29th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

29th Armoured Brigade
Insignia of the 29th's parent organization, 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 equipped with tanks that formed the armoured component of the 11th Armoured Division.

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 with three tank battalions (named "regiments") and one infantry battalion during the war:^[1]

• 22nd Dragoons - from 30 December 1940 until 8 January 1941 transferred to 30th Brigade
• 24th Lancers - from 30 December 1940 until 6 February 1944 transferred to 8th Armoured Brigade
• 23rd Hussars -from 8 January 1941. Sherman tank and Sherman Firefly. Reequipped with Comet tanks at end of 1944.
• 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry -from 7 June 1941
• 3rd Royal Tank Regiment - from 6 February 1944, with Sherman and Sherman Firefly tanks. Reequipped with Comet tanks.

The brigade's motorized infantry element at formation was 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade (transferred from 5th London Brigade) which in January 1941 was redesignated 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).^[2]

See also

• British Armoured formations of World War II

Notes

References

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.