72nd Brigade (United Kingdom)

72nd Brigade 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade 72nd Infantry Brigade
Formation sign for the 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade, January 1941 — June 1943.
Active	1914 — 1919 21 January 1941 — 1 June 1943 28 April 1944—
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry Brigade
Role	Infantry
Insignia
72nd Brigade battle patches used in the First World War, from August 1916.	Top (l-r) 8th Queen's (West Surrey), 9th East Surrey, 8th Royal West Kent, 1st N Staffs. Lower 72nd MG Company.
Formation sign of the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.	Used with the 29th Brigade's sign to form the 39th Division's sign.

The 72nd Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army in the First World War and the Second World War.

It was raised as part of the new army (Kitchener's Army) and assigned to the 24th Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War.

The brigade was disbanded after the war.

During the First World War the following units served in the 72nd Brigade.

In January 1941, the 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade was formed. In 1943, the Brigade HQ was re-designated the 5th Parachute Brigade after its units were dispersed. A new 72nd Infantry Brigade was formed on 28 April 1944 from the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade which was renamed and joined the 36th Infantry Division.

During the Second World War the following units served in the Brigade.