29th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

29th Armoured Brigade
Insignia of the 11th Armoured Division
Active	1940-1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Brigade
Part of	11th Armoured Division
Engagements	Battle of Normandy Operation Epsom Operation Goodwood Operation Bluecoat Falaise pocket Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge

The 29th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army brigade.

History

Created in 1940 it served mainly with the 11th Armoured Division, notably in the Battle of Normandy and the campaign in Western Europe.

Order of battle

The 29th Armoured Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:^[1]

• 22nd Dragoons (from 30 December 1940 until 8 January 1941)
• 24th Lancers (from 30 December 1940 until 6 February 1944)
• 23rd Hussars (from 8 January 1941)
• 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (from 7 June 1941)
• 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (from 6 February 1944)
• 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade – from 9 to 17 January 1941)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (from 17 January 1941)

See also

• British Armoured formations of World War II

Notes

1. 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade was redesignated as 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) on 17 January 1941.^[2]

References

1. Joslen 1990, p. 180
2. Bellis 1994, p. 108

Bibliography

• Bellis, Malcolm A. (1994). Regiments of the British Army 1939–1945 (Armour & Infantry). London: Military Press International. ISBN 0-85420-999-9.
• Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) [1st. Pub. HMSO:1960]. Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945. London: London Stamp Exchange. ISBN 0-948130-03-2.

External links

• "29 Armoured Brigade". Orders of Battle.com.