3rd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)

3rd South African Infantry Brigade
Active 13 Aug 1940 – 1 Jan 1943
Disbanded 1 January 1943
Country  South Africa
Allegiance Union of South Africa
Branch South African Army
Type Infantry
Size Brigade
Commanders
Commander October 1942 Brig. R.J. Palmer

The 3rd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the South African 1st Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943.

During the Western Desert Campaign (at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein), the Officer Commanding was Brig. R.J. Palmer and the brigade comprised the following units:[1]

Citations

  1. ↑ Orpen Vol III Appendix 4

Bibliography

  • Orpen, N. War in the Desert: South African Forces World War II: Volume III. 1971, Purnell, Cape Town.
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