2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, part of the pre-war Regular Army, during the Second World War, prior to 14 April 1940 titled 2nd Light Armoured Brigade.

History
The 2nd Armoured Brigade was part of the 1st Armoured Division when it was sent as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to France in 1940. It was evacuated from Brest without its heavy equipment.



After being reformed it was sent in November 1941 to North Africa, where it served with the 1st and the 7th Armoured Divisions. It fought at Gazala, El Alamein, the Tunisia Campaign and the Italian Campaign.

Commanders

 * Brigadier F. Thornton
 * Brigadier Richard McCreery
 * Brigadier Raymond Briggs
 * Brigadier A.F. Fisher
 * Brigadier R. Peake
 * Brigadier Richard Goodbody
 * Brigadier John Frederick Boyce Combe

Component Units during the Second World War

 * The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
 * 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
 * 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
 * 1st Bn. The Rifle Brigade
 * 9th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry