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4 Armoured Brigade

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From To Type Notes
03-Sep-1939 03-Sep-1939 Active Titled Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt).
16-Feb-1940 16-Feb-1940 Renamed 4 Heavy Armoured Brigade
14-Apr-1940 14-Apr-1940 Renamed 4 Armoured Brigade.
27-Jul-1941 27-Jul-1941 Event Handed over units to 1 Army Tank Brigade in Western Desert.
31-Jul-1941 31-Jul-1941 Event New Units come under command in the Nile Delta.
09-Feb-1942 09-Feb-1942 Reorganised As Armoured Brigade Group.
15-Jul-1942 ? 15-Jul-1942 ? Reorganised Light Armoured Brigade Group with two Armoured Car Regiments and a Regiment of Light (Stuart) Tanks.
06-Jun-1943 06-Jun-1943 Reorganised As Armoured Brigade
10-Jul-1943 10-Jul-1943 Event Brigade HQ arrived in Sicily where it took command of units already in Sicily.
31-Aug-1945 31-Aug-1945 Active Still Active.
Number of Records Returned: 10
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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