Difference between revisions of "8th Infantry Brigade"

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8th Infantry Brigade was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland).^[1]

↑ Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.

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-[[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]].<ref>Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.</ref>
+[[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]].<ref>Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.</ref>
+==Partial list of commanders==
+*[[G.H. Mills]] c.1967
+*[[J.A.C. Cowan]] c.1969-1971
+*[[Patrick MacLellan]] c.1972
+*[[J.D.F Mostyn]] c.1972
+*[[Michael Scott]] c.1984-1986
+*[[Michael Constantine]]
+*[[A.M.D. Palmer]] c.1992
+*[[N.J. Cottam]] c.1994
+*[[W.G. Cubitt]] c.2002
+*[[Phil Jones]] c.2005
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category:British Army]][[Category:Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:British Army]][[Category:Northern Ireland]][[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project]]