8th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
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The 8th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army formed in August 1941, during the Second World War and active until 1956. The brigade was formed by the renaming of 6th Cavalry Brigade, when the 1st Cavalry Division based in Palestine (of which it was part) converted from a motorised formation (having been horse-mounted until January 1940) to an armoured unit, becoming 10th Armoured Division.[1]
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8th Armoured Brigade 8th (Yorkshire) Armoured Brigade | |
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Active | 1941–1956 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Armoured |
Size | Brigade |
Nickname(s) | Red Fox |
Equipment | Crusader Grant Sherman |
Engagements | North African Campaign Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Operation Blackcock Operation Plunder |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Brigadier "Rosey" Lloyd Brigadier E. C. N. Custance Brigadier "Roscoe" Harvey Brigadier J. M. Anstice |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Red Fox mask on a yellow background |
Identification symbol | Logo |
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