British 22nd Armoured Brigade
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The 22nd Armoured Brigade, a British Army formation since World War II, was formed from the Territorial Army formation 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade 3rd September 1939.
[edit] History
This formation served in most of the major campaigns fought by the Allies during the war, from the Western Desert Campaign, the Italian Campaign through to the campaign in North West Europe. It was involved in the Siege of Tobruk, Battle of Gazala, Battle of El Alamein, the Tunisia Campaign, and the Capture of Naples. Throughout the war it was shifted between the 1st Armoured and the 7th Armoured Divisions.
From 1947 onward for a time it was part of the Territorial Army's 56th (London) Armoured Division. At that time it comprised the City of London Yeomanry, the Westminster Dragoons, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), and 42nd Royal Tank Regiment.
In the 1980s it again became part of 1st Armoured Division and the British Army of the Rhine.
[edit] Component Units during World War II
- 1st Royal Tank Regiment
- 5th Royal Tank Regiment
- 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
- 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
- 4th County of London Yeomanry
- 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
- 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
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