28th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 28th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army, raised during the Second World War.

History

Formed from II Corps Cavalry Reconnaissance Regiments on 30 March 1940 as the 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade. After the Dunkirk evacuation, with the lack of armoured vehicles, it was converted into the 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade on 23 June 1940. As more equipment became available, it was converted into the 28th Armoured Brigade on 1 December 1940 and served in the United Kingdom throughout the war, under the command of the 9th Armoured Division. It was disbanded on 21 August 1944, without having seen active service as a unit. However, its constituent Armoured Regiments would see service in the Northwest Europe Campaign, replacing units disbanded by heavy losses.

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