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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th County of London Yeomanry canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
armoured regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British 22nd Armoured Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Normandy campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment |
Cromwell tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman tank ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedFrom | yeomanry volunteers ⓘ |
| garrison | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | carried on by the Sharpshooters ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
armoured reconnaissance
ⓘ
tank regiment ⓘ |
| militaryRole | armoured warfare ⓘ |
| nickname | Sharpshooters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Villers-Bocage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in Normandy 1944 ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1944 ⓘ |
| partOf | Territorial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | County of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Royal Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | yeomanry regiment ⓘ |
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