British 22nd Armoured Brigade

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The British 22nd Armoured Brigade was a World War II armoured formation of the British Army that saw significant action in the North African campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ
armoured brigade ⓘ
allegiance Allies ⓘ
branch Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement tank battles in the Western Desert ⓘ
equipmentType tanks ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedIn Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
garrisonLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
notableCommander Brigadier John Scott-Cockburn ⓘ
notableEquipment Crusader cruiser tank ⓘ
Grant medium tank ⓘ
linked to: M3 Lee tank

Sherman medium tank ⓘ
linked to: M4 Sherman tank
opponent German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian Army in North Africa ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Gazala ⓘ
First Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Operation Crusader ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role armoured warfare ⓘ
service British Army in North Africa ⓘ
subordinateTo 1st Armoured Division ⓘ
7th Armoured Division ⓘ
theatre North African campaign ⓘ
Western Desert campaign ⓘ
unitType armoured formation ⓘ

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Bir el Gubi → associatedWith → British 22nd Armoured Brigade ⓘ
1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) → subordinateUnit → 22nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: British 22nd Armoured Brigade
Battle of Bir el Gubi (November 1941) → involvesMilitaryUnit → 22nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: British 22nd Armoured Brigade
4th County of London Yeomanry → associatedWith → British 22nd Armoured Brigade ⓘ