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146th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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The 146th Infantry Brigade was a formation active during the First World War, the Second World War, and with the Territorial Army during the early part of the Cold War
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, and adopted as its insignia the Polar Bear on an ice floe. In 1942 they was transferred back to the United Kingdom
until June 1944, when it moved to Normandy
. Its major contribution to the war was in the Liberation of Arnhem
and the fierce battles that led up to it. During the fighting on the Continent, the 49th Infantry Division was nicknamed 'the Polar Bears' because of their logo.
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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Second World War
During the Second World war, the Brigade part of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, was stationed in IcelandIceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, and adopted as its insignia the Polar Bear on an ice floe. In 1942 they was transferred back to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
until June 1944, when it moved to Normandy
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
. Its major contribution to the war was in the Liberation of Arnhem
Liberation of Arnhem
Operation Anger , was a military operation to seize the city of Arnhem in April 1945, during the closing stages of the Second World War. It is occasionally referred to as the Second Battle of Arnhem or the Liberation of Arnhem...
and the fierce battles that led up to it. During the fighting on the Continent, the 49th Infantry Division was nicknamed 'the Polar Bears' because of their logo.
Formation
- 4th Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1/4th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- The Hallamshire Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment