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During the Second World War, the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade, later known as the Princess Irene Brigade (Dutch: Prinses Irene Brigade) was a Dutch military unit initially formed from approximately 1,500 troops, including a small group guarding German prisoners-of-war, who arrived in the United Kingdom in May 1940 following the collapse of the Netherlands.
Faced by the choice: to surrender or to continue the fight alongside the Western Allies, they opted for the latter. Via several ways they finally arrived in Great Britain, where they formed a new unit: the Royal Dutch Brigade. The unit was later renamed to become the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade.
The 13 Light Brigade (Dutch: 13 Lichte Brigade) is a motorized brigade integrated into the 10th Panzer Division of the German Army. The brigade operates the Boxer armoured fighting vehicle and the Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicle. The brigade is based in Oirschot and consists of the following units: 13 Light Brigade, in Oirschot [4]
Elements of the 6th Cavalry Brigade on patrol. The British Army began the war with two cavalry brigades (5th and 6th) [b]. Each were made up of three regiments and were part of the Territorial Army's part-time reserve. A third brigade, also of three regiments, was formed after the outbreak of the war.
The 6th Airlanding Brigade, now commanded by Brigadier Edwin Flavell, had the 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade and the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade under its command. Together they would form the left flank of the division's advance, moving along the French coast, while the remainder of the division advanced further inland.
The 13th Light Brigade (Dutch: 13 Lichte Brigade) is one of the three combat brigades of the Royal Netherlands Army, the other ones being 11th Airmobile Brigade and 43rd Mechanised Brigade. [1] The brigade is a fully motorised brigade, equipped with Fennek , Boxer and Bushmaster wheeled, armoured vehicles.
Korps Insulinde ('Insulindia Corps') was a Dutch Commando (special operations capable) unit established on 1 August 1942 in British Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka. [1] The unit, originally called the Netherland Special Operations, emerged from the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade (aka Princess Irene Brigade)) alongside No. 2 (Dutch) Troop of the No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando.
Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade (Prinses Irene Brigade) on the Tilburg Breda road, 26 October. Farther to the south, a column of the 15th Division and 6th Guards Tank Brigade from their position near Moergestel had captured Oisterwijk in a brisk action in the early hours of the October 26. The main body of the 15th then joined in ...