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3 SA Infantry Bde

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 3 SA Infantry Brigade
 
08-Jun-40 Formed at Zonderwater, South Africa
 

Commanders

08-Jun-40 Brig CE Borain

15-Jan-42 Brig HB Klopper

14-May-42 Brig RJ Palmer
 

Units
1st Imperial Light Horse 08-Jun-40 01-Jan-43
1st Rand Light Infantry 08-Jun-40 01-Jan-43
1st Royal Durban Light Infantry 08-Jun-40 01-Jan-43
 

Higher formations served under

2 SA Infantry Division 05-Nov-40 20-Apr-42

1 SA Infantry Division 20-Apr-42 01-Jan-43
 

Theatres

South Africa 08-Jun-40 30-May-41

At Sea 01-Jun-41 19-Jun-41

Egypt 19-Jun-41 01-Jan-43

Libya 05-Dec-41 10-Jan-42

Egypt 10-Jan-42 22-Mar-42

Libya 22-Mar-42 16-Jun-42

Egypt 16-Jun-42 01-Jan-43
 

Battles, actions and engagements

1941

Bardia, 1942 31-Dec-41 02-Jan-42

1942

GAZALA 26-May-42 21-Jun-42

MERSA MATRUH 26-Jun-42 30-Jun-42

El Casaba 28-Jun-42 29-Jun-42

DEFENCE OF ALAMEIN LINE 01-Jul-42 27-Jul-42

Tel el Eisa 10-Jul-42 11-Jul-42

EL ALAMEIN 23-Oct-42 04-Nov-42

17 May 2009

 

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