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The 24th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army from the First World War. It was reraised during the Second World War , as the 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards). During various designations, the brigade was active throughout the Cold War and existed until 1999, when it was merged with the 5 Airborne Brigade to become 16 Air ...
The Battle for Jalibah Airfield took place when the U.S. 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division successfully attacked and captured the heavily defended Jalibah Southeast Air Base military airfield in Iraq, located 80 miles west of Basra, on February 27, 1991 during the Gulf War.
The 25th Indian Infantry Brigade included 3rd battalion 9th Jat Regiment, 2nd battalion 11th Royal Sikh Regiment, and 1st battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. [151] In June 1941, additional British forces arrived in Basra from India. On 9 June, the 17th Indian Infantry Brigade arrived and, on 16 June, the 24th Indian Infantry Brigade arrived ...
The brigade was formed when the 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade was redesignated. For a short period during June 1940, the brigade was known as the 3rd (Nigeria) Infantry Brigade. It was redesignated as the 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade on 4 September 1941. [28] 24th (Gold Coast) Infantry Brigade: 18 October 1940: 1 December 1941
18th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Rupert Lochner; 19th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Charles Ford; 24th Indian Infantry Brigade (until 11 September) - Brigadier Roger Le Fleming; 25th Indian Infantry Brigade (detached from 10th Indian Infantry Division) - Brigadier Ronald Mountain; 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
The 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division "Lightning" (a Stryker brigade), and served in Iraq from October 2004 to October 2005. The battalion came home with 5 Silver Stars , 31 Bronze Stars , and 181 Purple Hearts and played a crucial role in the Battle of Mosul (2004) .
By November 8, 2004, insurgents were conducting coordinated attacks and ambushes in an attempt to take over the city. That same day, units from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, known as "Deuce Four", fought against the insurgents in the vicinity of the Yarmuk traffic circle, in the heart of western Mosul. The battle lasted throughout ...
In 1942, the British Army decided that an infantry brigade was needed in each division and on 27 February 1942 the next change was made for divisions operating in the Middle East; an armoured brigade would be replaced by an infantry brigade. [31] The Support Group would be disbanded and a armoured car regiment would be added to the division.