27th Armoured Brigade

The 27th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army formation.

History

This armoured brigade was formed from the conversion of the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade on 26 November 1940 and attached to the 9th Armoured Division. While based in the United Kingdom the brigade was used to experiment with specialised armoured vehicles.

On 8 September 1942 it was attached to the 79th Armoured Division until 20 October 1943, when it was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division for the Normandy Landings.

The brigade landed at Sword Beach as part of XXX Corps and fought in the Caen area until disbanded on 30 July 1944.

Commanders

* Brig. C.W. Norman
* Brig. H.F. Fisher
* Brig. J.G. de W.Mullins
* Brig. G.E. Prior-Palmer

Component Units

*148th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
*4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
*13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
*1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
*The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
*1st Bn, Queen Victoria's Rifles (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
*7th Bn, The King's Royal Rifle Corps

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