30th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The Brigade was originally raised as part of the 10th (Irish) Division and served with that formation throughout the First World War.

The brigade was reformed on 24 April 1940 in the United Kingdom, as the 30th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Claude Nicholson.

It was intended to be part of the 1st Armoured Division, then forming in Normandy, but on 22 May it was hastily sent to Calais in France to defend the port against a German panzer division.

After a siege there, lasting three days, the brigade was overrun late on 26 May.

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30 Brigade memorial plaque inside the gatehouse of Calais Citadel, scene of the epic defence in May 1940.