151st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

151st Infantry Brigade
Insignia of the 50th Division, Second World War
Active	1939–1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Engagements	Battle of France (1940) Battle of Arras Battle of Gazala Second Battle of El Alamein El Agheila Operation Pugilist Mareth Line Wadi Akarit D-Day Operation Perch Operation Market Garden
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brig.-Gen. Richard Sugden
Insignia
Identification symbol	Twin overlapping red "T T" on a black background

The 151st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service during the Second World War in Belgium and France in 1940, and later in North Africa, Tunisia and Sicily, and later in Normandy in mid-1944 and North-western Europe. The brigade was part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, and for most of its existence consisted of three battalions of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) the 6th, 8th and 9th.

151st Infantry Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:

The following officers commanded 151st Brigade during the war:

50th Division with the Brigade was deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in January 1940. The BEF was deployed on the border of Belgium, around the city of Lille. In May 1940, German armoured forces broke through French positions east of the BEF, and moved rapidly across its rear, separating it from the main French armies.

To close this gap, General Weygand ordered a counterattack by British forces around the city of Arras. "Frankforce" was to include the 5th and 50th Divisions and the 1st Army Tank Brigade.

The attack was actually made by just two battalions of the 151st Brigade, the 6th and 8th DLI, with the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments. The attack made significant progress before it was stopped, and the shocked Germans estimated that five divisions had attacked. It may have been one of the factors for the surprise German halt on 24 May that let the BEF begin evacuation from Dunkirk.