[5] With the division, the brigade remained in Britain on home defence until 10 April 1942, when it was shipped out to India to fight the Imperial Japanese Army after a series of disasters suffered by the British and Indian troops stationed there.

[7] It arrived in Borneo in October 1965 to take control of the Mid West Sector during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, but by 1968 it was back in the United Kingdom as part of the 3rd Infantry Division.

63 Squadron RAF Regiment, (based at RAF Gütersloh, Germany) initially to provide additional Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) of land forces landing at San Carlos Water.

[12] Following the Falklands War, it was converted into 5th Airborne Brigade by its Commander, Brigadier Tony Jeapes.

The 7th Parachute Regiment RHA returned from Germany and was converted to an airborne unit and attached to the brigade.