9th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The Brigade together with 8th Infantry Brigade and 185th Infantry Brigade formed the 3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) and participated in the ill-fated British Expeditionary Force, which evacuated from Dunkirk early in World War II.
After the evacuation, the Brigade spent four years training in the UK, in preparation for an eventual assault landing in Europe.
The Third Division was the first British division to land at Sword Beach on D-Day and fought through the Battle of Normandy, the Netherlands and later the invasion of Germany.
During the often intense fighting from Sword Beach to Bremen, the Division suffered 2,586 killed.
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