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144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps information


8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
East Lancashire Regiment cap badge
worn by 144 RAC
Active1940–1945
Disbanded1 March 1945
Country144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps United Kingdom
Branch144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps British Army
TypeInfantry
Armoured
SizeBattalion
Regiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alan Jolly

The 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (144 RAC) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. Originally raised during World War II as a battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment it was later transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. It fought in the campaign in North-West Europe, from June 1944 to May 1945.

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