23rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

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A Second World War British Territorial Army Brigade. It was converted from the British 23rd Army Tank Brigade on November 1, 1940 .^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Component Units 2.1 Attached 3 References

[edit] History

[edit] Component Units

• 40th Royal Tank Regiment
• 46th Royal Tank Regiment
• 50th Royal Tank Regiment

[edit] Attached

• • 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
  • 7th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
  • 11th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
  • 121st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

[edit] References

1. ^ 'Together We Stand' North Africa 1942-1943.Harper Collins, United Kingdom. 2005 ISBN-0-00-717647-3