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Originally Posted by Owen  Thanks for showing us that Peter.
So actually it's real name is "22nd Infantry Brigade" as that what it was called in February 41.
As you say all other "names" are just redesignations. |
Actually Owen it is more complex than that in this case.
As you know, when wore broke out there was only the regular army and the territorials. The regular brigade in Egypt was called The Cairo Brigade under the command of Lt-Col E.G. Earle. On 20 September 1939 The Cairo Brigade was redesignated as 29th Infantry Brigade, but on 3 October it was redesignated again as 22 Infantry Brigade. Then on 2 September 1940 it was redesignated Headquarters Matruh Fortress and ceased to exist as an Infantry Brigade. What was reformed on 11 February 1941 in Egypt was a brigade HQ with the temporary title 22nd Infantry Brigade which on 20 March became the full 22nd Guards Brigade.
It then went through a whole series of redesignations (200th Guards Brigade, 200th Guards Motor Brigade Group, 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group) until its surrender at Tobruk on 20 June 1942, only to be revived in Egypt with the title 201st Guards Motor Brigade, although in fact it was organised as a Brigade Group.
In the official Order of Battle 22 Infantry Brigade has a separate entry (i.e. independent of 22nd Guards Brigade), but if you look up either 200th Guards Brigade or 201st Guards Motor Brigade you are directed to see the O of B of 22nd Guards Brigade. The Wikipedia entry is correctly titled.
Peter