29th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
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History
Created in 1940 it served mainly with the 11th Armoured Division, notably in the Battle of Normandy and the campaign in Western Europe. It played a significant role stopping the progress of Script error: No such module "Lang". during the Battle of the Bulge on 25 and 26 December 1944. The Script error: No such module "Lang". had penetrated the furthest during the last German offensive in the West.[1]
Order of battle
The 29th Armoured Brigade was constituted with three armoured regiments and one infantry battalion during the war:[2]
- 22nd Dragoons - from 30 December 1940 until 8 January 1941 transferred to 30th Brigade
- 24th Lancers - from 30 December 1940 until 6 February 1944 transferred to 8th Armoured Brigade
- 23rd Hussars - from 8 January 1941. Sherman tank and Sherman Firefly. Re-equipped with Comet tanks at end of 1944.
- 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry - from 7 June 1941
- 3rd Royal Tank Regiment - from 6 February 1944, with Sherman and Sherman Firefly tanks. Re-equipped with Comet tanks.
The brigade's motorized infantry element at formation was 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade (transferred from 5th London Brigade) which in January 1941 was renamed the 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).[3]
See also
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External links
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29th Armoured Brigade War Diary
https://sites.google.com/view/11th-armoured-division/29th-arm-brigade