24th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 24th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
Infobox Military Unit
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dates= World War II 1940–1943
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battles= Western Desert Campaign
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The 24th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army unit.
History
The 24th Armoured Brigade was converted from the 24th Army Tank Brigade on 1 November 1940. It served with the British 10th Armoured Division and the British 8th Armoured Division in the Eighth Army during the Western Desert Campaign. The Brigade was disbanded on 1 March 1943.
Commanders
* Brig. A.G. Kenchington
* Col. R.B. Shepperd
Component Units
*41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment
*45th Royal Tank Regiment
*47th Royal Tank Regiment
*2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
*1st Bn, Queen's Westminsters The King's Royal Rifle Corps
*11th Bn, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
*5th Regt. Royal Horse Artillery
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