5th Infantry Brigade (Guards and Gurkhas)

Photograph showing 5th Infantry Brigade (Guards and Gurkhas) disembarking along the small jetty to reinforce the bridgehead at San Carlos, Falkland Islands, 1982.5th Infantry Brigade consisted of around 3000 men and after landing at San Carlos came under the command of Major General Jeremy Moore RM, the commander Land Forces Falkland Islands. The brigade consisted of 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1st Battalion, The Welsh Guards, 2nd Battalion, The Scots Guards and support units including 97 Battery, 4 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery and 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers.Associated with South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982)

Picture No

11095264

Media ID

48573216

Size

3000px x 2155px (1.6MB)

Credit

Source

photograph

Date

1982