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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.

Component Units

22nd Dragoons - Until Jan '41
24th Lancers- Disbanded 24 July 1944 due to lack of reinforcements
23rd Hussars
3rd Royal Tank Regiment
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
8th The Rifle Brigade

External links

29 Armoured Brigade at Orders of Battle.com^?

Categories: Brigades of the British Army | Military units and formations established in 1940 | Brigades of the British Army in World War II | United Kingdom military unit and formation stubs

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