8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
East Lancashire Regiment cap badge worn by 144 RAC
Active
1940–1945
Disbanded
1 March 1945
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Type
Infantry Armoured
Size
Battalion Regiment
Part of
Royal Armoured Corps
Commanders
Notable commanders
Alan Jolly
Military unit
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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