Armored brigade of the British Army during World War II
32nd Army Tank Brigade
Formation sign of the 32nd Army Tank Brigade[1]
Active
1941–1942
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Type
Armoured warfare
Role
Infantry support
Size
Brigade
Engagements
Western Desert Campaign
Military unit
The 32nd Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army created during the Second World War. It was formed, under the command of Brigadier Arthur Cecil Willison, in Egypt on 15 September 1941. The brigade HQ was sent to Tobruk to take command of all Royal Armoured Corps units stationed there and was attached to the 70th Infantry Division for Operation Crusader, where Captain Philip Gardner of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross. In June 1942, during the Battle of Gazala, a composite brigade was formed in Tobruk with surviving elements of the 1st Army Tank Brigade, which surrendered on 22 June after the fall of Tobruk.[2] The brigade was not reformed.
^Cole 1973, p. 125.
^"32 Tank Brigade". Order of Battle. Retrieved 23 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
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