Established in May 1941, British Troops in Northern Ireland Ireland (B.T.N.I.) was responsible for the defence of the region throughout the Second World War.
British Army
148th Independent Infantry Brigade derved under British Troops in Northern Ireland from 7th July 1940 - 26th April 1942 to counter a potential German invasion.
During 1941, 1st Battalion, Princess Alexandra of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) served in Northern Ireland based in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
Between March 1941 and March 1942, 5th Infantry Division as a whole operated in Ulster under British Troops in Northern Ireland (B.T.N.I.) providing defence.
After the fall of France in June 1940, 61st Infantry Division, British Army deployed to Northern Ireland under the command of Major-General Carton de Wiart.
C.B., D.S.O., M.C.
From May 1941 - July 1943, Lieutenant General Harold Edmund Franklyn C.B., D.S.O., M.C. was General Officer Commanding British Troops in Northern Ireland.
British Troops in Northern Ireland
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division arrived in Northern Ireland in November 1941, falling under British Troops Northern Ireland from June the following year.
