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8 Armoured Brigade

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
01-Aug-1941 01-Aug-1941 Converted from 6 Cavalry Brigade
15-Feb-1942 ? 15-Feb-1942 ? Reorganised As Armoured Brigade Group. However, Brigade could not convert completely to authorisation due to a lack of RA and RE units in the Middle East.
15-Mar-1942 ? 15-Mar-1942 ? Reorganised Re-equipped with American tanks.
15-Aug-1942 ? 15-Aug-1942 ? Reorganised As Armoured Brigade.
19-Nov-1942 19-Nov-1942 Reorganised As independent Armoured Brigade.
02-Feb-1945 02-Feb-1945 Reorganised As Armoured Brigade Type 'A'.
Number of Records Returned: 6
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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