267th Indian Armoured Brigade
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History
The brigade was formed on 3 July 1942 at Sialkot with three regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. These were infantry battalions of the British Army that were converted to an armoured role:
- 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 24 July 1942 from 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders[1]
- 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 15 July 1942 from 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in the United Kingdom[2]
- 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 30 July 1942 from 13th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters[2]
It moved to Secunderabad in October under the command of the 43rd Indian Armoured Division and then to Poona.[3] The brigade was intended for service in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War[4] but in the event it never left India. On 1 April 1943, it was reconstituted as the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.[3]
Units
The brigade commanded the following units:[4][5]
- 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 27 July 1942; left on 31 October 1942 for 255th Indian Armoured Brigade)[1]
- 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 30 July 1942; left on 31 March 1943 when it reverted to 13th Sherwood Foresters in 67th Indian Training Brigade)[2][6]Template:Efn
- 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 22 December 1942; left on 1 April 1943 when it reverted to 9th Royal Sussex Regiment in 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade)[2][7]
- 267th Armoured Brigade Signals Squadron (1942 to 1943; became 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade Signals Section)
- 111th Field Post Office (July 1942 to April 1943)
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