5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

5th Brigade 5th Infantry Brigade 5th Airborne Brigade
Badge of 5th Infantry Brigade
Active	1908-1918 1935-1976 1982-1999
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Airborne Infantry brigade
Size	Brigade
Part of	3rd (UK) Division
Garrison/HQ	Aldershot Garrison
Engagements	First World War Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation The Troubles Falklands War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Michael West

5th Infantry Brigade (August 1914)
Parent unit	2nd Division
Components	2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

5th Infantry Brigade (November 1918)
Parent unit	2nd Division
Components	2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 24th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 5th Trench Mortar Battery

5th Infantry Brigade (September 1939)
Parent unit	2nd Infantry Division
Components	1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

5th Infantry Brigade (1982 (Falklands War))
Parent unit	Land Forces Falkland Islands
Components	1st Battalion, Welsh Guards 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles 4th Regiment, RA 1 Troop, Blues and Royals No. 63 Squadron, RAF Regiment

5th Airborne Brigade (1989)
Parent unit	South-Eastern District
Components	Life Guards 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment 7th Parachute Regiment, RHA 36th Engineer Regiment, RE 23rd Parachute Field Ambulance

The 5th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that was in existence since before the First World War, except for a short break in the late 1970s. It was an Airborne Brigade from the early 1980s until amalgamating with 24th Airmobile Brigade, in 1999, to form 16 Air Assault Brigade.