4th County of London Yeomanry

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The 4th County of London Yeomanry was a British Army armoured regiment of the Territorial Army that saw notable action in the Second World War, particularly in the Normandy campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment ⓘ
armoured regiment ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
associatedWith British 22nd Armoured Brigade ⓘ
British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
conflict Normandy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
equipment Cromwell tank ⓘ
linked to: Cromwell tanks

Sherman tank ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedFrom yeomanry volunteers ⓘ
garrison London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
heritage carried on by the Sharpshooters ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryFunction armoured reconnaissance ⓘ
tank regiment ⓘ
militaryRole armoured warfare ⓘ
nickname Sharpshooters ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Villers-Bocage ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy
notableFor service in Normandy 1944 ⓘ
notablePeriod 1944 ⓘ
partOf Territorial Army ⓘ
precededBy 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry ⓘ
raisedFrom County of London ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe ⓘ
type yeomanry regiment ⓘ

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Battle of Villers-Bocage → involvedUnit → 4th County of London Yeomanry ⓘ
4th County of London Yeomanry → precededBy → 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry ⓘ
linked to: 4th County of London Yeomanry