22nd Armoured Brigade

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The 22nd Armoured Brigade was a British Army armoured formation of the Second World War that saw notable action in the North African campaign and later in the Normandy invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
armoured brigade
activeDuring 1940s
alliance Allies NERFINISHED
associatedWith British Second Army in Northwest Europe NERFINISHED
Eighth Army NERFINISHED
branch Royal Armoured Corps NERFINISHED
category British armoured brigades of World War II
composition armoured regiments
supporting arms and services
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
engagementType armoured combat
equipment Cromwell tank NERFINISHED
Sherman tank NERFINISHED
cruiser tanks
era 20th century
formedAs 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade NERFINISHED
formedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
garrison various locations in the United Kingdom during formation
historicalPeriod Second World War NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
notableEngagement tank battles in the Western Desert
notableFor service in Normandy invasion
service in North African campaign
opposedTo Axis powers NERFINISHED
German Afrika Korps NERFINISHED
Italian forces in North Africa
participatedIn Battle of Gazala NERFINISHED
Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
First Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED
Operation Crusader NERFINISHED
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED
Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED
Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED
partOf British Army
raisedFrom Territorial Army units
role armoured warfare
mobile offensive operations
serviceBranch British Army armoured forces
subordinateTo 1st Armoured Division NERFINISHED
7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED
Armoured formations in Eighth Army
theatre Normandy campaign NERFINISHED
North African campaign NERFINISHED
tookPartIn Allied invasion of Normandy NERFINISHED
type armoured formation

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Battle of Villers-Bocage involvedUnit 22nd Armoured Brigade