Brigade of Guards

The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968. It was commanded by the Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and was responsible for administering the guards regiments.

After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.

In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.

Units

 * 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–)
 * 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–1994)
 * 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1760–1961)
 * 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1650–)
 * 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1711–1994)
 * 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1897–1959)
 * 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (1660–)
 * 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards (1689–1994)
 * 1st Battalion, Irish Guards (1900–)
 * 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1915–)
 * Guards Machine Gun Regiment (1917–1920)
 * 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion (1946–1948)
 * Guards Independent Parachute Company (1948–1968)