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*[[Peter Hudson]] c.1968 | *[[Peter Hudson]] c.1968 | ||
*[[Frank Kitson]] c.1970 | *[[Frank Kitson]] c.1970 | ||
| − | *[[D.J. Ramsbotham]] | + | *[[D.J. Ramsbotham]] 1978-1980<ref>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/ra75-001.shtml Summary Guide, RAMSBOTHAM, General Sir David John (b 1934)], Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, Kings College London, accessed 22 June 2010.</ref> |
*[[Tony Crowfoot]] c.1980 | *[[Tony Crowfoot]] c.1980 | ||
*[[Mike Jackson]] c. 1989 | *[[Mike Jackson]] c. 1989 | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 22 June 2010
39th 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 Belfast area and its commander reported to the Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland).[1]
Partial list of commanders
- Peter Hudson c.1968
- Frank Kitson c.1970
- D.J. Ramsbotham 1978-1980[2]
- Tony Crowfoot c.1980
- Mike Jackson c. 1989
- A.S.H. Irwin c.1993
Notes
- ↑ Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.
- ↑ Summary Guide, RAMSBOTHAM, General Sir David John (b 1934), Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, Kings College London, accessed 22 June 2010.
