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    The 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army with a long history including service during both the First and the Second...
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    The 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, formerly the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is a regular brigade of the British Army which has been in almost...
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  • the brigade was based in the United Kingdom, initially as part of the 1st Armoured Division and then as part of the newly formed 2nd Armoured Division...
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    The 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, previously the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is an armoured infantry brigade formation of the British Army, currently...
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  • redesignated as the 1st (United Kingdom) Division; with this relabeling, the division transformed from an armoured formation into a light infantry one. The following...
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    The 7th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army. The brigade is also known as the "Desert Rats", a nickname formerly held...
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    as 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, and before that as 4th Mechanized Brigade and before that 4th Armoured Brigade is a brigade formation...
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    between the 1st Light and the 2nd Light Armoured Brigades; three regiments of medium tanks that formed the Tank Brigade; two motorised infantry battalions...
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    8th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army formed in August 1941, during the Second World War and active until 1956. The brigade was...
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    The 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, later known as 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army, raised during the Second...
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    The 9th Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War. The 9th Armoured Brigade was formed by the redesignation of the...
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  • was an armoured unit of expatriate Czechoslovaks organised and equipped by the United Kingdom during the Second World War in 1943. The brigade landed...
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  • Beach on 6 June 1944. The brigade, consisting of three armoured regiments, was assigned to infantry divisions which needed armoured support and rarely fought...
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    The 22nd Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during and after the Second World War. The brigade was formed on...
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  • The 11th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army raised during the Second World War. The brigade was a 1st Line Territorial Army formation...
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    First and the Second World Wars. In 2014, the 7th Armoured Brigade was re-designated as 7th Infantry Brigade, thereby ensuring that the famed "Desert Rats"...
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  • slow moving Infantry tanks, unlike an Armoured Brigade, which was equipped with faster cruiser tanks and later its own motorised infantry. Initially using...
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    Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army that fought in the Second World War. It was formed in 1941 as the 34th Army Tank Brigade...
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    The 23rd Armoured Brigade, originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during the Second...
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    The 5th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that was in existence since before the First World War, except for a short...
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  • Brigade (United Kingdom) 1st Composite Mounted Brigade 1st Gibraltar Brigade 1st Guards Brigade (United Kingdom) 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade 1st Armoured Infantry...
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    campaigns retreated with the British Army to the United Kingdom. Stationed in Scotland, the Polish 1st Armoured Division was formed as part of the Polish I...
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    motorised cavalry, and the 11th Hussars with armoured cars. Once there, the brigade was reinforced by the 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Corps, as well as artillery...
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    prior to 14 April 1940 titled 2nd Light Armoured Brigade. The 2nd Armoured Brigade was part of the 1st Armoured Division when it was sent as part of the...
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    The 27th Armoured Brigade was formed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 1940 by the conversion of the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade as a constituent...
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    The 29th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army brigade equipped with tanks that formed the armoured component of the 11th Armoured Division...
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  • The 19th Brigade is an Army Reserve formation of the British Army. As the 19th Infantry Brigade, it fought in the First and Second World War. The formation...
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    The 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War II. The brigade was composed of...
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  • to 20th Armoured BCT as mechanised infantry; 1st Royal Irish Regiment moves to 16th Air Assault Brigade as 'light strike reconnaissance infantry'; and the...
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    The 31st Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army, created during the Second World War. The 31st Army Tank Brigade was formed...
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