British 8th Armoured Brigade

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The 8th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army brigade, formed as part of the 10th Armoured Division.

After the reformation of the Territorial Army in 1947 it joined the 49th Armoured Division as 8 (Yorkshire) Armoured Brigade. In this form the brigade consisted of:

• Yorkshire Hussars, York
• Yorkshire Dragoons, Doncaster
• East Riding Yeomanry, Hull
• 45/51 Royal Tank Regiment, Leeds

The Brigade left the 49th Division in 1956, and later disbanded.

[edit] Sources

• Graham Watson, United Kingdom: The Territorial Army 1947, v 1.0, March 10, 2002, accessible via http://www.orbat.com/site/history/index.html