Friday, October 20, 2006

Composition of the British armoured brigades

In notes on page 40 of Vol.III of the Official History are given the compositions of the British armoured brigades in the Crusader Battle:

22nd Armoured Brigade
2nd Royal Gloucester Hussars
3rd County of London Yeomanry
4th County of London Yeomanry
C Battery, RHA
one troop of the 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

7th Armoured Brigade
7th Queen's Own Hussars
2nd/RTR
6th/RTR
4th Regiment, RHA (less one battery)
one troop of the 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA

4th Armoured Brigade Group
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
3rd/RTR
5th/RTR
2nd Regiment RHA
102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA, less one battery
2nd/Scots Guards

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