British 24th Armoured Brigade
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The 24th Armoured Brigade was converted from the 24th Army Tank Brigade on 1 November 1940. It served with the British 10th Armoured DivisionBritish 10th Armoured Division
The 10th Armoured Division was a British Army armoured division active from 1941-44 and 1956-57. It was formed from the 1st Cavalry Division, a 1st Line Yeomanry unit. The 1st Cavalry Division had been serving in Palestine...
and the British 8th Armoured Division
British 8th Armoured Division
The 8th Armoured Division was a British Army formation during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated as a complete formation and was disbanded in January the following year.-History:...
in the Eighth Army during the Western Desert Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
The Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War, was the initial stage of the North African Campaign during the Second World War. The campaign was heavily influenced by the availability of supplies and transport. The ability of the Allied forces, operating from besieged Malta, to...
. The Brigade was disbanded on 1 March 1943.
Component Units
- 41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment41st (Oldham) Royal Tank RegimentThe 41st Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army from 1938 until 1956. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
- 45th Royal Tank Regiment
- 47th Royal Tank Regiment
- 2nd Royal Gloucestershire HussarsRoyal Gloucestershire HussarsThe Royal Gloucestershire Hussars was a unit of the British Army.Raised in 1795 following William Pitt's 1794 order to raise volunteer bodies of men to defend Great Britain, through various re-organisations, the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars remain today on the establishment of the Territorial...
- 1st Bn, Queen's Westminsters The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 11th Bn, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 5th Regt. Royal Horse ArtilleryRoyal Horse ArtilleryThe regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army...