23rd Armoured Brigade
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The 23rd Armoured Brigade was a British Army armoured formation that served notably during the Second World War in various campaigns including North Africa and Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 23rd Armoured Brigade canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army formation
ⓘ
armoured brigade ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
|
| branch | Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment |
armoured fighting vehicles
ⓘ
tanks ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| garrisonCountryDuringWWII | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Armoured Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army armoured forces
|
| notableEngagement |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
Battle of Gazala ⓘ Italian mainland operations ⓘ North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe operations 1944–1945
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of El Alamein
Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisia Campaign
|
| notableFor |
service in Italy
ⓘ
service in North Africa ⓘ service in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| role | armoured warfare ⓘ |
| servedAlongside |
British First Army
ⓘ
British Second Army ⓘ Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| theatre |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe Campaign
|
| type | armoured formation ⓘ |
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