24th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 24th Army Tank Brigade 24th Armoured Brigade |
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|---|---|
| Active | 3 September 1939 – 1 March 1943 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Armoured |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
Northern Command 8th Armoured Division 10th Armoured Division |
| Engagements | |
| 74th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks) 24th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks) 87th Armoured Brigade (Dummy Tanks) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 5 July 1942 – 29 September 1944 |
| Country |
United Kingdom
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| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
British Army
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| Type | Dummy tank |
| Size | "Brigade" |
| Part of |
British Troops in Egypt Ninth Army Middle East Forces |
| Engagements | Western Desert Campaign |
The 24th Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army. It was embodied in the United Kingdom at the outbreak of World War II. On 1 November 1940 it was redesignated as the 24th Armoured Brigade and reorganized. In July 1942 it transferred to Egypt and took part in the Western Desert Campaign, notably the Second Battle of El Alamein. The Headquarters was disbanded in the Middle East on 1 March 1943.
The 24th Army Tank Brigade was a Territorial Army (TA) Tank brigade of the British Army, one of four Army Tank Brigades in the TA in 1939. It was embodied in the United Kingdom on 1 September 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War, commanding 41st, 45th and 47th Royal Tank Regiments (41st, 45th and 47th RTR) of the TA. It remained in the UK under Northern Command throughout its existence. On 1 November 1940 it was redesignated as the 24th Armoured Brigade and reorganized.
The reorganization saw the addition of a motor battalion – 1st Battalion, Queen's Westminsters – to provide motorized infantry support to the Brigade. On 22 November 1940, the Brigade joined 8th Armoured Division. With the division, it left the UK on 8 May 1942, arriving in Egypt on 8 July – the long sea journey being due to transiting via the Cape of Good Hope. 8th Armoured Division was destined never to operate as a complete formation; at this time, for tactical reasons, the battle formation in the Middle East became the Brigade Group and the division would now operate as two Brigade Groups. Along with the 23rd Armoured Brigade, the brigade was reorganised on 30 August as the 24th Armoured Brigade Group with three armoured regiments, a motor battalion, an artillery regiment, an anti-tank battery, a light anti-aircraft battery and various other support units.
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