32nd Guards Brigade

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The 32nd Guards Brigade was a British Army armoured infantry formation of the elite Guards units that served prominently during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army brigade
Second World War military unit
armoured infantry formation
activeDuring 1940s
allegiance United Kingdom
associatedWith Household Division
branch British Army
composedOf elite Guards units
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
formedFrom Foot Guards battalions
garrisonCountryDuringWWII United Kingdom
hasLanguageOfCommand English
militaryRole armoured infantry
notableFor being an armoured infantry brigade of Guards units
service in North‑West Europe in 1944–1945
notableUnitType Guards infantry
participatedIn Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

Operation Bluecoat
Operation Goodwood
advance into Belgium
advance into Germany
crossing of the Rhine
operations in the Netherlands
partOf Guards Armoured Division
theatre North-West Europe campaign
surface form: North‑West Europe Campaign

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Guards Armoured Division hasUnit 32nd Guards Brigade