British 9th Armoured Brigade
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The 9th Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War .
[edit] History
The 9th Armoured Brigade was formed from the redesignation of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, a 1st Line Yeomanry (horse riding) brigade in the Territorial Army. It was converted to an armoured role on 3rd August 1941 in the Middle East, and joined 10th Armoured Division.
After the reformation of the Territorial Army in 1947, the Brigade was reformed as an independent brigade within Northern Command. It comprised the:
- Leicestershire Yeomanry, Leicester
- Sherwood Rangers, Newark
- Warwickshire Yeomanry, Coventry
- 43rd Royal Tank Regiment, Newcastle
- 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Coventry
- 9 Armoured Brigade Signals, Rugby
[edit] Links
- Graham Watson, United Kingdom: The Territorial Army 1947, v 1.0, March 10, 2002, accessible via http://www.orbat.com/site/history/index.html
- Order of Battle Data Base
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