British 29th Armoured Brigade
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The 29th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army brigade.
[edit] History
Created in 1940 it served mainly with the 11th Armoured Division , notably in the Battle of Normandy and the campaign in Western Europe.
[edit] Component Units
- 6th Royal Tank Regiment
- 22nd Dragoons - Transferred to British 30th Armoured Brigade
- 24th Lancers- Disbanded 24th July 1944 due to lack of re-inforcements
- 23rd Hussars
- 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
- 8th The Rifle Brigade
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