254th Indian Tank Brigade

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unit_name= 254 Indian Tank Brigade
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dates= 1941 - 1945
country= British India
allegiance= British Crown
branch= British Indian Army
type= Armoured
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size= Brigade
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equipment= Stuart tank
M3 Lee tank
M4 Sherman tank
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battles=Battle of Kohima
Battle of Imphal
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
Battle of Kyaukmaung Bridgehead
Operation Dracula
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battle_honours= BURMA 1944-1945

The 254th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Indian Army formed for service during World War II, it was part of the Fourteenth Army and saw action in the Burma Campaign. 254th Tank Brigade's tactical sign was a symbol that looks like black railway tracks disappearing into the distance, on a yellow triangle.The Brigade fought with the 5th Indian Division and the 7th Indian Infantry Divisions in Burma and was involved in the Battle's at Imphal, Kohima, Kyaumaung Bridgehead, Meiktila, and during Rangoon Road. [M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45 By Steven J. Zaloga, Hugh Johnson]

Formation

*3rd Carabiniers, Lee tanks
*149th Royal Armoured Corps, Lee tanks, raised from a Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
*150th Royal Armoured Corps Regiment, Lee tanks, raised from 10th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment
*7th Light Cavalry, Stuart tanks
*3/4 Bombay Grenadiers [cite web|title=fireandfury|url=http://www.fireandfury.com/orbats/paccommonwealth_burma.pdf]

Commanders

*Brigadier WT Gill 10 Sep 1942 - 17 Nov 1942
*Brigadier RL Scoones 17 Nov 1943 - 15 Mar 1945 [cite web|title=ordersofbattle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6134&Tab=App]

References

Further Reading

The Jungle, the Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War, 1941-45:Whitehall Histories,by Tim Moreman:ISBN 0714649708