The 2nd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the 1st South African Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in East Africa and the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943.
In September 1939 Niehorster lists the brigade as being part of Eastern Province Command.
In the East African Campaign, the Brigade was led by Brigadier F.L.A. Buchanan and consisted of:
1st Natal Mounted Rifles
1st Field Force Battalion
2nd Field Force Battalion
No. 2 S.A. Armoured Car Company
12th Field Company, SA Corps of Engineers
12th Field Ambulance, SA Medical Corps
No. 2 Mobile General Workshops, SA Technical Services Corps
3 Brigade Signals Company, SA Corps of Signals
During the Western Desert Campaign (at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein), the Officer Commanding was Brig. W.H.E. Poole and the brigade comprised the following units: