Jock column

Jock column

During World War II, "Jock columns" were small combined arms groups of armoured cars, artillery, and motorised infantry, generally drawn from the 7th Armoured Division. They were used in the North Africa campaign by the British Army's Western Desert Force to harass Italian forces.

They were named after an officer who was a superb exponent of the tactic and may possibly have conceived it originally, Lieutenant Colonel "Jock" Campbell. [Mead (2007), p. 88]

ee also

* William Gott
* Flying column

References

*cite book | first=Richard| last=Mead| title=Churchill's Lions: A biographical guide to the key British generals of World War II| year=2007| publisher=Spellmount| location=Stroud (UK)| pages=544 pages| isbn=978-1-86227-431-0

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