20th Brigade (Australia)

The 20th Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army. The brigade was raised for service during the World War II on 7 May 1940 as part of the 7th Division.^[1] The brigade was transferred to the 9th Division in 1941. It was disbanded in 1946.

Units of 20th Brigade

• 2/13th Battalion^[2]
• 2/15th Battalion^[2]
• 2/17th Battalion^[2]
• 2/8th Field Regiment^[3]

Commander

• Brigadier John Murray
• Brigadier William John Victor Windeyer
• Brigadier Hugh Wrigley
• Brigadier William John Victor Windeyer

See also

• Siege of Tobruk
• First Battle of El Alamein
• Second Battle of El Alamein

Citations

1. "20 Brigade". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
2. "20 Brigade units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
3. "2/8th Field Regiment". Second World War, 1939–1945 units. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

Further reading

• Johnston, Mark (2002). That Magnificent 9th: An Illustrated History of the 9th Australian Division 1940–46. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-654-1.