2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Armoured Brigade was a regular British Army unit during the Second World War, originally titled 2nd Light Armoured Brigade.

History
The 2nd Armoured Brigade was part of the 1st Armoured Division when it was sent as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1940. It was evacuated from Brest without its heavy equipment.

After being reformed it was sent in November 1941 to North Africa where it served with the 7th Armoured Division at Gazala, El Alamein and with the 1st Armoured Division in Tunisia and Italy.

Commanders

 * Brig. F. Thornton
 * Brig. Sir Richard McCreery
 * Brig. Raymond Briggs
 * Brig. A.F. Fisher
 * Brig. R. Peake
 * Brig. G.W. Goodbody
 * Brig. J.F.B. Combe

Component Units during the Second World War

 * The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
 * 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
 * 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
 * 1st Bn. The Rifle Brigade
 * 9th Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry