30th Armoured Brigade

30th Armoured Brigade

The 30th Armoured Brigade (created on 27 December 1940) was a World War II British Army unit that served in the campaign in Western Europe as part of the 79th Armoured Division.

Commanders

* Brig. J.H. Anstice
* Brig. C.F. Keightley
* Brig. J.J. Kingstone
* Brig. O.L. Prior-Palmer
* Brig. J.A. Aizlewood
* Brig. P.G.S. Gregson-Ellis
* Brig. G.P.B. Roberts
* Brig. N.W. Duncan

Component Units

* 141st Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
* 11th Royal Tank Regiment
* 22nd Dragoons
* 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
* 1st Lothian and Border Horse
* 4th Royal Tank Regiment
* 12th The King's Royal Rifle Corps

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