov 1944 Planning

17th Nov 1944 Area Cleared

18th Nov 1944 Area Cleared

19th Nov 1944 Advance

20th Nov 1944 Advance

21st Nov 1944 Slow Progress

22nd Nov 1944 In Action

23rd Nov 1944 Advance

24th Nov 1944 Mines Cleared

25th Nov 1944 Prisoner Taken

26th Nov 1944 At Rest

27th Nov 1944 At Rest

28th Nov 1944 Training

29th Nov 1944 On the Move

30th Nov 1944 Advance Party

1st Jan 1945 Raid

2nd Jan 1945 Raid

3rd Jan 1945 Harrassing Fire

5th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire

6th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire

8th Jan 1945 Snow

9th Jan 1945 Snow

10th Jan 1945 Snow Still Falling

13th Jan 1945 Raids

14th Jan 1945 Outpost Attacked

15th Jan 1945 Fighting Patrol

18th Jan 1945 Raid

19th Jan 1945 Relief Postponed

23rd Jan 1945 Harassing Fire

24th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire

25th Jan 1945 Reliefs Completed

27th Jan 1945 Snow

5th Feb 1945 Recce

6th Feb 1945 Instructions

9th Feb 1945 Preparations

10th Feb 1945 Enemy Targetted

11th Feb 1945 Flooding

13th Feb 1945 Night Firing

14th Feb 1945 Recce

15th Feb 1945 Enemy Raid

16th Feb 1945 Conference

17th Feb 1945 Lectures

18th Feb 1945 Recce

19th Feb 1945 Night Firing

20th Feb 1945 Air Attack

21st Feb 1945 New Position

22nd Feb 1945 Accurate Fire

23rd Feb 1945 Shelling

24th Feb 1945 Night Firing

25th Feb 1945 Enemy Targetted

26th Feb 1945 Harassing Fire

27th Feb 1945 Harassing Fire

28th Feb 1945 Counter Battery Work

4th March 1945 V1 Attack

8th Mar 1945 Supporting Fire

15th March 1945 Reorganisation

16th March 1945 Move

22nd March 1945 Training

1st May 1945 Restricted Firing

2nd May 1945 Food Convoys

3rd May 1945 Truce

4th May 1945 Annoucement

5th May 1945 Cease Fire

6th May 1945 Orders

7th May 1945 Document

8th May 1945 Patrols

9th May 1945 Quiet

10th May 1945 Disarming

11th May 1945 Disarming

12th May 1945 Visits

13th May 1945 Service of Thanksgiving

14th May 1945 Equipment

15th May 1945 Conference

16th May 1945 Reliefs

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