4TH MECHANISED BRIGADE (UNITED KINGDOM)

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The '4th Mechanised Brigade' is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War, it is currently based in Osnabrück, Germany. It is currently part of the 1st (UK) Armoured Division; originally, it was an armoured brigade, but on the 1 December 2006 it was reclassed as a mechanised formation. It will return to the UK in the future^[1].

Contents

History

Commanders

'Component Units'

References

External links

History

In 1939, at the start of World War II this brigade changed its title from Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt) to 4th Armoured Brigade. On 27 July 1941 it handed over its units to the British 1st Army Tank Brigade and received new units from Egypt. It was reformed again when the HQ arrived in Sicily and it took control of new units there.
The 4th Armoured Brigade saw service in North Africa, Sicily and Italy and in the North West Europe Campaign. Although it served under many different formations it was most famous as part of the 7th Armoured Division, the Desert Rats.

Commanders

★ Brig. J.A.L. Caunter

★ Brig. A.H. Gatehouse

★ Brig. A.F. Fisher

★ Brig. W.G. Carr

★ Brig. M.G. Roddick

★ Brig. J.C. Currie

★ Brig. H.J.B. Cracroft

★ Brig. R.M.P. Carver

'Component Units'

'Present Day - 2007'

★ 204th Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in Osnabrück

★ The Royal Dragoon Guards Regiment, (Armoured), in Münster

★ 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (Armoured Infantry), in Münster

★ 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (Mechanised Infantry), in Osnabrück

★ 4th Regiment Royal Artillery (Self Propelled Artillery), in Osnabrück

★ 21st Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Osnabrück

★ 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Osnabrück

★ 12th Logistic Support Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps, in Gutersloh

★ 115th Provost Company, Royal Military Police, in Osnabrück

★ Education & Training Services, 4th Armd Bde Adjutant General's Corps
'World War Two'

★ List of Component Units of the British 4th Armoured Brigade, World War II

References

1. British Ministry of Defence press release

External links

4th Mechanized Brigade- Official Homepage

Osnabrück Garrison- Official Homepage