16th Parachute Brigade

the current formation 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team 16th Parachute Brigade 1948–1977https://www.paradata.org.uk/unit/16th-parachute-brigade 16th Parachute Brigade ParaData www.paradata.org.uk en 2018-11-16 United Kingdom United Kingdom Parachute infantry Brigade 200px Emblemof theBritishairborneforces The 16th Parachute Brigade was an airborne infantry brigade of the British Army. In February 1948 the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade left the 6th Airborne Division and moved to Germany, becoming part of the British Army of the Rhine.Watson Rinaldi 2005 3 The 6th Airborne Division was disbanded soon afterwards, leaving the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade as the only brigade-sized airborne formation in the British Army. In June the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion was renumbered the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, the 4th/6th Parachute Battalion became the 1st Battalion, and the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion became the 3rd Battalion, whilst the 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion was reduced to a single company, becoming No. 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company. Finally, on 25 June 1948, the brigade was re-designated as the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group, taking the "1" and "6" from the two wartime airborne divisions, the 1st and 6th.Ferguson 1984 34 1st and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment arrived in Cyprus in January 1956 as part of 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group.British Army Units Since 1945 website From 17 May to 7 June 1956, Britain launched Operation "Pepper Pot" between Lefka, Lyssi, and Troodos in Cyprus, an operation that was carried out by 16th Parachute Brigade Group.French 2015 58 However, an informant within the Special Branch alerted Georgios Grivas of the operation, and as such EOKA was better prepared for the British forces which led to the operation having little effect.ERKAN NİHAL July 2019 BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGAINST EOKA IN CYPRUS 1945–1960 https://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12623420/index.pdf "In the first half of 1956, the British also conducted major operations against EOKA, which produced little effect. Grivas narrowly escaped from British forces during the operation Pepper Pot and Lucky Alphonso in the Troodos mountains." In 1956 as the Suez Crisis arose, the Brigade Group, which was intended to be the main British strike force against Egypt, was heavily involved in the Cyprus Emergency. Paratroop training had been neglected in favour of counter-insurgency operations.Varble 2003 15 During Operation Musketeer the brigade helped seize the area around Port Said. In July 1960, the brigade was re-designated as the 16th Parachute Brigade Group removing the word "Independent" from the title.https://www.216parasigs.org.uk/history/216ss.htm 216 Signal Squadron [Parachute Brigade Group] 1959 -1965 216 Parachute Signal Squadron Old Comrades Association 1980 7 August 2019 In January 1965, the brigade was re-designated as the 16th Parachute Brigade removing the word "Group" from the title.https://www.216parasigs.org.uk/history/216pss.htm 216 Parachute Signal Squadron 1965-1977 216 Parachute Signal Squadron Old Comrades Association 1980 7 August 2019 The Army Restructuring Plan 1975 assigned the United Kingdom Mobile Force (UKMF) role to the brigade to replace 3rd Division which meant the loss of airborne status. On 1 April 1977, 16th Parachute Brigade reorganised and was re-designated as the 6th Field Force .https://www.216parasigs.org.uk/history/6ffhss.htm 6th Field Force Headquarters & Signal Squadron 1977 – Present 216 Parachute Signal Squadron Old Comrades Association 1980 7 August 2019 On 1 April 1978, the 6th Field Force assumed the full role of the UKMF. Notes References https://www.216parasigs.org.uk/history/2ipbss.htm 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Signal Squadron 1947–1948 216 Parachute Signal Squadron Old Comrades Association 1980 7 August 2019 Ferguson Gregory The Paras 1940–84, Volume 1 of Elite series Osprey Publishing Oxford, UK 1984 0-85045-573-1 French David Fighting EOKA: The British Counter-Insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955–1959 2015 Oxford University Press Oxford 978-0198729341 Wilson Dare With the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine 1945–1948 2008 Pen and Sword Military Barnsley, United Kingdom 978-1-84415-771-6 Varble Derek The Suez Crisis 1956 2003 Osprey 978-1-8417-6418-4 London Watson Graham Rinaldi Richard A The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947–2004 Tiger Lily Publications LLC Newport Beach, California 2005 0-9720296-9-9 Category:Airborne infantry brigades of the United Kingdom Category:Military units and formations established in 1948 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1977