1st Provisional Marine Brigade
The British commanders split the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade evenly around Reykjavík and places next to it. They were made in to an emergency force in case if Germany invades. The 49th ID gave their own patch to the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade also. The 1st PMB were also with the United States Army and Army Air Corps. They made a lot of forts to stop any German invasion for most of their time there. On September 22nd, 1940, the British left Iceland and the United States Army was commanding the place.