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The 25th Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army that was active before and during the Second World War. It served with the British First Army and the British Eighth Army during the battles in North Africa and Italy.
It fought in Tunisia under the British First Army and in the Italy as part of the British Eighth Army.
History
The unit was formed on 3 September 1939 as a 2nd Line Territorial Army Tank Brigade, but had very few tanks. On 28 May 1940, it was converted to the 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade in recognition of this lack of tanks, but converted back to an Army Tank Brigade on 10 December 1940. It was redesignated the 25th Tank Brigade on 1 June 1942.
It fought in Tunisia under the British First Army and in the Italy as part of the British Eighth Army.
Commanding officers
* Brig. T.D. Murray * Brig. R.H. Maxwell * Lieut. Col. D. Dawnay (acting) * Brig.James Noel Tetley
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* Brig. E.W.H. Clarke
Order of battle
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* 49th Royal Tank Regiment
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* 51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment
The 51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment (51 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army that fought in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns during World War II and continued to serve during the 1950s.
Origin
In April 1938, ...
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History
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(from 10 December 1940, left 26 April 1941, rejoined 29 February, left 5 August 1942)
* 12th Royal Tank Regiment (from 10 December 1940, left 26 April 1941)
* 142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
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* 151st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
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History Origin
The 151st Regiment RAC was formed on 1 December ...
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* North Irish Horse (from 3 September 1942 until 3 December 1944)
See also
* British Armoured formations of World War II *British Army Order of Battle (September 1939)
In September 1939, the British Army was in process of expanding their anti-aircraft and mobile (including armoured) assets. Among these new changes was the formation of Anti-Aircraft Command which was formed on 1 April 1939, and the 1st Armoured ...
* List of British brigades of the Second World War
Notes
References
* *External links
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