167th (1st London) Brigade
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The 167th Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Territorial Army that saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars. It was the first Territorial formation to go overseas in 19
Troops during the Battle of Passchendaele carry a wounded man to the aid post. The terrain pictured and the battle exemplified much of the fighting of the Great War.
Men of the 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers manning a PIAT during the Battle of Salerno, 10 September 1943.
A Churchill tank halts near infantry of 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles, of 167th Brigade of 56th Division, near Tanara, Italy, April 1945.
Battle of Anzio
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The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced 22 January 1944. The battle began with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle, and ended on 4
167th (1st London) Brigade
…to Naples, to come under command of U.S. VI Corps. Arriving at Anzio on 12 February, they were almost immediately involved in heavy combat in the Battle of Anzio in very tough and severe fighting to secure the beachhead, and sustained very heavy losses, which could not easily be replaced. In late March the…
Men of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division landing in late January 1944
Rear Adm. Frank J. Lowry, USN
Rear Adm. Thomas H. Troubridge, RN
Rear Admiral Lowry's flagship, the amphibious command ship Biscayne, anchored off Anzio