210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)

The 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army organised during the Second World War to command a group of newly raised Home Defence battalions.

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

It was initially composed of newly raised battalions from English infantry regiments.

[1] The brigade initially served in V Corps, and was then attached to 3rd Infantry Division (28 February – 24 April 1941) before becoming an integral part of the Dorset County Division.

Under this designation it served with distinction in the Tunisian Campaign with the 6th Armoured Division before being transferred to the 78th Infantry Division in February 1943 with whom it saw service in the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Italian Campaign and later in Austria.