The brigade now comprised only two battalions, the Borders and the Staffords, with Brigadier Philip "Pip" Hicks, in command, Brigadier Hopkinson having been promoted to major-general and given command of the 1st Airborne Division.
The brigade now comprised only two battalions, the Borders and the Staffords, with the other two battalions. With Brigadier Philip "Pip" Hicks, in command, Brigadier Hopkinson having been promoted to major-general and given command of the 1st Airborne Division.