The 267th Indian Tank Brigade was a short lived

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of the

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. It was reconstituted as

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History

The brigade was formed on 3 July 1942 at Sialkot with three

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s of the

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. These were

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s of the

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that were converted to an

role: * 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 24 July 1942 from 9th Battalion,

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formed on 15 July 1942 from 9th Battalion,

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in the

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* 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 30 July 1942 from 13th Battalion,

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It moved to

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in October under the command of the 43rd Indian Armoured Division and then to

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. The brigade was intended for service in the Burma Campaign during the

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but in the event it never left India. On 1 April 1943, it was reconstituted as the

Units

The brigade commanded the following units: * 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps ''(joined on 27 July 1942; left on 31 October 1942 for 255th Indian Armoured Brigade)'' * 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps ''(joined on 30 July 1942; left on 31 March 1943 when it reverted to 13th Sherwood Foresters in 67th Indian Training Brigade)'' * 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps ''(joined on 22 December 1942; left on 1 April 1943 when it reverted to 9th Royal Sussex Regiment in 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade)'' * 267th Armoured Brigade Signals

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''(1942 to 1943; became 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade Signals Section)'' * 111th Field Post Office ''(July 1942 to April 1943)''

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