British 4th Armoured Brigade

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The 4th Mechanised Brigade is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War, it is currently based in Osnabrück, Germany. It is currently part of the 1st (UK) Armoured Division; originally, it was an armoured brigade, but on the 1st December 2006 it was reclassed as a mechanised formation. It will return to the UK in the future^[1].

Contents 1 History 1.1 Commanders 2 Component Units 3 References 4 Further Reading 5 External Links

[edit] History

In 1939, at the start of World War II this brigade changed its title from Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt) to 4th Armoured Brigade. On 27th July 1941 it handed over its units to the British 1st Army Tank Brigade and received new units from Egypt. It was reformed again when the HQ arrived in Sicily and it took control of new units there.

The 4th Armoured Brigade saw service in North Africa , Sicily and Italy and in the North West Europe Campaign. Although it served under many different formations it was most famous as part of the 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats.

[edit] Commanders

• Brig. J.A.L.Caunter
• Brig. A.H.Gatehouse
• Brig. A.F.Fisher
• Brig. W.G.Carr
• Brig. M.G.Roddick
• Brig. J.C.Currie
• Brig. H.J.B.Cracroft
• Brig. R.M.P.Carver

[edit] Component Units

Present Day - 2006

• 4th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (204 Signal Squadron)
• 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (An Osnabruck Garrison Unit but part of 20 Armd Bde)
• The Royal Dragoon Guards
• 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
• 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
• 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 21st Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
• 1 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• 115 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
• Education & Training Services, 4th Armd Bde Adjutant General's Corps
• 12 Logistic Support Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps (HQ in Osnabruck, LAD 11 GS & 43 CS Sqn in Gutersloh, 6 CS Sqn Abingdon)

World War Two

• List of Component Units of the British 4th Armoured Brigade, World War II

[edit] References

[edit] Further Reading

• Howard, Les. Winter Warriors - Across Bosnia with the PBI 1995/1996. The Book Guild, 2006, ISBN: 1 –84624-077-8

[edit] External Links

• Order of Battle Data Base

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