207th Independent Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 207th Independent Infantry Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War.

The brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 10 October 1940 by No 7 Infantry Training Group in Scottish Command.

[1] Early in its service the brigade came under the administrative control 18th Infantry Division (2 November 1940 – 16 February 1941), and then became an integral part of Essex County Division from its formation until disbandment on 7 October 1941, when the brigade was renamed the 207th Independent Infantry Brigade.

[1][2] However, the brigade's battalions had all left in the previous August for conversion to Royal Armoured Corps regiments for service in India.

The Brigade HQ then moved to the Orkney and Shetland Defences (OSDEF) and once more took infantry battalions under its command.