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2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

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2nd Light Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Brigade
Active1939–1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured
SizeBrigade
EngagementsBattle of France
Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Gazala
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Richard Goodbody

The 2nd Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, part of the pre-war Regular Army, during the Second World War, prior to 14 April 1940 titled 2nd Light Armoured Brigade.[1]

History

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The 2nd Armoured Brigade was part of the 1st Armoured Division when it was sent as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to France in 1940. It was evacuated from Brest without its heavy equipment.[2]

Sherman tanks of 'C' Squadron, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, 5 November 1942.

After being reformed it was sent in November 1941 to North Africa, where it served with the 1st and the 7th Armoured Divisions. It fought at Gazala, El Alamein, the Tunisia Campaign and the Italian Campaign.

Commanders

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Component Units during the Second World War

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Notes

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  1. ^ Taylor, Dick (2022). Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939-1945. Pen & Sword Military. p. 282. ISBN 9781399081030.
  2. ^ Bright p. 23

See also

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References

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  • Bright, Joan, ed. (1951). The Ninth Queen's Royal Lancers 1936–1945. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
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