11th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

11th Armoured Brigade 1941–19431970-19771981-1993 United Kingdom United Kingdom Armoured Brigade 1st (United Kingdom) Division Second World War 11th Armoured Brigade November 1941 42nd Armoured Division 107th Regiment, RAC 110th Regiment, RAC 111th Regiment, RAC 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 11th Tank Brigade July 1942 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division 107th Regiment, RAC 110th Regiment, RAC 111th Regiment, RAC 11th Armoured Brigade 1970 1st Division 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 1st Battalion, King's Regiment 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 11th Armoured Brigade 1977 1st Armoured Division 17th/21st Lancers 14th/20th King's Hussars 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment 11th Armoured Brigade 1989 4th Armoured Division 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion, Queen's Regiment The 11th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army raised during the Second World War. The brigade was a 1st Line Territorial Army formation, consisting of three infantry battalions converted into armoured regiments. History The 11th Armoured Brigade was formed from the redesignation of the 126th Infantry Brigade, part of 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division, on 1 November 1941. During this time, the brigade formed part of the 42nd Armoured Division. On 25 July 1942, the brigade was converted from an armoured role (equipped with cruiser tanks) into an infantry support role (equipped with infantry tanks). As part of this conversion, the brigade was re-designated the 11th Tank Brigade. During most of 1943, the brigade was attached to the 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division as a training formation. On 23 November, the brigade was disbanded and its regiments were broken up. Order of battle Subordinate units included:http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitSubordinates?UniX=4199 11th Armoured Brigade Orders of Battle 31 October 2015 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (previously 5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)) 110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (previously 5th Battalion, Border Regiment) 111th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (previously 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment) 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Commanders Brigadier H.L. Birks (from 1 November 1941 until 25 July 1942) Colonel R.A. France (Acting, from 26 October 1942 until 2 November 1942) Brigadier H.C.J. Yeo (from 2 November 1942 until 1 June 1943) Brigadier J.G.R. Runciman (from 1 June 1943) Postwar The brigade was one of two "square brigades" assigned to 1st Armoured Division when this was formed in 1976.https://books.google.com/books?id=FPAMQ3oIT_4C&q=2nd+Armoured+Division+Lubbecke&pg=PA95 The British Army in Germany: An Organisational History 1947-2004 95 Graham Watson Tiger Lily 2005 9780972029698 It was converted into "Task Force Bravo", and ceased to exist in 1977. ("Task Force Bravo" became 22nd Armoured Brigade four years later.) The brigade was reinstated by converting "Task Force Golf" into an armoured brigade in 1981, assigned to 4th Armoured Divisionhttp://harveyblackauthor.org/2014/04/29/the-cold-war-years-a-hot-war-in-reality-part-6-2/ The Cold War Years. A Hot War in reality. Part 6. Harvey Black 29 April 2014 and was based at Kingsley Barracks in Minden.http://baor-locations.org/kingslybks.aspx.html Kingsley Barracks BAOR Locations 31 October 2015 3 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150903064317/http://www.baor-locations.org/kingslybks.aspx.html dead It disbanded in 1993. See also United Kingdom British Armoured formations of World War II List of British brigades of the Second World War References External links 4199 11 Armoured Brigade June 2017 Category:Armoured brigades of the British Army Category:Armoured brigades of the British Army in World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1941 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1943 Category:Military units and formations established in 1976 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1977 Category:Military units and formations established in 1981 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1993